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roger strange Tiger Talk Pro Reged: Dec 09 2003 Posts: 1138 Loc: Nova Scotia Canada Re: Do you weigh your cymbals? (poll)       Sat Jun 28 2008 05:31 PM (24.89.249.45) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   The weight of a cymbal is very important when balancing off a cymbal set. I have 20" and 18" in rides. They are pretty close in weight but the 18" is just light enough to act as a crash ride as well and sounds great when using one of those Pro-Mark rattler chains on it. Anything lighter and it would not cut it as a light ride and it would be too volatile with either rivets or the chain. Both are Paiste but of different series which gives them different sonic characteristics but have related sounds and match well for what I use them for. I am from the thinking that anything above a 14" crash designation should be able to be used not only as a crash but also some form of ride. To do that you definitley have to know what weight of cymbal you have on the tilter. Besides which, I learned a long time ago to really know my instrument thoroughly before taking it into a musical situation. Certain cymbals do not do well backing vocalists because their penetration and pitching can throw the singer's ear off and cause them to sing either flat or sharp. It's the same with drum heads. Certain heads can act adversly on a vocalist in any genre. Edited by roger strange (Sat Jun 28 2008 05:35 PM) Post Extras

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