Zildjian A & Cie 18” Crash Cymbal

This listing is for a Zildjian A & Cie 18” Crash Cymbal that’s in excellent condition and without any cracks, keyholing, or rough edge. 

Review: "This crash fills out the range of sizes in the A Zildjian & Cie series, which also includes the 14", 15", and 16" models introduced last year. Simply put, it's just about the purest, most natural, "this is what a cymbal should sound like" crash I've heard in many a moon.
Unequivocally my favorite among all the cymbals in this review group, this crash was thin, but by no means lacking in body. It had a full spectrum of frequencies that just exploded out of the cymbal when it was struck. Only its weight would keep it from being a totally all-purpose crash; it would never survive arena-rock pounding. But other than that, this is a cymbal that just makes you smile!

An interesting point about the A Zildjian & Cie cymbals is that part of their sound is created by an aging process of at least two months. Zildjian states that this process, combined with the fact that the cymbals can only be made in batches of forty or so at a time, means that their availability will be extremely limited. Of course, this could be a bit of a marketing come-on, but nonetheless it's something that drummers enamored of the line should be aware of."

Review written by Rick Van Horn ("Product Close-Up - New Zildjian Cymbals", Modern Drummer, June 2001, p. 37)

The Zildjian 18" A. Zildjian & Cie Vintage Crash is a rare, discontinued cymbal produced from roughly 2000 to 2007, featuring a thin weight averaging around 1,199 grams and an organic, dark, and complex vintage Turkish sound. 

These cymbals were made in very small batches of 40 each  from 2000-2007.