Sabian Crash Cymbals

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Sabian is one of the largest cymbal design and manufactureres in the world. They were founded in 1980 in Meductic, New Brunswick, Canada by Robert Zildjian. Robert was the son of Avedis Zildjian III who owned the Avedis Zildjian Company. Zildjian is the oldest cymbal manufacturer and the Zildjian family has been crating cymbals for almost 400 years. After an argument in the family over who was to take over ownership in Zildjian, Robert left and traveled to Canada to start his own cymbal business, which he named Sabian. Today, Sabian competes with Zildjian as one of the largest cymbal manufactures in the world. They offer a variety of cymbal types, from entry level beginner series to professional new rock styles and specialty vintage sets.

Crash cymbals are the traditional type of cymbals first played. They are designed to accent a rhythm. Most of the time the bass drum is often struck at the same time as the crash to provide more body to the sound and create a wide range of frequencies. Crash cymbals range in size from 14″ – 19″ and vary in thickness from razor thin to fat. The heavier and larger diameter crashes are actually more like hybrids between rides and crash cymbals. These crash/ride cymbals have larger bells and can be struck on the edge like a crash or played on top like a ride.

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