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So I got this cymbal off EBAY....
Sure I read what you "said". You think my cymbals sound horrible and you can't just chop down cymbals blah blah, well thanks for the encouragment! L...
12 years agoMy home made china!
Ok so here is a vid of this in action, it sounds better in person, but sounds ok, here on the Ipod. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIm0IJjtz6o"]...
12 years agoMy home made china!
I have had this old Sabian B8 pro 18" medium crash for years. I have broken it a few times and thus had to weld it a few times. Anyway I retired this...
12 years agoSo I got this cymbal off EBAY....
Unfortunatly after I got this cymbal I found it to have already been cut down to 20", and not very well I might add, looks like it was done with a gri...
12 years agoRepaired A custom crash sound check
So this sweet thang had two cracks side by side on the edge. I TIG welded the damage, and have about 12 hours of play on this cymbal; still sounding s...
12 years agoDent repair
I'm curious, how many cymbals have you ever tried this on to base your opinion? I find that when I weld cymbals, heating them to melting point, the te...
12 years agoDent repair
I have found that 2002 B8 bronze is fairly easily to hammer out dents and such, I use a piece of curved hard wood from an old wire brush I have and a...
12 years agoSo I got this cymbal off EBAY....
You should check my vids in past post's showing the retained sound quality of some severely damaged cymbals I TIG welded, 1/2 inch crack is nothing.
12 years agoSo I got this cymbal off EBAY....
It has not arrived yet, but it's a vintage Paiste 22" black lable prototype ride made it switzerland. It has a small 1/2 inch crack on the edge . So,...
12 years agoRepairing cymbals before/after
Yes cutting out the crack will certainly remove the problem, just that it also removes a large portion of the cymbals mass, reducing volume, sustain;...
12 years agoRepairing cymbals before/after
lol My band mates think I should charge more like a 100, but I prefer to sell at lower prices, since most drummers I know, dread having to buy new cym...
12 years agoRepairing cymbals before/after
This cymbal just sold for 75. Must not sound to terrible lol.
12 years agoRepairing cymbals before/after
Here is a short Ipod video of this cymbal... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30M6Q5qkVC4&feature=plcp"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30M6Q5qkVC4...
12 years agoRepairing cymbals before/after
I agree, sometimes they make "cheap" cymbals for students and beginners, but end up make some really good sounding cymbals for a smokin price. I don't...
12 years agoRepairing cymbals before/after
True dat...:-)
12 years ago