Istanbul Mehmet Samatya Cymbal Set 1-18 · Cymbal Set

These Cymbals are beautiful. There is no other way of describing them. The bag that came with the cymbals is good quality but lacks a bit of padding so that will be a future investment. Other than that these cymbals are amazing. Such a dusky tone can only come with Handmade cymbals and these do no disappoint.

Great just what I wanted

Excellent quality cymbals as you would expect. Great sound

Received mine today. Very nice looking, brilliant finish. Ride cymbal gives a nice loud stick sound with loads of definition, then a well controlled wash. Hitting the edge brings out the beast, the crashy overtones are lovely, it roars rather than clangs. The bell of the ride responds nicely to the shoulder of the stick, the tip doesn't really make the bell sing but it's still a perfectly useable sound. The 16 inch crash is penetrating and bright, with plenty of nice overtones and only a very slight "note" underneath. Nice balance of noise and tone. The 18 inch crash is lovely. Deeper and fuller in tone, more noise, more richness, again nice and loud and bright. I've not tried the hihats properly yet but first impressions are they are just as good as the rest of these cymbals. The whole set are great all-rounders, I'd happily use them for classic rock and metal, jazz-rock fusion, funk, pop, or even some styles of jazz (though ideally you'd need a darker, smoker ride for others). They compare very well with my Sabian AAX cymbals and Zildjian A crash.

are these cymbals suitable for swing jazz are they thin crashes ore thickerhow heavy is the ride ? thanks Philip