Zildjian Splash Cymbals

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Zildjian cymbals are manufactured by the Avedia Zildjian Company, the oldest family-run company in the United States and of the 300 oldest companies in the world today. Zildjian was first formed almost 400 years ago during the Ottoman Empire when they produced the first cymbals, crude metal noise making devices used to scare enemies. In 1908 Zildjian moved from Turkey to the United States in Boston, Massachusetts. At this new shop in Quincy MA Zildjian started to develop the first cymbals for use with drum sets. Since they had never been made before, Zildjian was the first company to name the different types of cymbals used with drums, such as ride, crash, splash, and hi hat. Zildjian cymbals are still being made today along with drum sticks and other accessories by the same family it has been for 14 generations.

A splash cymbal is a specialized type of crash cymbal that can provide more variation in a drummers kit. They range from 6″ – 12″ and have a high pitch, low volume, and short sustain. Splash cymbals are often used in unison with a snare drum or tom drum strike as an accent. You can also use a splash cymbal as your primary crash cymbal in low volume situations. Splash cymbals can be mounted with a traditional cymbal stand however because of their smaller size, they are often mounted with smaller boom arm attachments that allow better placement with less hardware in a drum set. Splash cymbals can also be mounted inverted on top of a traditional crash cymbal. This conserves space and also provides a different look to your cymbal setup.

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