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 Post subject: Cymbals too shiny!
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:29 am 
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Hi Guys,

Looking for some advice if possible. I have a range of Sabian HHX cymbals and all of the ones I have bought over the years I got in the natural finish but when my girlfriend bought me a few she got them in the brilliant finish! Is there anything I can do to make the brilliant ones look dull like my natural ones? Of course if it is going to alter sound drastically I would not want to sacrifice that for a purely aesthetic goal.

Any help appreciated! :)

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 Post subject: Re: Cymbals too shiny!
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:09 am 
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Ron I think when they make cymbals brilliant they buff the metal itself, so its not a coating you can remove.
You could bury them for a while, or pour beer all over them, or rotate them in your hands for hours to darken them up but I don't think you'll get them to match.
enjoy em if they sound good!


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 Post subject: Re: Cymbals too shiny!
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:51 am 
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 Post subject: Re: Cymbals too shiny!
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:58 am 
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Kelly wrote:
Get a new girlfriend?

:shock: :lol:
One that try's to make you STOP playing. :evil: I'm sure most of us have been there.
Keep that one ;) , the encouraging kind, are difficult to find, harder to keep. ;)

Cheers

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 Post subject: Re: Cymbals too shiny!
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:43 am 
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You guys are making me laugh!

Try this: http://www.whiteriverfoundry.com/bronze ... basics.htm

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 Post subject: Re: Cymbals too shiny!
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:56 am 
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Thanks guys! :)

My girlfriend is indeed one of the very few interested in my hobby. A keeper for sure!

I'm pretty intrigued by the thought of sticking them in hole in my garden for a while! Pretty exciting to think what you may dig up!

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 Post subject: Re: Cymbals too shiny!
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:32 am 
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SonoRon wrote:

I'm pretty intrigued by the thought of sticking them in hole in my garden for a while! Pretty exciting to think what you may dig up!

Shiny cymbals with dirt on them?

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"Sabian Earth Series".
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