cracked a cymbal

my first one:cry: it will look great on my wall

My heart goes out to you. But please don't cut it down and try to sell it as a smaller cymbal.

My heart goes out to you. But please don't cut it down and try to sell it as a smaller cymbal.

Damn! Someone beat me to the joke!

Time to buy a wuhan and use the cracked cymbal as a stacker.

Welcome to the first of many. I have about 5 Paiste 2002 18" and 20" power crashes in my garage with 2inch cracks.

I can't throw them out.

If you've got a collection of them you could try what Gaving Harrison has done: cut them down to splash-cymbal size (or smaller) and make a kind of a bell tree out of them.

I say cut around it, then add some rivets. I like the china idea as well. Or maybe pm Ddrumbum for some finishing pointers! Whatever you do, never refer to it as 100%. That bastard, whenever the idea of cracked cymbals comes up I think of him. At least he provided hours of entertainment for everyone.

How big is the crack by the way, and cymbal size?

Can't you drill a small hole where the crack ends to keep it from spreading?

FP

That doesn't work unless it's a ride cymbal for a small worship group. I think the issue is metal fatigue do to constant bashing and chaotic deformation.

I've tried that several times: no workee. The only way to stop the crack is to take a large-sized chunk out of the cymbal and round the corners. Which pretty much trashes the cymbal anyway . . .

I've been screwin' around making a version of this:

I kinda ragged on them a while back, but really because of the price, which for a decent sized one is $40./$50.

So I cut dowm an old Z-ride into a kinda ) shape, drilled seven holes and have been experimenting with various sized washers, attached with brass screws and lock nuts. It's still a work in progress, fun, and something to do with a cracked ride. I'll post some pictures soon. Later

+1...it's what I do......but I don't re-sell them.......

They make really nice effects cymbals.

Nice thread mates!

Ouch in the wallet! RIP 2002's....

Yeah the only saving grace is that is they were accumulated over many years. I think I even went through the stage where they changed from power crash to HEAVY crash...or perhaps that was the other way around?

With a careful grind, a couple don't sound bad at all. in fact i relegate those to studio demo work and have switched to Z series Zildjians for the live work.

I know they sound like cannon shells next to the 2002s but I just can't justify maintaining the Paistes for live work when the z series seem to have held up so well.

hang it on the wall, making sure wall's big nuff for the many more to come...do what i did, w/ sharpie, write down when,where,club name(if applicable),on it!!

wall will look awesome and each one will bring back memory's!!!

PS: Shhhwweet looking cymbal marko46...

Keep it on your kit until it falls apart, thats what I have done with an old 10" that a friend decided to use a mallet on. Its lasted 4 years since it started to crack, and has a good 4" around x 1.5" deep chunk gone. But it has a sharp trashy sound with excellent decay. I love it, its more like a 6" splash now.

Drilling holes can slow the spread of cracks, as I have another older 12" that has two cracks accross from each other (from being bent). Holes drilled kept the cracks still for a few months of regular and heavy use. But in the end, it is not going to save the cymbal.