[COLOR="DarkRed"]A good deal, because when folks see hole cracks they head for the hills...BUT, of course, if a cymbal is gonna have a crack...off of the hole is the best, most stable place for it to be. Lotsa metal up there on the bell.

Choices:

1) Using a metal-appropriate drillbit, drill a tiny hole at the end of the crack, and rest assured it will NEVER go anywhere ever again. Just use a magnifying glass to locate the true end of the crack...it might not be exactly where the naked eye is showing it is. I am talking a small drill bit....Smaller than 1/16", for example.

2) Get some JB Weld and using a watercolor paintbrush, apply a nice bead of it along the underside of the crack and go beyond the end of the crack about 1/8".

3) Use a Dremel with the grinder bit, and actually make a "keyhole" out of the crack. Finish it off with a fine round file or a rolled up peice of 110gr sandpaper to smooth out. This is the most brutal solution, but also the only one which removes the crack forever. I usually don't do this with a crack which is longer than 1/4", however.

4) As you said, live with it. Mark the end w/a Sharpie and from time to time check if the crack has lengthened.[/COLOR]

Thanks Jaye!