roger strange
Tiger Talk Pro
Reged: Dec 09 2003
Posts: 1650
Loc: Nova Scotia Canada
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Last month I entered the Tiger draw for one of these beautiful instruments. Low and behold, for the first time anywhere in my life I won. I've had it up for two weeks now and am still truly in love with this little beauty.
It mounts well on a drum kit, straight stand or boom over or under, and hangs only about 12 inches down, NOT to the floor. Also it takes up about as much width as a 15 inch crash. These cymbals are made absolutley beautifully from a hand hammered B20 lathed cymbal and are tooled exquisetly. However, the fact that they look beautiful is only the start. My desription of the one I have is " a smoky wind that can act as a summer breeze and then hit with the power of Thor's hammer like a force ten hurricane." Also they can't bottom out the sound with hard hitting and work beautifully with mallets or brushes as well.
Serpents are a truly new and ingenious innovation in the cymbal world. Some users have stated that their Serpent takes the place of their Chinese. They do much more than that. They encompass crash duties as well as gong duties at times. As if that wasn't enough, Steve Croteau the builder, makes sure that he knows for whom he is building the cymbal personally.
I would never be without this instrument in my set-up no matter what kind of Music I am playing in the future. I can't think of any style of Music on the Planet that this instrument would not enhance. Any one who doesn't have one of these in either the 15 or 17 inch size is missing something very special.
My suggestion to everyone is to go to the web site and read up on these cymbals. They are unique and special.
www.serpentcymbals.com
Edited by roger strange (Sat Dec 01 2007 03:33 PM)
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awfulldrummer
Tiger Talk Pro
Reged: Jun 26 2007
Posts: 984
Loc: the internet
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congratts roger! it's great to hear about who wins!
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roger strange
Tiger Talk Pro
Reged: Dec 09 2003
Posts: 1650
Loc: Nova Scotia Canada
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Thanks very much.I'm still a little shocked. I've never won anything in drum gear draws and only once caught a pair of sticks at a clinic. For me to win something this valuable as an instrument really ices the cake. I love the little beast.
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pljones
Tiger Talk Pro
Reged: Aug 30 2006
Posts: 171
Loc: London, UK
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Nice one Roger. I'm sure you'll give it the most caring home a cymbal could wish for!  It sounds like an instrument with a huge range of possibilities as part of one's set up.
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Get jamming
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roger strange
Tiger Talk Pro
Reged: Dec 09 2003
Posts: 1650
Loc: Nova Scotia Canada
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The really nice thing about it is that unlike normal cymbals it doesn't smash in from the top of the sound. It flows in. And when it's there it provides a sort of platform for anything else you want to put underneath or on top of that sound. Serpents are the kings of flowing white noise, and they swell. The sound radiates out like waves after a stone has been dropped in a pool.
Edited by roger strange (Thu Nov 01 2007 12:05 AM)
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