Well the first step I would like to take is drawing out a model of the chemical reaction to see exactly how the atoms are changing with one another and the end result the patina how it is created. From then you can do any number of things to get to the same reaction, some feesable and some not. Only time will tell. In the meantime I am going to polish up my cymbals and see weather I prefer the patina or not. I think its more of a personal thing that really depends on the cymbal, how big it is, the building techniques, and then the weight is the single biggest factor. I will then know from my own experience which one is better.
On my ddrum shade cymbal, I just did the following:
1) applied several sprayings of Pickled Onion vinegar. Any Brit worth his salt has pickled onions in his house.
2) Let it cure in my tanning bed.
3) Whilst curing in tanning bed, I blew it dry with a hair dryer.
4) The coating got to be kinda sticky. Each subsequent sprayings got strange green runs on there, so I then
5) Peed on it. Yes, I drained the main vein on it. It actually cleaned off the residue. The ammonia in my urine probably oxidised it.
6) I then dumped water from the dehumidifier to rinse. I got a very dull yellow brass look with a few dark spots.
7) I blew the cymbal dry with a dryer, then repeated the spraying of pickled onion vinegar solution and am curing it in the tanning bed.
I surmise this will be my labour of love. Don't take the p*ss- I've already taken it on my poor ddrum shade cymbal!!!