Turkish Cymbals 16" Rock Beat China

Brand: Turkish Cymbals

Features:

• Hand crafted in Istanbul, Turkey
• Short & beautifully high-pitched "pang" with slowly decaying vibrations. Sparkling sounds all-over.
• The Rock Beat Series basically describes itself. These cymbals come in heavier weights than the other lines, in order to provide the cut and volume you would expect from a rock model.The Rock Beat Series is brilliant finish version of Classic Series cymbals with more weight.
• Their extraordinary mirror-like high polish is completely done by hand. You can hear this in their specific sound character, which is bright, cutting and powerful.
• Available in 14",16",17",18",19",20",22-inch

Details: The Rock Beat Series basically describes itself. These cymbals come in heavier weights than the other lines, in order to provide the cut and volume you would expect from a rock model. The Rock Beat Series is brilliant finish version of Classic Series cymbals with more weight. Their extraordinary mirror-like high polish is completely done by hand. You can hear this in their specific sound character, which is bright, cutting and powerful.

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!