Interesting stuff about the Sultans. You know those earth-colored bands of unlathed metal? It looks brown coz the finishing process "baked-in" the dirt that comes with hand hammering cymbals. In reality, it can range from black, tothe same golden bronze color, or pink!
Check out these pics of my Sultan hi hats. I cleaned them both with soap and water, then I treated half of the cymbal with the half slice of lemon plus salt scrub cleaning technique. It revealed the true colors of the cymbals! The top hat's unlathed portion had a light brown color with black hammer marks, while the bottom hat had pink metal with brown and black hammer marks.
Interesting! And a fair warning to those who would want to try the lemon+salt, ketchup, or vinegar cleaning techniques. Save those for the fully-lathed models
It's also a nice experiment for those with Sultans and Turks who want an even more exotic finish for their pies
If anyone can explain the science of this pink metal phenomenon, thats cool too!
Top Hi HatThe right side has been treated with the lemon and salt spa
Detail of the pink spots in the top hat
Bottom Hi HatThe right side has been treated with the lemon and salt spa