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Hand-hammering and re-creating cymbals

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Sujet de la discussion Hand-hammering and re-creating cymbals
Hello !

Sorry for writing in English but my French is terrible. I understand it a bit but I can't write it.

I am a Belgian drummer from Bruges who also hammers cymbals.

I once started hammering cymbals because (to me) no modern factory made cymbal has the "old Turkish K Zildjian" kind of darkness and complexity anymore.

I hammer pro- and also some non-pro-level factory cymbals into much richer sounding cymbals.
Besides creating light complex jazz cymbals, I also hammer heavier rock-oriented cymbals to dramatically enrich the sound.

The cymbals I've hammered can be seen and heard on this INDEX PAGE. Mind you, I have hammered most of these cymbals to suit my personal taste (dark and trashy) but I can also brighten the sound of cymbals with a different hammering method.

Some "before and after modification" files can be heard HERE.

Some student cymbals I hammered into professional cymbals can be listened to HERE.

Here are some pictures (the soundfiles can be found on the site).

This was a Paiste Signature Power ride, hammered to sound like the old 60's Tony Williams ride, but a little heavier:




This was a Zildjian ZBT 20" ride, now a very complex thin professional jazz ride.


This was once a Paiste 2002 22" ride:



Here's a "before and after" pic of a cheap 16" Headliner crash cymbal, now a professional dark thin crash:
See and hear my custom cymbals:JOHAN Custom Cymbals
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A 7" Splash, hammered from a flat B20 bronze alloy disc.

SOUNDFILE

See and hear my custom cymbals:JOHAN Custom Cymbals
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22" Dark Ride 2595 grams, re-created from a Paiste 3000 ride.


SOUNDFILE


See and hear my custom cymbals:JOHAN Custom Cymbals
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20" Light Complex Jazzride 1780 grams, re-created from a Paiste 2002 ride.


SOUNDFILE


See and hear my custom cymbals:JOHAN Custom Cymbals
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18" Dry Reverse China, hammered from a Paiste 2002 18" Crash


SOUNDFILE


See and hear my custom cymbals:JOHAN Custom Cymbals
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Here are 2 turkish cymbals I just re-created for a Belgian jazzdrummer. Each time you can hear a before and after clip.

- Bosphorus Ferit Turk 20" ride:

http://jvds.byethost15.com/3_BEFORE_AND_AFTER_MODIFICATION/Bosphorus_Ferit_Turk_20_before_and_after.mp3


- Agop Mel Lewis 21". This one had a very bad "barking seal" (a hollow gongy sound) stretching from the cup to halfway down the bow. That's completely gone now.

http://jvds.byethost15.com/3_BEFORE_AND_AFTER_MODIFICATION/Istanbul_Agop_Mel_Lewis_21_before_and_after.mp3
See and hear my custom cymbals:JOHAN Custom Cymbals
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Here's a set of cheap Sabian B8's which I just finished hammering for an Italian drummer.

Before and after clips and pics here:
http://jvds.byethost15.com/3_BEFORE_AND_AFTER_MODIFICATION/AMATEUR_into_PROFESSIONAL/SABIAN_B8_complete_set/
See and hear my custom cymbals:JOHAN Custom Cymbals
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20" Light Jazzride 1850 grams, hammered from a Zildjian Avedis.


SOUNDFILE


See and hear my custom cymbals:JOHAN Custom Cymbals
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What was the model for this Avedis Ride you hammered ? Ping Ride ? I own a 22' Avedis Ping Ride -that is the very first cymbal I bought, circa 1986- which I'd like to "darken", to fit with the other cymbals I own. My cymbals set is now mostly composed from K Custom (14'/17' KC dark crash, 20' KC dark ride, 14' KC dark hihats, 17' KC dark china, 18' K medium thin dark crash) and the Avedis Ping Ride is way too different in terms of sound from the other ones. Do you think it would be a good idea to hammer it ?
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Your 22" Avedis is an excellent cymbal to hammer. There are many different ways I can change it.

The above ride was a Medium ride, but whether it's a Ping ride or a Medium it doesn't make much difference. I change the cymbal totally anyway.

If you want to do it just send me an email. You find my emaildress and the hammering prices here:
http://jvds.byethost15.com/MODIFICATION_RATES-PROCEDURE-CONTACT.htm


You can read some comments on my work of drummers from all around the world here:
http://jvds.byethost15.com/PEOPLES_COMMENTS/
See and hear my custom cymbals:JOHAN Custom Cymbals
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16" Brash Crash, hammered from a Zildjian Avedis 16" Medium Crash.


SOUNDFILE


See and hear my custom cymbals:JOHAN Custom Cymbals