SmoothOperator
Gold Member
I have taken to mounting my 24A ping ride at a high angle and clamped. Almost like a China. My friend was always clamping it down whenever he played it. I'm starting to understand why. Does anyone else do this? Bummer the Drummer from the KC street band does, I can find some videos, if anyone is interested. I thought it looked cool, but kind of weird when I first saw it.
It seems the cymbal sounds better when the stick is going into and away from the bow, also I think the clamping makes it sound better at lower volumes. Maybe the ride is fairly stiff, and the clamp gets it to bend into the higher modes with less effort? A side effect is that the bell is easier to reach, and I can get more out of the bell than a shoulder hit. When I mount it kind of high to be able to ding the edge, I feel like its a gong.
It seems the cymbal sounds better when the stick is going into and away from the bow, also I think the clamping makes it sound better at lower volumes. Maybe the ride is fairly stiff, and the clamp gets it to bend into the higher modes with less effort? A side effect is that the bell is easier to reach, and I can get more out of the bell than a shoulder hit. When I mount it kind of high to be able to ding the edge, I feel like its a gong.