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    So I have the cheap crash cymbal that came with the Rockwood kit. I was going to toss in to the trash.


    Then I thought..................

    It kinda sounds cool..





















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    I to have a cheap ride cymbal, an old sabian solar... Would it sound alright to rivet it, or should I just spend the money on a new cymbal, pre riveted?
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    Quote Originally Posted by PerpetualFrog
    I to have a cheap ride cymbal, an old sabian solar... Would it sound alright to rivet it, or should I just spend the money on a new cymbal, pre riveted?

    I think it depends on how the cymbals sound as of now. For me, I was going to just throw it in the trash so I experimented with it. It's just something else to hit on for now until I can buy a nicer cymbal..


    I also have a set of beat up bent hi hats. One of them is really bent up! I want to put one on top of the other, (with the bells facing the same way) when I hold them like that in my hand, they give off a quick smash/crash sound. (kinda rattle against each other)

    Just trying out weird stuff with trashy cymbals..




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    Wow .... that last one looks like a perfect candidate for a homemade sizzle cymbal project!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Musicnut74
    Wow .... that last one looks like a perfect candidate for a homemade sizzle cymbal project!!


    LOL, it just might! Heck, I'll put the 2 together and put rivets through the bottom one! ROTFL


    Actually, that's not a half bad idea!
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    Cool Added rivets to a cheap cymbal

    Sounds like you just cooked up a trash cymbal, man...and I bet it cooks!
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    I have seen people take hihats like that and cut one of them down to 12" and just stack them on top of each other on a cymbal stand. The smaller one sitting on top of the large one gives you a very quick trash sound that dies off almost immediatly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1DrumBum
    I have seen people take hihats like that and cut one of them down to 12" and just stack them on top of each other on a cymbal stand. The smaller one sitting on top of the large one gives you a very quick trash sound that dies off almost immediatly.
    Yeah, that's exactly what I have in mind.
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    I did the exact same thing a while ago.

    Put rivets in a solar 16" crash.

    Sounds sweet now, china mixed with a splash kind of.

    Wasn't doing anything lying around anyways.
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    Go for it XJ99. Its garbage now, it'll probably sound better. I use a 16in wuhan china on an x-hat with a cutdown crash on top. Sounds way cool. Never hurts to try new things, and a cool sound is a cool sound no matter how you get it.

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    I to have a cheap ride cymbal, an old sabian solar... Would it sound alright to rivet it, or should I just spend the money on a new cymbal, pre riveted?
    I did it to my solar, go for it

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    You Can Also Try To Put A Smaller Cymbal On Top Of Another , With The Bell Down .
    It Works Like A China .........

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