Vintage Drum Guru
|
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,342
|
Any idea what these cymbals are?
Hi all,
Here's a pair of old marching cymbals I've just purchased. They're in the post as I write this. Hopefully they arrive soon. In the meantime, to quote Def Leppard "All I've got is a photograph". I don't know anything more about these. Seller had them listed as Brass cymbals, but you know how people just call cymbals brass, so I'm optimistic about them. I think they could be B20 bronze. It's probably difficult to tell from the photo, but if they're Bronze you owe me a steak dinner. OK, deal! I'll let you know as soon as they arrive, so cast your votes below. Brass or bronze? |
Vintage Drum Guru
|
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 1,685
|
Re: Any idea what these cymbals are?
I say brass. Brass seems to tarnish way easier than Bronze, and those are pretty tarnished.
Plus, they look smooth (ie no lathing), and you very seldom see bronze cymbals with no lathing (custom and/or special models aside), whereas it is common with brass cymbals. Last edited by vyacheslav; 12-07-2018 at 03:38 PM. |
Vintage Drum Guru
|
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,342
|
Re: Any idea what these cymbals are?
Hey, I got these a while back. They're B20, probably Italian, not the best, but good quality bronze and not brass.
|
Vintage Drum Guru
|
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Central New Jersey
Posts: 1,322
|
Re: Any idea what these cymbals are?
Quote:
__________________
Mark BosLover Last edited by BosLover; 01-09-2019 at 01:04 AM. |
Vintage Drum Guru
|
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,342
|
Re: Any idea what these cymbals are?
I bought them because they were cheap and because I love cymbals. I can easily get my cash back on them If I resell them. I had a feeling they were B20. Note the lack of edge dings seen on brass cymbals. They sound good as mini hats.
Last edited by Chromeo; 01-09-2019 at 06:36 AM. |
Guest
|
Posts: n/a
|
Re: Any idea what these cymbals are?
I didn't offer any identification of these when you first posted about them because
But now that you have them, if you take higher quality photos of them from the top and bottom, measure the exact diameter, and give us the weights I might be able to give you some info from my work distinguishing Italian made vs say Chinese. But no promises because there are still a lot of unknowns in establishing region of origin. Last edited by zenstat; 01-09-2019 at 02:50 PM. Reason: typo |
Vintage Drum Guru
|
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,342
|
Re: Any idea what these cymbals are?
Quote:
|
«
Previous Thread
|
Next Thread
»
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
Posting Rules
|