My Custom Cymbals

Denn1s · 20. Februar 2006

http://users.telenet.be/cymbzd…%20PROFESSIONAL%20cymbal/

Its just linked to the folder now, download the mp3 by yourself.

/E: The cymbals sound quite nice, how did you do that, is there a instruction guide around or something?

Johan VDS · 20. Februar 2006

Thanks. No there's no instruction guide. I've been hammering cymbals for many years. I learned to do it myself.

buddler · 20. Februar 2006

I think it is time that somebody writes a cymbal-hammering guide

By the way: Your work is so impressive. Especially your rework of a Headliner Crash.

How is it possible to give that cymbal such a warm tone, compared to the original?

I thought the main tone characteristics were linked to the material (b20 warm ...down to with b8 kind of aggressive, loud and cold)? I've read that on the meinl homepage.

It seems to me, that these law can be broken ... by you.

Can't you just tell a bit about manipulating the tone?

Enzi · 20. Februar 2006

Hi Johan,

I've been following your recent work on cymbalholic.com. It's great to have you here. Given that we have quite a few cymbalholic regulars here, your work is highly appreciated here

Please keep us posted on your progress.

Enzi

Johan VDS · 20. Februar 2006

Zitat

I thought the main tone characteristics were linked to the material (b20 warm ...down to with b8 kind of aggressive, loud and cold)? I've read that on the meinl homepage

Meinl is right about B20 and B8. But the big companies don't take the time to really hammer their cymbals intensively.

If bronze is hammered really intensively and strategically it can sound SO much warmer than we are used to hear. Even B8. It only takes a LOT of hammer work to get all the sound potential out.

That's why I started doing this. I always felt that many cymbals were missing a certain dimension. Even expensive B20 cymbals can sound so much better. Actually I'm now rehammering a very expensive Zildjian K Constantinople ride for a drummer from Austria. It will sound MUCH warmer, deeper and richer after I'm done.

There are a couple of B8 cymbals on my site that i rehammered into warm and dark sounding cymbals. Like some Paiste 2002's, Paiste Dimensions, a Paiste 3000 and a cheap Zildjian ZBT 20' ride. Just listen to them now, you will not recognize the typically high pitched cold B8 sound anymore.

black-avenger · 22. Februar 2006

Maybe you can show us the reslut of your Zildjian K modification =).

I'm looking forward to see pictures of this and also to get some sound examples.

EiSnare · 22. Februar 2006

die vorher-nachher beispiele sind echt der hammer!!!

Really great work!!!!

Bibbelmann · 23. Februar 2006

I might do send you a cymbal, too. Like your work

Note The Ghost · 23. Februar 2006

wow

Rockstar · 24. Februar 2006

So der (auch von mir) hoch geschätzte Service von Johan wird jetzt mal genutzt :D.

Meine Cymbals sind gerade auf den Weg zu ihm.

Ich bin schon so wahnsinnig gespannt auf das Ergebnis :).

Gruß
Adrian

Johan VDS · 24. Februar 2006

Zitat

Original von Rockstar
Meine Cymbals sind gerade auf den Weg zu ihm.

Perhaps I'll post the "before and after" soundfiles of Adrian's cymbals here for all of you to listen to.

Rockstar · 24. Februar 2006

Of course you can, Johan.
You are the boss ;).

Johan VDS · 26. Februar 2006

Forgot to say, I also turn cymbals with edge-cracks into smaller cymbals.
I first cut them down and then I rehammer them completely.
It's even possible to make a different type of cymbal with a cut down cymbal. A crash can be turned into a china or into another totally crazy and even new kind of effect-cymbal.

Johan VDS · 10. März 2006

Zitat

Original von black-avenger
Maybe you can show us the reslut of your Zildjian K modification =).

The Zildjian K Constantinople 20" medium ride that was sent to me is finished now.

The owner wanted it to become much lower in pitch and not so stiff and pingy. So I had to rehammer the cymbal completely.
Here is the "before and after" soundfile:

http://jvds.byethost15.com/Zil…nd_after_modification.mp3

Johan VDS · 10. März 2006

Why doesn't the link show up as supposed to...:( Can anyone explain how I must do this ?

seppel · 10. März 2006

der hier funktioniert:

http://jvds.byethost15.com/

buddler · 11. März 2006

I think you should start renaming your mp3-files without spaces.
Linux-based servers dislike filenames including spaces or "%20"

Rockstar · 11. März 2006

Johan,

again: Well done!

Regards
Adrian

Rockstar · 11. März 2006

So, liebe Leute,

die Becken sind fertig!

Also, es waren einmal Zildjian ZBT cymbals in 20", 16", 14" (jetzt 20", 16" und 13") und klingen jetzt gut.

Spitzen Arbeit!

http://jvds.byethost15.com/

Einfach auf " ZILDJIAN ZBT MODIFICATION INTO PRO JAZZ CYMBALS" klicken.

Viele Grüße
Rockstar

drumsandbeats · 15. März 2006

Konnte mich jetzt selbst von Johans Fähigkeiten überzeugen lassen: Siehe hier.

Dank je wel, Johan!

Sven

Jetzt mitmachen!