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Meinl 18" MB20 Heavy Crash Cymbal Hand Hammered Turkey B20 Bronze Brilliant*
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Description
Meinl Crash Cymbal
Model: MB20 Heavy Crash (MB20-18HC-B)
Era: 2000s - Heavy Crash now discontinued
B20 Bronze
Diameter: 18"
Weight: 1757g - Heavy Weight
Brilliant Finish
Original Ink Logos
USA Shipping $25 / Worldwide $85 - Canada $75, Australia $95
Condition Description: EXC - Cymbal is in Excellent Condition with no Cracks, Hairlines, Keyholing, no damages
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More Info:
The strapline for Meinl´s Mb20 cymbals is simple: Aggressive Design, Aggressive Sound. It´s a phrase designed to catch the attention of decibel-dealing drummers of all persuasions.
The Mb20s are about take-it-or-leave-it heaviness. A series of instruments created to deliver massive volume and searing tonal energy to tear through layers of distorted rhythm guitars. All-rounders are well and good, but this kind of genre-specific cymbals make for fun time in the review studio
The clue is in the name of Meinl´s new series. The Mb20s are crafted from B20 alloy (80 percent copper, 20 percent tin), just like the company´s respected Byzance ‘traditional´ range. Each cymbal in the series starts life as an individual cast blank, an expensive but quality-ensuring method that is in keeping with the Mb20s´ high-end nature.
Cast and then hand-hammered, the cymbals are shipped from Turkey to Meinl´s German base where they are treated to sound-shaping lathing and polishing. In addition to the sonic character that this process imparts, it also makes for a line of extremely sexy looking metals. Hammering marks are extensive on all the cymbals here and the polished surfaces look fantastic.
Perfect eye candy for metallers for whom bigger and brasher is almost always better.