Paiste Stambul B8

Stambul B8

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Introduction: ~1965 to 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.
The "NS12" Stambul was replaced by "B8" Stambul as early as 1965 or as late as 1971, without serial numbers it's hard to nail down an exact date, current thinking for the B8 version is that they copied the manufacturing techniques and sound characteristics from the Giant beat series.
Research is starting to show that Paiste Nottwil put serial numbers on the lower lines in 1972 and 1973 (at least some of the time) and then stopped this practice in very early 1974.
In addition: We have seen several examples of German made Stambuls with serial numbers, so far they all have a 1977 production date.
Some 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:

Sound: Preceded the 505, similar in sound and construction quality.