can anything be done with cracked cymbals?

[thereformant]

Cracked my crash last night, its not the best crash ever but since drums is a secondary instrument would definitely be interesting in any tips that might help me eke it out a bit longer.

So far crack is about 2cm long running diagonally from the edge. It actually started a lot smaller but i kept playing it through the rehearsal and it did grow a bit.

Obviously once it gets too bad i guess i have the option of using it as a trash but i really need 2 crashes for what im playing.

Follow up question, best budget crash?

[Jazzy_Jefferson]

What size is the cymbal that has cracked?
What model/make was it?

[thebeagle]

Cracked my crash last night, its not the best crash ever but since drums is a secondary instrument would definitely be interesting in any tips that might help me eke it out a bit longer.

You can postpone the inevitable by drilling a small hole at the innermost point of the crack, but in the long run it's a goner I'm afraid.

Follow up question, best budget crash?

I'm a massive fan of Stagg cymbals (the SH and DH range in particular), but they vary massively in quality - either be prepared to go out and try a load of them, or they're often cheap enough secondhand on eBay to take a blind punt and see if you get a good one (I've pulled a few excellent crashes for twenty or thirty quid like this).

[Jazzy_Jefferson]

You can postpone the inevitable by drilling a small hole at the innermost point of the crack, but in the long run it's a goner I'm afraid.



I'm a massive fan of Stagg cymbals (the SH and DH range in particular), but they vary massively in quality - either be prepared to go out and try a load of them, or they're often cheap enough secondhand on eBay to take a blind punt and see if you get a good one (I've pulled a few excellent crashes for twenty or thirty quid like this).

Pretty much. However I am curious as to why its cracked.... You can avoid (well as best you can) cracking and breakages by selecting the appropriate cymbal for your playing style.

[thereformant]

Going to try the drilling thing. Eke out as long as I can

It's nothing fancy a paiste brasstone, I got it second hand about 10 years ago but its only started seeing week in, week out use last year.

I reckon I should look for something bigger and heavier sound wise anyway which should I guess also be harder to crack. 16" seems to short, want them to ring out a bit more. Doing post-rocky / metally type stuff.

[Jazzy_Jefferson]

Going to try the drilling thing. Eke out as long as I can

It's nothing fancy a paiste brasstone, I got it second hand about 10 years ago but its only started seeing week in, week out use last year.

I reckon I should look for something bigger and heavier sound wise anyway which should I guess also be harder to crack. 16" seems to short, want them to ring out a bit more. Doing post-rocky / metally type stuff.

The key thing to remember: Thicker cymbals does not necessarily give you cymbals that last longer. They are brittle and likely to crack. What you need is large (18''+), medium or medium thin cymbals. Something with a bit of "give." This will also give you the decay (ring) you want.

EDIT - Stagg SH regular Medium crash 18'' should be about £70 brand new!! Bargain.

[MrMenturm]

You could cut it down and make it into more of an effects cymbal... seems a waste to just dash it. You may want to look at your technique, if you're hitting your cymbals too hard, you're going to go through loads of them.