History of Discontinued Cymbal Series

There were prototypes from 1997 through 1999 but there are no surviving pictures. So this pictured, history section starts in 1999 with our 12" G series splash. Sadly, this is the only remaining picture to show this very detailed cymbal. The logos were pad-pressed in black ink and around the bell was engraved, in white, 'Saluda 1999'. Few cymbals featured hammered bells, like the one show below.  Any of the first, 125 batch of 12" G series cymbals would be a great collector's find. 

The G series only lasted this one batch as we improved the alloy to become the GH series. The GH series, meaning General Hammering, released in 2000. This series marked our first experiments with various hammer types/weights, sizes and techniques. There were four GH versions, which was the result of constant improvements to the alloy. The GH and GH2 versions are shown below:
 

All GH and GH2 cymbals had pad-pressed logos in black ink and all used a large, oval shaped hammering tool

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