Paiste Stambul B8

Stambul B8

Introduction: 1971
Discontinued: 1978
Background: Careful craftmanship and choice materials, these are the ingredients which give STAMBUL cymbals their characteristic tone, resonance and response. They offer high quality and professional features at a reasonable price. Available in a wide range of sizes and in three weights: Thin, Medium and Heavy. Early 505's were leftover restamped B8 Stambuls

Innovation: Affordable B8 cymbals very similar to the 505's.
Alloy: CuSn8 (Also known as "2002 Bronze")
Quality: Advanced Student Line, intermediate, semi-pro
Production: Cast cymbals using more mass production (automated) manufacturing methods with some manual hammering
Applications: All types of music, particularly pop and rock
Users: Han Bennink used Stambul chinas and Lionel Hampton used the NS12 Stambuls during the old days.
Sound:xx

Thin, Medium and Heavy

• Thin, Medium and Heavy - 10" 11" 12" 13"14"15"16"17"18"19"20"21"22"24"26"
  

Hi-Hats

• Hi-Hat - 13" 14" 15" 16"
  

Marching

• marching pair - 13" 14" 15" 16"
  

• china type - 15" 16"
  

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Information from: Paiste 1974 & 1977 catalog
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