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Repairing cymbals before/after
Cymbals break because of metal fatigue. Also many HIGH quality cymbals are made from B8 bronze,Paiste 2002 series comes to mind. I still play with 1 Z...
12 years agoRepairing cymbals before/after
I've tried the drill and cut methods, because they were far more simple, and have found that Tig welding is by far the most durable and best sounding...
12 years agoRepairing cymbals before/after
I Paid 29 bucks for that cymbal, shipped to my door. If that cymbal is played correctly the weld should last atleast a year. That entire area is not w...
12 years agoRepairing cymbals before/after
Here is a Zild. I got off of ebay with a nasty crack, and then I TIG Tig welded it.... [IMG][IMG]http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f71/14pagan88/Zildj...
12 years agoVintage cymbal for sale. Just a little "cracked"
I do clean them up quite a bit actually, you should see them before my grinder,lol. I just use silicon bronze filler. But a couple weeks ago I was wel...
12 years agoVintage cymbal for sale. Just a little "cracked"
Thanks! It's amazing to me that after welding, selling and playing on, repaired cymbals for almost 10 years I get so much skepticism lol, so many expe...
12 years agoVintage cymbal for sale. Just a little "cracked"
Here's one I did and I did not support the cymbal properly and the edge warped BAD, sounds very china-ish without the pang. Just a crash with a slight...
12 years agoVintage cymbal for sale. Just a little "cracked"
Yes I added filler metal, a straight fusion weld is not really likely with bronze, unless crack is merely a hairline crack, but most cracks have some...
12 years agoVintage cymbal for sale. Just a little "cracked"
I used to break them often as well. I find that playing by myself I perfect technique, but when playing with my band, I tend to play harder and louder...
12 years agoVintage cymbal for sale. Just a little "cracked"
Yeah that's the info I was asking for....just let me know, sounds like fun.
12 years agoVintage cymbal for sale. Just a little "cracked"
It does if you try to go to fast. I have learned that I need plan out my repairs (much like planning surgery lol), so I don't loose my preheat or put...
12 years agoVintage cymbal for sale. Just a little "cracked"
Well, I sold two Tig welded A custom crashes to a drummer that plays on some pretty big stages, and he has been using them for 3 weeks now, he loves t...
12 years agoVintage cymbal for sale. Just a little "cracked"
Well here's one I did on a Paiste Signature power crash, and also a Zildjian A thin crash both had nasty cracks near the bell, and the paiste even had...
12 years agoVintage cymbal for sale. Just a little "cracked"
I saw that too, I was thinking of getting it, then removing the bell and TIG welding in a new bell section. I have a destroyed 16" Z custom rock cras...
12 years ago