A dark ride cymbal with strength and projection.
Sound Character: Medium dark, warm, full. Medium wide range with fairly clean mix. Graceful, light feel, very controllable. Fairly strong woody ping.
Introduction: 1996
Background: Re-created lost cymbal sounds from traditional Blues, Swing, Big Band, Cool Jazz, Be-Bop and Hard Bop era of the 1930 s to the 1960 s
Innovation: First cymbal series to be researched and newly developed to achieve authentic historical, dark, oriental and rich sounds
Alloy: Patented Signature Bronze
Quality: Professional
Production: Manual craftsmanship. Hand hammering, hand lathing. Proprietary manufacturing methods
Applications: Soft to medium loud settings. Live and recording. Classic to modern Jazz, Blues, Swing, Big Band, Country, Funk, Reggae, R&B and Soul as well as Pop and moderate Rock. Also excellently suited for acoustic and vocal-oriented music and percussive playing with sticks, mallets, or hands. Very well suited for classical applications and swelling accents
Users: Professional musicians, inspired professional drummers, enthusiasts, collectors. All players who need warm, traditional sound and soft, responsive feel in their cymbals
Sound: Dark, broad, complex, warm, smoky, oriental and sparkling with special emphasis on volume control, dynamics and stick feel. Some models feature particularly soft, trashy or dirty qualities
