Hello , happened to be sitting here staring at my mother in laws water cup and made me want to break out the Amber Vistas for some reason.

This set gives me the goose bumps as soon as I break them out. I purchased them from the Zildjian family several years ago. They were owned by Armand and used at Zildjian factory for many years when he was alive. Craigie (who is a sweetheart) met with me when I was taking a tour and she supplied me with a certificate explaining that they were her fathers and many friends of his would come and play on the sets that were set up including these and jam while trying out cymbals. Although she couldn't recall or say exactly who but some names that I can imagine would be Papa Jo Jones, Louis Bellson, Buddy Rich, Elvin Jones,Tony Williams and Ringo. I wish this set could talk. Maybe even Bun E. might remember these if he visited the Zildjian factory. Hopefully he will chime in, would love to know. Anyway that is the story of the day. Oh, one side note guessing 1974 ish , 13/14/16/18/24/14sn/throne. Also note the Gold Silk inlay which I thing was used earlier before the gold sparkle. Feal free to break out your Ambers and share pics. Thanks for listening , carry on.

Wayne