Paiste Stambul B8

Stambul B8

Stambul logo

Stambul stamp

B8 Stambul restamped as Early 505

Introduction: 1970/71
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:

Thin

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

Medium

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

Heavy

• 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

• china type - 15" 16"
  

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Information from:Paiste 1974 & 1977 catalog Todd Little, Dan Garza
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