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A bronze disc that ends sentences drummers were never allowed to finish quietly.
means A cymbal is a round, slightly concave metal plate, usually bronze, that produces a sharp clashing or ringing sound when struck or paired with another.
from From Latin 'cymbalum,' itself borrowed from Greek 'kymbalon,' which comes from 'kymbe' meaning a hollow vessel, bowl, or cup — a fitting root for an instrument shaped like an upturned dish. That same 'kymbe' is possibly related to a wider family of words for curved, hollow things. The word rang its way through Latin into Old English and Old French before settling into its modern spelling.
- secret alloy
- Zildjian guarded its bronze recipe for 400 years
- crash physics
- Vibrates chaotically with no single fundamental pitch
- war roots
- Ancient armies clashed them to terrify enemies
- hand hammered
- Tiny hammer dents shape every cymbal's voice
- loud math
- A crash can exceed 110 decibels close up
zildjian — turkish-american cymbal manufacturer founded 1623, used by drummers worldwide
sabian — canadian cymbal company founded 1981, official cymbal of the grammys
paiste — swiss cymbal manufacturer founded 1901, used by metal and rock drummers