I have a friend who is a very heavy hitter who likes vintage drums, but he plays modern cymbals. I can't say that no hard rockers want vintage cymbals, but I'm not aware of any.

Anyone else know of heavy hitters playing vintage cymbals?

Lynn

Ya really can`t combine the too,..Hard hit`n and clangy thick cymbals go together. You just can`t get the thick sound out of a thin cymbal !!

Well I tried out the ride some more and concluded that I didn't like it much. I decided to get rid of it and ended up getting $112 for it so I'm pretty happy.

Hey LivingStone ... sounds like you're happy with 112 ... I looked back and didn't see what you paid ... how'd you make out?

I ask because I have taken a chance on a few cymbals recently ...old vintage and recent vintage. I have kept most but have be able to turn the others even or ahead ... my goal isn't to make money but to aquire cymbals I can use and when I get one I don't want to keep to be able to at least break even ... so far so good.

Hearing a cymbal I like on the spot is pretty easy ... knowing if I can recouop my investment if I don't like it when I get it home is all about knowledge/investment ... buy right and you can always sell right.

And in regard to rockers and cymbals ... vintage cymbals still exist because they haven't all fallen into the hands of heavy hitters ... just not a good long term co-existence ... Cooked Egg

I found and had the cymbal given to me so it was straight profit on this guy. Pretty sweet deal for me. I can see that a cymbal wouldn't live to be vintage if it was smashed around for many years.

I still have the 18" sizzle crash but I'm really not a fan of its sound with the sizzles. Would I be crazy to cut the sizzle rivets off?

Hey its your cymbal. If you think it will sound better without the rivets than take them out.

This is true. I just don't want to take them off, decide I don't like the cymbal, then realize I can't sell it because someone wants it "original."

Shouldn't make a difference. Rivets are easy to put in. Your cymbals are not terribly rare or valuable. They'll be worth pretty much the same with or without the rivets.

Cool, thanks for the response.