Picked up a couple of cymbals today, one of which is a 20" Ride with 'Arbiter London CUSTOM Foreign Made Formula 602' stamped on it (First 3 Photos).
As far as I am aware this is a Paiste Formula 602 that was imported by Ivor Arbiter imported, and had stamped with the Arbiter name (please...
Yes it looks like the Mapex M Series (4th pic floor tom badge gives it away). M was short for Mars which was their earlier series.
I believe they went through a few variations of shell material, between Birch, Maple and Basswood. I saw something @drummer-russ said in another thread, if the...
Likewise, I'm sure there are plenty of awesome builders out there I haven't tried!
There is a company in the UK called De Broize Custom Drums that make some lovely drums, using reclaimed wood. The Koto series use Koto wood from an old work bench, and the air vent utilises the original bolt...
I picked up an original Paiste Formula 602 24" ride last year, and it is delicious :love:
I've also got a Zildjian A Sweet Ride 21" that I got YEARS ago that is a beauty. I've tried quite a few since and they seem to vary in weight and sound quite a bit, haven't found another that I like as...
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