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The Meinl Byzance series is made in Turkey and finished in Germany.This particular one is a 19″ Brilliant Medium Thin Crash. It sounds quite different than the Byzance Jazz series, but different in a good way.
Specifications
- Manufacturer Line: Byzance
- Type: Crash
- Style: Medium Thin
- Alloy: B20 – CuSn20 – 80% Copper, 20% Tin
- Diameter: 19″
- Metal Work: Hand Hammered, High Density Deep Hand Lathed, Brilliant Finish
- Weight: 3.5 Pounds
- MSRP: $520 USA; Street Price $279
- Meinl
With some Brilliant finishes, the lathing is smoothed down so much, it is hardly visible. That’s not the case here, probably because the lathing was very deep to begin with. It is hand hammered and lathed, as judged by the irregular distance between lathe lines and hammering placement. It has a very different sound than the Byzance 18″ Jazz Medium Thin Crash, reviewed here.
The frequencies are level between 300 Hz and 8 kHz, and then the spectrum declines to about 50 kHz. It has a large peak at 450 Hz, which gives it a distinct dark tonality.
The peak of the crash occurs at 0.2 seconds, with a slow decay (long sustain). So, it would be a great cymbal to end a song with.
Click HERE to listen to an audio sample, which will include crash (when appropriate), ride, and bell sounds (these are 24 bit, 176.4 kHz wav files, so be sure your sound card is capable of handling these high resolution sound files).