VINTAGE HI HAT CYMBALS PASHA UFIP ITALY 12 " 1960s-70s

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Double your traffic. For your consideration, this Vintage set of Pasha and Ufip Italian made 12 " Cymbals paired as Hi-Hats . The top Cymbal is ink stamped "Pasha Paper Thin" with the older, round "Made in Itay" mark below. The bottom cymbal is stamped with "UFIP Est. 1847" also with the round stamp "made in Italy". It also interestingly has remnants of a "Pasha" ink stamp. My pictures are in the order of my description, showing top, bottom, stamps/marks and the bell. Each Cymbal weighs approximately 465 grams or 1 lb .4 oz. I believe they are Hi hats as they came with an old set of Rogers drums from the late 1960s. The top Cymbal does have a very very slight bend from being well played and the hole on the bell has the beginnings of a crack (1-2mm)in length. For those that need a little background on these vintage instruments I have included two brief paragraphs on these cymbals. I tried these out and if I were still a professional drummer, I'd hang on to these for Jazz playing. - Pasha cymbals were Italian-made cymbals from the early 1960s through early 1970s and were the stock cymbal for Rogers Drums and appear in Rogers catalogs of this era. The telltale insignia is a crescent moon with the word PASHA adjacent to it, the font of the lettering being all capitals, the characters with rounded edges. The stamp was either embossed, or simply an ink stamp. Pashas also often exhibit a square ink stamp, "Made in Italy". Most examples are thin to medium-thin in weight. Pashas were composed of B20 alloy, cast bronze, and machine and hand hammered. They tend to produce a warm tone with wide but controlled wash, as opposed to a very prominent stick/ping sound, which make them appropriate jazz cymbals. Not to be mistaken for the more contemporary Istanbul "Pasha" product line, although they bear no resemblance to the latter. - UFIP is an Italian Cymbal manufacturer, producing mainly high-quality cymbals using centrifugal casting, also known as rotocasting or spin-casting. They are the only major cymbal manufacturer to use centrifugal casting. The hand-made and "Ear-Created" UFIP cymbals are the Class, Natural, Bionic, Brilliant, Rough, Extatic and Experience series, this last consisting of a range of prototypes from the other series and limited/custom production cymbals. UFIP cymbals are known for rich timbre and great adaptability to all musical genres and styles—and also for their higher than usual prices. *I have been required by ebay to change my username, despite the fact that it was my legal business name, so if you have us in your saved sellers list as KatSass, you may need to save us again with the new username, Kat_Sass_LLC. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you all for your continued support! I do my best to give honest and accurate descriptions of every item I sell, but I am no expert. So please , please look at photos and read descriptions closely. Please email me for any clarifications prior to auction's end. Please be aware that all weights and measurements are approximate! I am using an inexpensive scale and a ruler. We go to great lengths to provide copious measurements, a coin in the photos for scale, etc. It behooves the buyer to do us the courtesy of using these tools. Shipping : When offered, free shipping applies within the US only. Costs listed include boxing, postage, delivery confirmation, and insurance, as required by the new eBay rules. We try very hard to minimize shipping costs, but cannot compete with the big companies who qualify for discounts. Before you bid, please look at the shipping price. If you decide it is too high, and you cannot give 5's at rating time, please do not bid. It's unfair to penalize us for something beyond our control. **Ebay is now basing sellers fees and status on the star ratings. They are important to us, so please make contact if there's an issue we can correct. International buyers : Please contact us before you bid , we sell Internat... read more

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