Paiste Dixie
Dixie
Introduction: 1958
Discontinued: 1978
Background: The Dixie series seemingly makes its first catalog appearance in 1959.
This means they were probably released at some point during 1958.
The Paiste timeline has 1954 as the start date out of Germany, but the Dixie doesn't appear in any of the 1950s German catalog materials we have including an Autumn 1958 catalog.
A further note on B8 Dixies: Swiss Dixies were given serial numbers in 1972, 1973 and very early in 1974 (maybe for a month or two).
From early 1974 on to the color logo era in 1981 Paiste Switzerland did not serial number the "budget lines" A B8 Dixie without a serial number and with black label era ink stamps is not a "preserial" cymbal per se, it was made between 1974 and 1977.
A true "preserial" Paiste is a cymbal made before 1972.
Note: Early 404's were leftover restamped B8 Dixies
Innovation:
Alloy: NS12-Nickel Silver (pre '71), CuSn8 (Also known as "2002 Bronze") (post 1970)
Quality: Entry-level series
Production:
Applications: Dixie cymbals are made with the usual Paiste precision and care. This line offers excellent sound and response.
Ideal for the beginner or student, who wants a quality product without a big investment.
Users:
Sound: '71 and later B8 Dixies were similar in sound and quality to the later 404's
Lineup as per 1959 Paiste Catalog and circa 1966 Paiste Catalog (First generation NS12 Dixies) These first gen. NS12 Dixies were listed and inked stamped as being of a "standard" weight.
Jazz, Hi Hats and Marching
Lineup as per July, 1970 Paiste Price Sheet and 1974 Paiste Catalog (Second generation NS12 and B8 Dixies)
Hi-Hats
Medium/Thin
Crash ride
- Crash ride - 18" 20" 22"
Marching
Lineup as per 1976 Paiste Catalog (this applies to late period Germany-made B8 Dixies only - Swiss factory carried on with second listing of sizes and types)
Crash/ride**
Marching**
(**)The above lineup probably started in 1975 and runs until the end of production and replacement by 404. It is unclear whether the smaller sizes that were formerly exclusive to the Medium Thin designation (10" - 16"), now discontinued, were made heavier to better "qualify" as Crash Rides or whether they stayed the same weight and were just stamped differently in an effort to simplify things as production wound down. German Dixies from this period got black type stamp ink instead of the earlier red.
Non-Catalog
Information from: Paiste 1974 & 1977 catalog Todd Little, Dan Garza
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