Modifying A $635 Cymbal - MOD Cymbals 

I'll do that! Thanks Lance!

Any idea what cymbal that is?

Agreed! That’s Peter Erskine I believe, playing those beautiful little vignettes… but if you listen to the actual theme tune, it sounds like VDrums or some kinda programmed thing…😩

Very cool! Best of luck with that! Be careful though, it gets addicting...

That's totally doable!

@@ReverieDrumCo I'm curious what it costs for your skills. I'm in Connecticut also

@@DRUMSandBUBS I've got an order form on my site with all the info on my mods: reveriedrums.com/shop/mod-cymbals

Yep! It's an Artisan Elite. Thanks a bunch!

Yep, Artisan Elite.

Definitely an Artisan....didn't pay any where near 600 bucks....that's an obscene price tag....

Sabian is expensive for no reason at all

You can but that material doesn't produce good sounds even modified.

Thank you! It's pretty crazy how it could be that expensive and sound like that beforehand...

Sorry, no. I choose not to work with that alloy. It's not worth it in my opinion.

It's a snare we made! Mahogany 14x5 w/ custom hoops done by a friend of ours.

That's definitely possible to dial down the stick click. I've got a mod order form on my website: reveriedrums.com/shop/p/cymbal-modification

I still do mods all the time if you want me to work on it! Here's the link: reveriedrums.com/shop/p/custom-modification

Holes would make the sound more aggressive and add a "white noise" color to the sustain. The way to lower the pitch would be to either loosen the tension or lathe weight off it.

I typically don’t. B8 is a very different metal composition that only really sounds “Ok” when it’s made using very particular specs. The higher copper content makes for a dead, hollow, and mushy sound when it’s lathed thin and hand hammered. There are some guys that do a great job with it though!

I don’t do too many super cheap cymbals. As long as it’s B20 material I’m good to mod it! B8, B10, and B15 alloy cymbals don’t usually turn out as well.

Sabian Artisan Elite

Sorta looks like a Sabian artisan elite

Ding ding! That’s right.

its actually crazy how much better the K cons sound imo while costing like 100 dollars less

I modify K Cons and Sabian Artisans like this all the time. Just because they have the high price tag doesn't mean they sound the best they can. I'm also an independent cymbalsmith so it's very easy to catch where these large brands rush the process and put out work that could be better.

@@ReverieDrumCo Well, reworking a Sabian Artisan is not always a bad idea. Have at it. A lot of the ones I've tried were clunkers. I think K Cons are decent cymbals though. Some might be a bit too heavy, but not everything has to be a jazz ride. If I owned a K Con that I wasn't mad about, I'd sell it and use the cash to get something else. The thing that I didn't understand was...why would someone pay all that much for a cymbal and then decide they don't like it? Even if they paid nothing for it and didn't like it. Sell it! It's going to cost money for the modification. I sold a used 20" K Con for 350. And it sold fast. I don't get it. If I had an old Avedis that could potentially sound good if I shaved some weight of it and hammered it, I'd send it to someone like yourself to do that for me, but a K Con? Nah. It is what it is. Just flip the thing and buy something else. Just my thinking on it.

@@alanduncan1980 you have a loser mindset. If something is wrong, the natural reaction should be how to fix it yourself. Especially if it involves a new skill that you are capable of learning. There are times when cut and run are needed, but that shouldn't be your default.

To each his own! That's the beauty of this artform is that each player has their own preferences.

@@ReverieDrumCo You do know that this cymbal was made to have hardly any ping and you messed it up or do you not know this because I have this cymbal

@@charlesjoneswomelsdorf840 I actually did exactly I wanted to do. I think I made it sound way better than it did. That's just my opinion though. You are perfectly fine to disagree.

@@ReverieDrumCo by the way where did you get your cymbal because I got mine new on ebay for $250

@@charlesjoneswomelsdorf840 I got this one from the customer who wanted it modified.