To be honest, I'm a huge fan of the Turk-style sound, so I was thinking, "Is he going to destroy the sound of this cymbal?" But my goodness, the "after" cymbal is so beautiful! Amazing expansion of the bright sticking and a lovely, super-low wash. Fantastic job!
The after mod cymbal is way better in so many ways. It's more versatile, has a sweet stick attack, a wider frequency range, and looks to be more playable. Big improvement overall!
Wow!, Prof Roberts does it again!. This is an interesting one, as I like that Turk Mehmet as it was. As far as Turks go this was a good example. It was what it was..... sharp stick, kinda clangy, dry and raw. You transformed it into a very different instrument. The stick def is much warmer with a sweeter spread all around. The personality is now "broader". I'd say you gave the customer exactly what they were asking for. Now I'm looking at my old Bosphorus Turk Series thin 21 & 1/2" (2669g), and wondering what it could become?? 🤔
Thanks John! I agree that the original example was really nice and an example of a good Turk style Ride. That gave me a really nice place to start from.
I'm so glad I checked out your channel! Been following you on instagram for a while, but now you're helping me on the way to becoming a cymbal nerd haha! Quick question, what do you think about Agop's 30th anniversary rides? The are completely hand hammered, right? And do you have any experiences modifying one? Thanks
Thanks Joel! I have modified a bunch of 30ths actually. Not all of them are well tuned/balanced so they can have really prominent hums and tones that muddy up the overall sound. Just my opinion though!
nice work. the original sounded good as well. interesting how you can see the hammering pattern on the turk version. depending on the light, you really see narrow bows of hammermarks from bell to edge. are these done with an air pressure hammer by istanbul??
Yeah, I agree. It was a really nice sounding cymbal before. Yeah those are certainly done by a human-operated machine. A lot of turkish brands utilize machine hammering in their production process.
Sounded like a bin lid on the way in, left like shimmering gem. Personally, I feel like crusty, dark, ultra dry cymbals are something of a fad that will pass. They look cool but they sound... well I don't like it and they often disappear, sonically in a band context