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Post by svart on May 27, 2020 21:42:51 GMT -6
I wonder if well-played cymbals are sweeter, or perhaps "seasoned" from years of being hit.
Maybe similar to how shot-peening stress relieves mechanical parts for machinery, or perhaps the opposite of how cymbals are hammered to create stress and add complexity?
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Post by drumsound on May 27, 2020 23:41:07 GMT -6
I wonder if well-played cymbals are sweeter, or perhaps "seasoned" from years of being hit. Maybe similar to how shot-peening stress relieves mechanical parts for machinery, or perhaps the opposite of how cymbals are hammered to create stress and add complexity? I think there's something to that. Also, as the get some dirt on them they often mellow. Jazz drummers used to burry cymbals for a month or so to GET them dirty. I've got an 18" A Custom Fast Crash that I've thought of burying. I should do that this week.
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Post by svart on May 28, 2020 11:20:49 GMT -6
I wonder if well-played cymbals are sweeter, or perhaps "seasoned" from years of being hit. Maybe similar to how shot-peening stress relieves mechanical parts for machinery, or perhaps the opposite of how cymbals are hammered to create stress and add complexity? I think there's something to that. Also, as the get some dirt on them they often mellow. Jazz drummers used to burry cymbals for a month or so to GET them dirty. I've got an 18" A Custom Fast Crash that I've thought of burying. I should do that this week. I recently bought a 14" Sabian AAX Dark Crash for really cheap with the intention of flipping it, but I decided to compare it to my 14" AAX dark crash I've had for 15+ years. Mine sounds a lot more mellow and less crisp with less sizzle. Mine's been hit a LOT over the years while the one I just bought is almost brand new. It just got me wondering if cymbals might change their attitude over time if they're hit a lot.
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Post by notneeson on May 28, 2020 11:39:33 GMT -6
I wonder if well-played cymbals are sweeter, or perhaps "seasoned" from years of being hit. Maybe similar to how shot-peening stress relieves mechanical parts for machinery, or perhaps the opposite of how cymbals are hammered to create stress and add complexity? I think there's something to that. Also, as the get some dirt on them they often mellow. Jazz drummers used to burry cymbals for a month or so to GET them dirty. I've got an 18" A Custom Fast Crash that I've thought of burying. I should do that this week. I bought my hats from someone in Hawaii and I suspect they had buried them as they had that iron rich red clay soil patina when I got them! (I cleaned them up a bit, it was pretty severe).
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Post by drumsound on May 28, 2020 14:31:02 GMT -6
I think there's something to that. Also, as the get some dirt on them they often mellow. Jazz drummers used to burry cymbals for a month or so to GET them dirty. I've got an 18" A Custom Fast Crash that I've thought of burying. I should do that this week. I bought my hats from someone in Hawaii and I suspect they had buried them as they had that iron rich red clay soil patina when I got them! (I cleaned them up a bit, it was pretty severe). I've not cleaned a cymbal since the early 80s.
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Post by notneeson on May 28, 2020 14:53:24 GMT -6
I bought my hats from someone in Hawaii and I suspect they had buried them as they had that iron rich red clay soil patina when I got them! (I cleaned them up a bit, it was pretty severe). I've not cleaned a cymbal since the early 80s. I understand, but it bothered me aesthetically and they sound the same to me as they ever did, frankly. I have never cleaned any other cymbal in the 23 years I’ve owned drums, for what that’s worth.
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Post by drumsound on May 29, 2020 16:43:48 GMT -6
I've not cleaned a cymbal since the early 80s. I understand, but it bothered me aesthetically and they sound the same to me as they ever did, frankly. I have never cleaned any other cymbal in the 23 years I’ve owned drums, for what that’s worth. My K from Turkey is super dark (in color and somewhat in sound) but I think it looks cool.
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Post by notneeson on May 29, 2020 16:51:39 GMT -6
I understand, but it bothered me aesthetically and they sound the same to me as they ever did, frankly. I have never cleaned any other cymbal in the 23 years I’ve owned drums, for what that’s worth. My K from Turkey is super dark (in color and somewhat in sound) but I think it looks cool. Yeah, mine's still pretty red but it kind of presented like rust before (if you didn't look closely) and I didn't want to give any drummers coming in an excuse.
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