A new shipment of cymbals has arrived, with a number of 22" cymbals— American style Holy Grail, Turkish style Holy Grail, and and Extra Special Janavar. Also some Janavar and Midnight Lamp series.
Especially interesting are a couple of special ordered 20" American style Holy Grails. I asked for a couple of very thin ones, similar to the 22s Mick and Rita, expecting that they would be rather wild, and need a patina to sound right.
What they made were two beautiful moderate weight 20s, with a sound I've been seeking for a long time, very much like some lightweight Turkish K. Zildjians I played in college. It has been an elusive quality, and I'm very excited to have hit on it— hopefully we'll see more like these!
Below, L-R, are a pretty stout 18, one of the special 20s, and an unusual 20" Merseybeat, which is now getting a heavy patina. I'll have better video of all the cymbals soon: