Cracking Wuhan

[superstar93]

I have a 16 inch wuhan china and it just started to crack.....its about an inch long crack. any way to repair it or stop it?

[muchulos]

Hi,
well, generally i have to say: Mostly when a cymbal gets cracks its not up to the quality of the cymbal. Mostly it`s wrong mounted or wrong played.

However:
If you can stop the crack depends on where it is.
If it is at the edge: Bore hole on the end of the crack. This will stop the crack to grow.
If it is somewhere else you can try this too, but i think it will not help a long time.

[Biscuit]

I would just replace it with a new one. Wuhan China's are priced very cheap and won't break the bank buying a new one. Or if you rather have a nicer china check ebay or craigslist for a good used one. With your current china cracked now is good a time as any to look and see if you can get a better one. JMO

[T.Underhill]

Cymbals crack sometimes and Wuhans are thin. Drilling out a crack properly will extend the life for a while but if you're into getting another one invest now, the price will only go up in the future.

[alparrott]

If the sound isn't terribly compromised and if you're planning on getting a new one anyway, this would be a great time to experiment with a pair of tin snips, a drill, and some rivets and/or tambourine jingles. You could end up with a very unique sound all your own!

[IL DUCE]

One of the great advantages to playing Wuhan China's as far as Cymbals go they are dirt cheap. a New 16" is about $35.00 or you could go for a little larger size that is a little heavier the 17" or 18" sizes are very popoular and both are under $50 bucks.

[McShmoopy]

If you do like your China and want to keep it alive as long as possible without repair, just be sure to be careful where you hit it. Use Cymbals Sleeves as well as accentuators which I found extended the life of my Cracked ZXT China for about a year of continious playing.

If you do plan on repairing, drill a hole at the end of the crack which is bigger then the crack itself. I do reccomend a fairly big hole as my school did a really tiny hole and it failed to stop the crack.

You could try the epoxy method and bake it in an oven or use a heat gun.

My friend did the following and his 22" AAX Stage Ride hasn't gotten any worse and still has most of its original sound.

Stick some masking tape on the base of the crack, put epoxy or glue onto the top, hit the crack fairly hard but not excessively until the epoxy/glue gets fairly deep into the crack. Then immediately wipe the excess take the masking tape off the base and grab a Heat Gun/Hair Dryer and heat the crack for about 3 - 4 minutes. Get either a multi clamp or some duck tape and tape both sides of the crack so the cymbal is level, now leave the Cymbal in a fairly cool area (NOT the fridge) for about 24 hour.

he did this about a year ago and his ride still kicking it, I'm trying this out so I'll let you know how it goes.

[remoking]

that's what you get for buying a wuhan...