K Zildjian 22" Dark Medium Ride

Group: Rides
Type: Dark Medium Ride
Size: 22 Inch
Series: K Zildjian
Weight: 2819g, 2900g (2023 Serial Number), 2908g, 2936g, 2948g, 3076g, 3086g (2008 Serial Number), 3105g, 3132g (2023 Serial Number), 3141g (2023 Serial Number), 3423g (2009 Serial Number)
Median Weight: 3076g (n=11)
Years of production: 2007* - Present
Sound file: K Zildjian 22" Dark Medium Ride
K Zildjian 22" Dark Medium Ride
K Zildjian 22" Dark Medium Ride
K Zildjian 22" Dark Medium Ride
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Review: "The resulting 22" cymbal falls on the heavy side of its official “medium” weight designation, tipping the scales at close to seven pounds. The distinctive hammering reminds me of several old Turkish Ks in my own collection. There was considerable variety in the depth of the surface “craters,” while the irregular pattern suggested human inconsistency, rather than computer symmetry. Paul Francis told me that to get that old-world, hand-made look, he employed three different types of hammering from various K series.

Our review rides worked equally well in a piano/upright bass/drums trio format and a band that’s sort of a jazz version of the White Stripes (meaning a duo of drums and guitar that can get quite loud). In both situations the rides delivered a clean, high-end ping with the tip of the stick, yet were light enough to open up for short duration accents played with the stick shank across the cymbal bow. Crashes were monumental, reminding me of Ringo’s magnificent cymbal swell in “Come Together.” Continuing with the Beatles theme, the large, unhammered bell permitted well-defined bell patterns, as in Ringo’s choruses to “Let It Be."

Review written by T. Bruce Wittet ("Zildjian K Dark Medium Ride >>Cindy’s Ride For All Seasons", Modern Drummer, September 2007, p.38)

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Source:
(*) Modern Drummer, June 2007, p. 51