Hand-hammering and re-creating cymbals

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Johan VDS

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Sujet de la discussion Posté le 23/05/2006 à 18:45:17

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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Johan VDS

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81 Posté le 19/11/2006 à 16:44:41

20" Complex Flatride (2205 grams) hammered from a Zildjian Avedis.

SOUNDFILE

See and hear my custom cymbals:JOHAN Custom Cymbals

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82 Posté le 20/11/2006 à 12:26:48

Hors sujet : Hey Johan, one of my friends is going to take my A Ping Ride for a try. He drums jazz and misses the dry ping of that cymbal, that he used to play 10 years ago. So, for the moment, I am waiting for his advice.

Johan VDS

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83 Posté le 28/11/2006 à 21:49:14

Here's a 17" Perforation Trash which I made from a Zildjian Z Custom Crash.

The SOUNDFILE is a little distorted because of the very loud peak of the crash sound... Still this cymbal can speak very softly too and opens up at the slightest touch. It has a very wide dynamic range and can produce anything from a very quiet warm trashy wash to a fierce oriental crash. It's also very ride-able.