Turkish Cymbals 22" Rock Beat Raw Ride

Brand: Turkish Cymbals

Features:

• Hand crafted in Istanbul, Turkey
• A very heavy cymbal with a beautiful sparkling bell sound and a very definite ping. These rides have a solid, clearly defined, large sound.
• The Rock Beat Raw Series cymbals are even heavier than the Rock Beat line, in order to provide more cut and more volume you would expect from a rock model. 
• The Rock Beat Raw Series has also brilliant finish. Made similar to the Kurak Series with one major difference, which is a special polishing process. Because of the added lustre and radiance, you will notice the big hammering marks on the top and the bottom side.
• Available in 19",20",21",22"

Details: The Rock Beat Raw Series cymbals are even heavier than the Rock Beat line, in order to provide more cut and more volume you would expect from a rock model. The Rock Beat Raw Series has also brilliant finish. Made similar to the Kurak Series with one major difference, which is a special polishing process. Because of the added lustre and radiance, you will notice the big hammering marks on the top and the bottom side.

About Turkish Cymbals; The cymbal-making process is a dramatic one that employs ancient techniques from the early 17th century. Red-hot discs are forged in great, fiery ovens. These discs are made of bronze, a metal which is not found in the earth. Rather, it is an alloy fashioned from a mixture of tin and copper. The magic of Turkish Cymbals starts here. Our smiths demand only the finest quality bronze. Once the alloy passes their strict quality standards, they melt it down, and pour hot, liquid bronze into a mould shaped like a cymbal. Upon cooling, the disc is reheated in a traditional oven stoked with wood & coal. Rolling mills are fed these red-hot castings. As each casting hardens, a cup is added, and this becomes the bell of the cymbal. Our smith then retrieves the cymbal, and begins hammering it by hand. The tone, as well as the pitch, is created in this way. After each disc is hammered and coaxed into perfection, it is ready for the final step in the process. The new cymbal is spun upon a lathe until it is perfectly round. The lathe may also cut grooves to add character. Finally, our cymbal is either left with a natural finish, or refined with a mirror-like, high polish. As with every other step in the process, the polish is added with care and devotion by hand. Now our creation is ready to be played!