Cleaning cymbals/repaired cymbals?
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um i would think it would be brighter. because there is less of it. idk tho.Joezeppi":1c1mvads said:Does cleaning a cymbal make it sound different? Better or worse?
How badly would the sound be effected of a repaired cymbal where they cut out a section of it to stop a crack from growing?
Example:
antiunderscores
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it would stop the outer reaches of the cymbal (lower frequencies) communicating with the other side around the "repair." if it's only a small chunk taken out it would affect it, but whether or not it "ruins" it is up for debate. A large chunk like that or a repair job carried out poorly would adversely affect the sound, really its a risk to buy a cymbal you havent heard, but it is even a greater risk to buy a cymbal you havent heard before the damage, and you havent watched over during repair so buying a "repaired" cymbal is a hUGE risk.
shine.fm-youth
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bottom line..a cymbal should never look like that
shine.fm-youth
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i've made stacks out of cracked cymbals friends have given me,
but i've never even cracked a cymbal myself
i'd be plenty pissed if i did i bet
but i've never even cracked a cymbal myself
i'd be plenty pissed if i did i bet
Mike_Drums
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lol +1shine.fm-youth":xoryviuu said:
ive never cracked a cymbal either and i agree with using cracked pieces for stacks
shine.fm-youth
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Joezeppi":3k44ax2d said:
ahhh like a 14" china on top of a 16" crash
or a 16" china on top of a 18" china (i use this in my set up now)
with a felt inbetween them
it makes for a really awesome sound....
Call me Gideon
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I think if done properly a cymbal that has been cracked and repaired will sound fine. In high school I saw a kid from a rival pep band that had 2 that had cut outs in them. One had one and the other had two areas cut out. Rather than just cutting out the small section where it was cracked they had cut larger sections in a cruved cut and then groud and posished the edges of the cuts to smooth them out. I was amazed. Both cymbals still sounded good. not incredible but good.
Mike_Drums
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im just not a fan of chunks missing from my pies. simple as that it looks terrible
vincemie
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as far as cleaning goes it will make a difference in sound if your cymbal is really soiled and then you clean it really good. is that difference good or bad? thats up to you. i personally do not ever clean my cymbals, and if you ever tried to clean a vintage k people would try to stab you.
Potatoe Snack
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thats how i view it as well.Alan_":2qda93oa said:
i once had a z custom years ago that cracked. when it cracked, it sounded like CRAP. i didn't have any money to buy a new crash, so i kept using it. a chunk finally flew off and it started sounding pretty good again. then another piece would fall off and it sounded horrible again. just kept changing with different parts that fell off, although it never sounded as good as it did originally. eventually i replaced it and it sat in the closet at my rehearsal space. then i left the band and left it there. i figure i'll never see it again. but no ones crying over it...
moral of the story is...cymbals can't be trusted.
i recently saw a Saluda ride cymbal going on ebay that was shaped like a rounded square. it even says in the auction that it really doesn't have anything going for it. nonetheless, its crazy how people will try to sell junk cymbals. some of them might have cool/different sounds, but for the most part, a broke cymbal is a broke cymbal.