I know this should probably be in the cymbals section, but i figured it wouldnt get the attention it deserved their.
After a few trials, i figured out the best way to age your cymbal, soak it in a tub full of water bleach and salt.

Here are some pics, im not very good at this stuff, but hopefully itll work.














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6 Peice Hohner
13, 14, 16, 16 inch toms
22x15 inch Bass
20 inch, 16 inch Sabian
20inch, 16 inch, and 14 inch Zildjian
Zildjian Hi-Hat

good thing you did that to a crappy cymbal

Wow dude you could like sand the patina of of that








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Drums are fun, cars are sick, music is great, and life is alright.

"I never said that gear makes the player...I just wanted to exploit the other side of the argument."

Howepirate wrote:

Wow dude you could like sand the patina of of that

ya i recently did it, so the patina is still losely connected to the metal, but hopefully it will make a stronger bond after a month or so.








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6 Peice Hohner
13, 14, 16, 16 inch toms
22x15 inch Bass
20 inch, 16 inch Sabian
20inch, 16 inch, and 14 inch Zildjian
Zildjian Hi-Hat

the purpose of this is???








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michiganice91 wrote:

the purpose of this is???

Makes the cymbal darker bro...i would try this on a ride and just do the bottom








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Drums are fun, cars are sick, music is great, and life is alright.

"I never said that gear makes the player...I just wanted to exploit the other side of the argument."

Howepirate wrote:

michiganice91 wrote:

the purpose of this is???

Makes the cymbal darker bro...

if u say so..i would say u pretty much destroyed it








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I think it looks icky.








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I play drums with the following items: Tama Superstar SK Hyperdrive, Sabian, Paiste, Aquarian Heads, Vic Firth sticks, and Latin Percussion. Nicko McBrain(Iron Maiden) deserves FAR more respect than he recieves!!!

can someone explain "dark" to me or is it something you just have to hear. ive got a 5 year old ride, do you think it should sound "darker" now than when i got it new?








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You've got to earn dark cymbals.








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Don't think anyone has actually asked this yet, but did it work? Did you get the sound you wanted/expected to?








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iatemygoat wrote:

can someone explain "dark" to me or is it something you just have to hear. ive got a 5 year old ride, do you think it should sound "darker" now than when i got it new?

According to Meinl Cymbals

Dark cymbals are not lathed and have their original appearance and sound characteristic.
They are distinguished by an earthy sound with a fairly short sustain.


and

Extra Dry cymbals have big, deep hammer marks which in combination with the untreated, natural finish enable an extremely dark sound with a short sustain. Dominant lows with an esoteric character.









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i helped, the ZBT ride sucks, so the patina could only do soo much, but it definately helped get rid of some of the unwanted overtones. But i guarentee you, if you did this to a brilliant finish 14 inch, it would make a HUGE difference in the sound, or a splash could also be changed drasticly, i dont have a splash yet, but when i get one, ill probly do some tests on it.








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6 Peice Hohner
13, 14, 16, 16 inch toms
22x15 inch Bass
20 inch, 16 inch Sabian
20inch, 16 inch, and 14 inch Zildjian
Zildjian Hi-Hat

michiganice91 wrote:

Howepirate wrote:

michiganice91 wrote:

the purpose of this is???

Makes the cymbal darker bro...

if u say so..i would say u pretty much destroyed it

Lol its just oxidation...you could bring a light sanding over it and polish it back up to original


guess you would lose a logo or 2 on the way tho








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Drums are fun, cars are sick, music is great, and life is alright.

"I never said that gear makes the player...I just wanted to exploit the other side of the argument."

I was talking to a Zildjian rep once and he said that some people actually have buried their cymbals in the ground for a few years to age them, using the minerals in the soil, moisture, etc. I would think the actual dirt in the grooves wouldn't be a good idea, but on the other hand I play a 1970's Zildjian 20" Medium Ride that's pretty dirty BUT INCREDIBLE and I'm gonna cry when it goes.