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John, that photo IS of the top of the cymbal; it just shows the little filler piece I put in. I don't have any shots of the underside showing the washer repair. I'm surprised that you can hear the effect of hole cracks that distinctly, especially on hihats. They're played partially or totally closed so much of the time that I'd think it'd be very hard to hear the difference. But if you can, then that proves it. Thinking on it, I don't think I ever cracked a cymbal; all the ones I have with cracks were bought that way, so I never heard them undamaged. Anyhow, that's how I fix 'em. I keep meaning to get a grommet set-up--seems like it's a good way to try & stop hole cracks from spreading....marko
I bought one at True Value, I believe, and had around fifteen bucks in the whole shibang, I think. I grommeted a 22" Zildjan ride as it was actually missing a small piece of hole material. Long story short, I crash that ride as much as any other cymbal, mostly cause I am lazy and it is in an easy position to blast off on after a tom run. Anyways, I haven't noticed anything further as far as damage goes, but in fairness, I don't really inspect the thing either. I haven't taken it off the stand since I fixed it I don't think.........
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