Dating paiste 2002 cymbals

Do 2002 Paiste cymbals have serial numbers?

Very early production 2002s (1971) didnt have the series name stamped below the name Paiste, some also had a border around the the 2002 stamp/emboss. Starting in 1972 there were six digit serial numbers stamped on each cymbal:

What is a Paiste Cymbal?

Introduced in 1971 in response to Beat and Rock music that required a cymbal to be able to cut through frequencies and volume levels that the Giant Beat series could not. Paiste 2002 are energetic cymbals developed for electric music. They mike up easily. The sound is very lively, full and brilliant.

How can I tell what year my Paiste 2002 is?

Very early production 2002s (1971) didnt have the series name stamped below the name Paiste, some also had a border around the the 2002 stamp/emboss. Starting in 1972 there were six digit serial numbers stamped on each cymbal: The specific year is identified by the first digit in the serial number.

When were 2002 cymbals invented?

The first 2002 cymbals appeared as prototypes around the end of 1969 and throughout 1970 before they were officially introduced and became a full line in Paistes program in 1971.

How to identify a 2002 Paiste Cymbal?

Very early production 2002s (1971) didnt have the series name stamped below the name Paiste, some also had a border around the the 2002 stamp/emboss. Starting some time during 1972 there were six digit numbers stamped on each cymbal:

When did the Paiste Black Label cymbals come out?

1972 Giant beats get the Paiste name ink stamp on the black label cymbals, they are never given a Paiste outline logo ink stamp on the bottom of the cymbal. 1972: Serial numbers (on Swiss cymbals), series name ink stamp and Paiste outline logo ink stamp on bottom introduced, True Black Label era stamping begins.

When did Paiste start using 8 digit serial numbers?

Sometime in 1995 Paiste started using eight digit serial numbers. In these cases, the first two digits represent the year of production. Therefore 96789012 would be from 1996. Starting in about 2005, MADE IN SWITZERLAND was added to the bottom logo of the 2002 cymbals.

Why do my cymbals have serial numbers starting with 1xxxxx?

Some collectors are sure they have 1971 production 2002 cymbals with serial numbers starting with 1xxxxx, they are in fact German made 2002s with a different serial numbering format. The German numbering system differs from the Swiss system in that that cymbals were numbered consecutively; the first digit does not equal the year!

When were cymbals invented?

In 1680, there was a German composer, Nicolause Strungk, who was the first one applied cymbals in the orchestra and opera. Around a hundred years after that, cymbals were used by Haydn and Mozart, but until the second half of the 19 th century, cymbals were not in the core of attentions in compare to other instruments.

What are Paiste 2002 cymbals?

Paiste 2002 are energetic cymbals developed for electric music. They mike up easily. The sound is very lively, full and brilliant. They are much favored by some of the worlds top rock drummers. (1) 2002 cymbals are made from our CuSn8 bronze, an alloy Paiste first used in 1963.

What happened to Turkish cymbals in 1996?

1996 was another year to remember in cymbal history. First, in March of that year, Mehmet Tamdeger’s cousins Yücel Uluç and Nusret …zevin founded Turkish Cymbals, a second Istanbul-based cymbal maker. A mere three months later, Agop Tomurcuk died in an accident.

When were Turkish cymbals first used in opera?

It was not long before Turkish cymbals began to be scored – albeit very rarely – in the opera orchestra. Christoph Willibald Gluck asked for them in his opera Iphigénie en Tauride (1779), specifically in the Scythians’ chorus in Act 1 (cymbals, triangle, side drum).