Here's a link to Sabian's unearthing of the 100 on youtube. Kind of cool to watch. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lfSaC6UrgY[/ame]

I'm very skeptical about the whole cymbal burying thing. I've heard many reports from drummers that say, time and time again, that the cymbals don't sound any different after they were buried. I've also heard a few drummers report a MAJOR difference. I have never heard anyone say something like, "Well, it mellowed out the cymbal a little bit--just enough in fact!" It's always all or nothing, it seems. What are the factors involved? Let's see:

Patina is formed by oxidizing. In order to do that you need...um...oxygen! Burying a cymbal will remove the cymbal from the vast supply of oxygen known as our atmosphere. Any dirt that will fill the tonal grooves after burying the cymbal will (should) be cleaned out, so that doesn't do anything. The temperatures underground don't reach "tempering" highs or "metal-shattering" lows, but the frequent shifting (day and night) *might* do something, like when you set up your kit outside in the sun or in the snow and notice that your cymbals don't sound quite the same.

This leaves the factor of pressure. The dirt the cymbal is buried under, and the natural shifting of the soil, put the cymbal under pressure, forcefully bending it. Some people physically bend cymbals with their hands to mellow them out. Other people use the mallet roll technique. Still others will play a cymbal for years to fatigue the metal, and, in a few instances, cymbals are stored with some kind of torquing (beneath other cymbals, standing on their end, etc...). I guess burying a cymbal could achieve the same goal, but it sure seems like a long time to wait for the off chance that the cymbal gets warped enough to mellow out...

-CW's $0.02

Alright everyone, grab your metal detectors and let's find some cymbals. I say we scour the perimeter of the Sabian factory and work outwards! :P

When we buy our house this year, Im going to bury a cheap Camber in the yard.

And forget about it.

So it does work...

They only planted one...

Cool1

So today you buried a cymbal...

Just dig it.

Okay Bill, I think it's time for all of us to move on to a new thread. Cooked Egg

As long as one keeps watering the cymbal while it`s buried, it grow into a very large cymbal tree!! LOL!!

Cheers