Members SublimeOi Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 is no fun.I have a 22" Zildjian ride from the 70's and it was seriously the best cymbal ive ever played. It always had a little knick on it and after about 2 years of playing it the knick just turned into a small crack which will keep getting bigger.And soon enough i will have to buy a new ride. I wish i could fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mamberg Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 you can drill it, but you can't fix it......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rockbeat Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Yup. Time to buy a new ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members armitage787 Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 it will make a great wall decoration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SublimeOi Posted April 26, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 thanksi'll probably end up getting a new ride soon any suggestions? i want a loud ride with a good crash sound and a good ping sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mamberg Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Originally posted by armitage787 it will make a great wall decoration! maybe even a clock!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flaat Posted April 27, 2006 Members Share Posted April 27, 2006 you could drill a small hole at the end of the crack. That should prevent it from getting bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Old Steve Posted April 27, 2006 Members Share Posted April 27, 2006 Originally posted by Flaat you could drill a small hole at the end of the crack. That SHOULD prevent it from getting bigger. I think a better prediction is that drilling a hole at the end of the crack COULD prevent it from spreading. A couple things are just as likely: 1.) the crack already extends further than is visible on the surface of the cymbal. Lots of people end up drilling where crack is already established, and in reality the crack has already spread further into the cymbal than where they drill. 2.) the hole that is drilled actually stops the crack, temporarily, but the crack continues to spread again later on. Think of it this way, at one point (pre-crack) the cymbal vibrated "together" with itself since it was one unit. Now, where the crack is, you have two "independent" surfaces, so one side of the crack might be vibrating upward while the other side of the crack is vibrating downward. The hole you drilled is now dealing with opposing forces, and eventually a new crack develops. Anyway, drilling can work for a while, but the odds are favorable that even a well placed hole will only slow down the inevitable cracking process once it's begun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SublimeOi Posted April 27, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 27, 2006 i don't know if drilling a hole will do mmuch, because theres already a noticeable difference in the sound of the cymbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rockbeat Posted April 28, 2006 Members Share Posted April 28, 2006 It certainly won't improve the sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SublimeOi Posted April 28, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 28, 2006 anyone selling a vintage zildjian 22" ride? :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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