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Today I buried a cymbal!!!!!

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What the he**.I have hearD that burying a cymbal in the backyard will get the patina back in a few months. I was watching a crafts show about ***elry and a guy was putting this "liquid patina" on copper and it looked to kool. It got me thinking.But I couldnt find that product on the internet.So I saw the "bury the cymbal in the backyard" site.I will pull the cymbal out in Juli.I will let you know how it works. In the meantime" I WILL NEVER CLEAN A CYMBAL AGAIN SO HELP ME GOTT!!!". v

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Posted on 12 years ago
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I hope you left room in the hole for your common sense.

Posted on 12 years ago
#2
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i buried a few about 10 years ago,seriously. didnt do much for them at all.

i bought a vintage avedis 22 a few years ago from a friend. it had been cleaned and polished and stood out like a sore thumb cosmetically compared to the rest of my pies,that have natural patina.

in a spray bottle, i mixed some water, vinegar and salt,no particular amounts. left the cymbal outside on a flat surface in direct sun. sprayed it daily and left it on there. did this for about a week. it had a neat look to it. then,sprayed it lightly with wd-40 and wiped it gently with a paper towel. it turned out perfect and looks like i prefer them to look. i left the bottom polished for comparison sake.

mike

Posted on 12 years ago
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From tdennis

I hope you left room in the hole for your common sense.

It been done by Sabian. While I don't know if the end result is worth it, this is what the Sabian website had to say on the subject in 2009. You may think its silly, but apparently others disagree. Since I have no personal experience with this aging method, or the results, I'm not drawing any conclusions.

[COLOR="Blue"]"In a move driven by market curiosity, SABIAN has buried one hundred of its premium Vault Artisan ride cymbals and will dig them up from the ground in mid 2009. Why? According to SABIAN VP Sales Peter Stairs the company receives hundreds of queries annually regarding the 'aging of cymbals by burying them in the ground.' So the specialists in the SABIAN Vault have buried the cymbals in an undisclosed spot near the SABIAN factory in eastern Canada. The project is entitled 'One of 100'.

Continued Stairs: "Buried cymbals are the stuff of legend. Anecdotal comment indicates that aging the cymbals by burying them in soil actually helps shape their sound. Of course we are as curious as anyone to see what these cymbals sound like when they're pulled up from the earth. These are custom-sized 21" Artisan Medium Ride models in Natural Finish. They will have endured about eight months of dry, wet, hot and cold soil including the freezing temperatures of our Canadian winter. We anticipate they will be dirtier looking, and if what the legend says it true, they may be dirtier sounding as well."

The cymbal of choice for 'One of 100' is no accident, says Stairs. "The Artisan Ride exemplifies SABIAN cymbal making artistry in that it is hand hammered traditional-style, and it's tone is darker and dirtier, quite earthy. It's the ideal choice.""[/COLOR]

Mark
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Posted on 12 years ago
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RIP

So thats how they do it?

I thought they had factorys.. Water it every night & you may end up with

100's of the things.. Don't dig too soon though, or you'll only get Hi hats..

flower.

Cheers

(yes I do grow potatoes)

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Posted on 12 years ago
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Why is the word J E W censored?

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Posted on 12 years ago
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From Gilnar

Why is the word J E W censored?

probably to protect from being a racial or ethnic slur or something along those like i'm guessing.

mike

Posted on 12 years ago
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Yea, if you wanted to use the word J E W E L, you end up with ***el. So I've used gem in place of it. I noticed that before, even the word F A R T gets the asterisk treatment. You can't say, "I was ****ing around with a few drums the other day ..." The asterisks makes it look like you said something worse. lol

Maybe Admin can tweak the filter?

Posted on 12 years ago
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From BosLover

It been done by Sabian. While I don't know if the end result is worth it, this is what the Sabian website had to say on the subject in 2009. You may think its silly, but apparently others disagree. Since I have no personal experience with this aging method, or the results, I'm not drawing any conclusions. [COLOR="Blue"]"In a move driven by market curiosity, SABIAN has buried one hundred of its premium Vault Artisan ride cymbals and will dig them up from the ground in mid 2009. Why? According to SABIAN VP Sales Peter Stairs the company receives hundreds of queries annually regarding the 'aging of cymbals by burying them in the ground.' So the specialists in the SABIAN Vault have buried the cymbals in an undisclosed spot near the SABIAN factory in eastern Canada. The project is entitled 'One of 100'.Continued Stairs: "Buried cymbals are the stuff of legend. Anecdotal comment indicates that aging the cymbals by burying them in soil actually helps shape their sound. Of course we are as curious as anyone to see what these cymbals sound like when they're pulled up from the earth. These are custom-sized 21" Artisan Medium Ride models in Natural Finish. They will have endured about eight months of dry, wet, hot and cold soil including the freezing temperatures of our Canadian winter. We anticipate they will be dirtier looking, and if what the legend says it true, they may be dirtier sounding as well."The cymbal of choice for 'One of 100' is no accident, says Stairs. "The Artisan Ride exemplifies SABIAN cymbal making artistry in that it is hand hammered traditional-style, and it's tone is darker and dirtier, quite earthy. It's the ideal choice.""[/COLOR]

So if the ground freezes and moves, they could be bent when dug up !! Like mine from hitting !!

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Posted on 12 years ago
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From OddBall

So if the ground freezes and moves, they could be bent when dug up !! Like mine from hitting !!

I suppose anything is possible.

Mark
BosLover
Posted on 12 years ago
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