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Levi
beginner
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Joined: 03 Oct 2007
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 Changing cymbal sound
Is there any way to make old crap cymbals sound better or different, such as rivets etc.
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Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:27 pm |
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JasonS2C
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Depends on the cymbal and what you mean by "crap". Cleaner and/or polish will sometimes brighten the sound and help sustain but if they're chipped and busted up it can be a different story.
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Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:07 pm |
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Levi
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No there not cracked or chipped they just dont sound very good so I was thinking about changing their sound
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Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:34 pm |
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xdoseonex
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polish the shit out of them. if that doesnt work, and the cymbals dont mean much to you. hammer them. i'v gotten some great sonds hammering my cymbals. i hammers 2 broken paiste signatuer full crashes into chinas. and they sound great. i still use one of them on my second set.
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Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:41 am |
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rufus4dagruv
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xdoseonex wrote:polish the shit out of them. if that doesnt work, and the cymbals dont mean much to you. hammer them. i'v gotten some great sonds hammering my cymbals. i hammers 2 broken paiste signatuer full crashes into chinas. and they sound great. i still use one of them on my second set.
Hammer them. Good call. If it's a cheap cymbal, and you already don't like the sound, give hammering them a shot. What have you got to lose, right?
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Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:54 am |
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SGarrett
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Hmm. Now that's an interesting idea.
What kind of hammer did you use, xdoseonex?
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Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:16 pm |
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PDP9000
groove master
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Location: Hollywood CA
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I cracked one of my old cymbals the have a wired ring in them
i think you should try rivets or drilling holes in them
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Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:54 pm |
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GeorgeDemise
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I've got loads of old cracked cymbals, I'm pretty intrigued on hammering them myself too!
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Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:08 am |
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Brother_Bong
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GeorgeDemise wrote:I've got loads of old cracked cymbals, I'm pretty intrigued on hammering them myself too!
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Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:19 pm |
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SGarrett
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Might be time to bust out a B8 and a ball peen hammer. 
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