Hello, My Name Is Mookers, And I Am A Cymbalholic

I love cymbals (you may have noticed that by now). I am constantly trawling eBay in search of used cymbals at cheap prices, especially damaged ones which can go for less than 10% of their original price.

Even undamaged ones can sometimes sell for a song (see what I did there).

I Am Not A Cymbalsmith, Part 2: But I Play One On The Internet

My first few attempts at making cymbals taught me just how much work goes into making cymbals, and how difficult it is to do at home.

Modifying cymbals, however, is slightly easier.

Ride On, and… Crash?

You might remember how my modified Sabian B8 ride cymbal sounds… not so great.

I decided that function takes precedence over form and cut the corners off to make it round again.