Sabian Hand Hammered Bright Hi-Hat Cymbals are quick, cutting and tonally cool. This heavy weight pair are the brightest sounding hi-hats in the Hand Hammered series, and they sparkle with a brilliant finish. Hand Hammered series cymbals speak with a musical darkness steeped in nearly 400 years of cymbal making history. They are warm, imaginative, and emotional. Sabian artisans craft with a secret process that turns bronze into soulful cymbals, rich with dark, traditional tone. It's a complex blend of sounds that comes together in a warm, musical mix capable of motivating the musician in any discerning drummer. Individually unique, the sound of a Hand Hammered Sabian cymbal is a piece of art.

The Byzance Hi-Hat Cymbals have a wide dynamic spectrum with a soft, warm sound. Unobtrusive and controlled open hi-hat sound with a crisp chick.Meinl's Byzance Traditional finish cymbals are handmade in Turkey using the traditional B20 bronze alloy. The profile of the cymbal is hand-hammered into shape. They are also lathed by hand. All this handwork goes into making a true musical instrument. These hi-hat cymbals have a nice dark character with an explosive attack and a long decay. Good for Latin, jazz, rock, pop and country . . . a good all around cymbal.

The Paiste Twenty Series Ride Cymbal is perfectly suited for pop, rock, blues, and Latin music. This ride cymbal produces a clear, silvery stick sound over a full, velvety wash. Perfect balance, expressive bell character, even and giving feel with great rebound.

Highly polished finish effects a clear, warm sound with bright overtones. The Byzance Ride Cymbal has a defined ping with medium sustain.The Byzance Brilliant Finish series is handmade in Turkey using B20 bronze alloy. The finish is extremely bright due to Meinl's two-step buffing process. The sound has a full mature dark tone that is good for almost any style of modern music.

The Mb8 crash cymbal by Meinl has an aggressive, energetic sound with shimmery highs and a responsive feel, and a powerful attack with medium sustain.The Mb8 cymbals prove Meinl's expertise in manufacturing cymbals out of B8 bronze alloy. They offer the best possible sound of a B8 bronze in combination with an outstanding look and performance.

The Stagg SH Series stands for affordability without compromise. These authentic hand-hammered, classically cast cymbals are offered at a price within reach of all drummers. This China cymbal features traditional timbres just as likely to be heard as part of a pro setup are now accessible to the drumming student or novice. Stagg SH Series cymbals can be divided into two categories: SH Regular has a darker sound with a matte finish and is available in medium weight only, while SH Brilliant offers a brighter sound with a shiny finish in a selection of weights.

These Bosphorus Hi-hats from the Antique Series deliver very dark tones with defined "chick" and great stick definition. The tops and bottoms are hand-lathed as pairs for a perfect match. The Antique Series marries the two lathing patterns found on the Traditional Series and the Turk Series. These cymbals offer the brilliance of a classic, lathed cymbal and the dryness of a raw, unlathed cymbal. The top side of each cymbal features an unlathed bell and a narrow strip of unlathed cymbal approximately half way between the bell and the edge. The bottom side of each cymbal is completely lathed.

Lightweight, sounds fairly washy and dark in a narrow frequency range. Meinl's Byzance Traditional finish crash cymbals are handmade in Turkey using the traditional B20 bronze alloy. The profile of the cymbal is hand-hammered into shape. They are also lathed by hand. All this handwork goes into making a true musical instrument. These crash cymbals have a nice dark character with an explosive attack and a long decay. Good for Latin, jazz, rock, pop and country . . . a good all around cymbal.

The Stagg SH Series stands for affordability without compromise. These authentic hand-hammered, classically cast cymbals are offered at a price within reach of all drummers. These medium hi-hats features traditional timbres just as likely to be heard as part of a pro setup are now accessible to the drumming student or novice. Stagg SH Series cymbals can be divided into two categories: SH Regular has a darker sound with a matte finish and is available in medium weight only, while SH Brilliant offers a brighter sound with a shiny finish in a selection of weights.

The Sabian Hand-Hammered Medium Hi-Hat Cymbals are warm, and full-bodied. They respond cleanly and musically with solid stick definition. Sabian Brilliant finish cymbals are highly buffed and preserved under a clear protective lacquer coating.Hand Hammered series cymbals speak with a musical darkness steeped in nearly 400 years of cymbal making history. They are warm, imaginative, and emotional. Sabian artisans craft with a secret process that turns bronze into soulful cymbals, rich with dark, traditional tone. It's a complex blend of sounds that comes together in a warm, musical mix capable of motivating the musician in any discerning drummer. The Sabian Hand Hammered cymbals sound artistically unique.