Yes!!! The concept of modifying old cymbals takes another step forward. Great setup

Not only a beautiful cymbal, but beautiful drums and beautiful playing as well

huge Improvement on that symbol you made it sound really good I'd buy it in a heartbeat

very impressive drumming! you have great sound

Niceeeeee!! I am going to build my lathe soon thank u!!

I have the same 20'' - sounds identical to yours pre lathe. I must say it's sounding great after your work - Just picked up a 40's 22'' Trans Stamp I'm enjoying right now.

Congratulations!

That set is killer. Love the abalone/peacock snare.

My 90's Chester Thompson signature ride is 4000 grams. It's .....heavy.

Wow - that's beautiful

Sounds a whole lot better after the lathe not only that it looks brand new again it kind of reminds me of a crash ride on the A series

Very cool!

May be worth a mention that newly lathed cymbals take a while to 'settle'. Apparently something to do with the way the metal mellows after machining? More of an atomic vibe . . . and yes, it really needs time for the cymbal to find its own unique sound.

Brilliant idea! Rid the world of heavy cymbals, please!

My old 22" Deep Ride weighs 3,800 grams or so. I also want to modify it taking off 1,000 grams or more.

great work.i think the bell sounds much better

Nice playing, too BTW

Great work I have a beautiful old Paiste 602 I would love to take some weight off. Do you work on others cymbals or just your own?

i think it actually sound pretty good as is! As a lover of the scdr i think the problem for me is not just weight. For me a cymbal has to be dark. Great job on that one. I have one i will probably bring in sometime if u guys still do this

Save for an A. Zildjian 3136 gram, 50s Block Letter 26" ride I had, I think almost EVERY cymbal I have played could benefit from a substantial weight reduction!

Hello Steve; I am glad that you are experimenting with instrumental sound influence. My Earth Tones Cymbals usually get polarized into two camps as well...the lovers and the haters. I hand make all of my offerings from stainless steel which by virtue of being a huge contrast in comparison to traditional bronze, is immediately suspect to conditioned drummers and percussionists. That is as it should be when one is pioneering into new artistic territory and I must say that I welcome all forms of criticism relative to my craft and techniques. It is not uncommon for me, as the creator, to experience and acknowledge my own triumphs and tragedies regarding the end product that is achieved in my own workshop. Ultimately however, I must concede that there is a place in somebody's arsenal, ie: sound spectrum for even darker, trashier and even seemingly "ugly" sounding cymbals. Sometimes a drummer needs a sound that is able to express pain, depression and confusion or any number of other voices of tension and stress. I generally aim for bright, lively, crisp and lively sounding cymbals but sometimes the hammer and resulting shape and tension of the cymbal will say otherwise. Wabi Sabi.

What kind of lathe is that??

What a great concept. How much does this usually run per cymbal?

Great,will this be something offered to drummers in the New York store?? I think it'll be a great service you can offer drummers, bring in your old heavy cymbals and get a new lease on life! Also for those of us that can't afford the expensive new [or vintage] cymbals this is something that would help.Thanks again.

Yes, much nicer. Congrats!

How about buying a cymbal appropriate for the music? That cymbal wasn't intended for that dry jazz sound. It's like taking deeper Tom's and cutting them down.

@2:04......what is the name of that beat?

What track is playing during the lathing?

Where in IL..??

Now that you have a lathe at the shop... Spizzichinos should lower in price! 😏

How high the moon!

it lost just a little bit of 'ping', but overall it still sounds better

Made it higher pitched due to reduced mass, I don't like that personally. You've essentially just upcycled a vintage cymbal into a new one. It's not exactly the same cymbal tonally anymore. It's not a bad approach though, I mean you did what you set out to do.

Cymbals aren't like drums/guitars or bases. They are a unique instrument. Does re/making them not go against copyright as I know all Zildjians are stamped?

The point of old cymbals is that they don't need modifying?

For me! Is not a option!!! If you buy a cymbal, you can quest about the weight! And if the seller say to mi it have 20" and 2750g i buy it not!!! but if he sayed 20" 1923g i say yes thanks will buy it!!! Than i get an original cymbal with stamp and sound!!! But here i think it sounds like a heavy cymbal, sounds not good! You must think the process of the cymbalmade! The cymbal get his weight klass before lathering than it came thin to the hamer and after it will be lathering!!! And than it sounds goot!!! But here was a heavy cymbal that was hammered and with lethering alone you can not do make it like a lighter one becouse the process!!! This cymbal have the heavy tone! It sounds not like a lighter one that hear a drummer!!! Its not the same! Im from austria and know one thay do that and he sayed to me "you dount know what happens with the sound" you can make that but it will be have the character of a heavy cymbal and sound like a heavy and thin in one! Its not a good way, becouse the process that a cymbal need!!! That need it!!! You get with lathering not that what you want! That have say the man to me if i quest him about that. He sayed that you can gat a "good" cymbal or the same bell like before!!! ...buy thiner cymbals! Thats rhe right way for good sound. That is only a help for one who have a heavy one! But you get not the same like a thin cymbal!!! Its the complete process by cymbalmaking that you need!

Much improved...still not great

That cymbal was made years ago with blood sweat and tears. Now some idiot remakes it? Are vintage drums going to be next?