Okay so, I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to cymbals etc but, I would've thought that thinner cymbals break easier but it appears that thicker ones break easier.

Can you explain this to me please?

Thanks in advance.








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any cymbal will break if it's played incorrectly, just as any cymbal will last a very long time if played correctly. a lot of guys say that thicker cymbals crack easier due to being more rigid, but the same guys who crack z customs will rip through paper thin crashes too because it's all technique. thin cymbals will flex more but that doesn't mean that they can take a bigger beating.

play any cymbal with proper technique and it will not break.








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thick cymbals just have a tendency to break from theyre own vibration because theyre rigid. also when you have to beat something to death to get it to open up, the chances are that its gonna be beat to death more often than a cymbal that wil open up with a soft touch would.








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think of the thin cymbal like a bit of rubber band someone is holding, and the thick cymbal as a thin stick someone is holding. U may think the stick is stronger, that makes sense, but if u hit the rubber band with a drum stick it would flex and spring back to position however the stick has a chance of just cracking because its TOO solid, and therefore brittle. Thats the best way i can think of explaining it to u. However like anavrinIV said, if u play either cymbal wrong than both will eventually crack, so remember, glancing blows! anyone want to correct me on that?








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xdoseonex wrote:

thick cymbals just have a tendency to break from theyre own vibration because theyre rigid. also when you have to beat something to death to get it to open up, the chances are that its gonna be beat to death more often than a cymbal that wil open up with a soft touch would.

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i have both thin and medium weight cymbals and the mediums take more umph to open up vs. the thin cymbals, with the thin cymbals i can open them up with just the tip of the drum stick where the meduim needs more the body of the stick to open up properly.

it all comes down to how you hit cymbals in the end, never hit a cymbal on its edge thats how they break, try to swipe them at a sideways angle about 2" from the edge and they should last a life time, and never ever come down right through them like you are chopping wood.

It comes down to the same reason why an oak tree stands a far greater chance of breaking in a strong storm than a weeping willow. Less resistant to change.








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