iCe
Gold Member
Hi everyone,
Earlier i posted about that my bottom hi-hat wasn't horizontal on the stand anymore. I was convinced that the felt on the stand was in need of replacement, so yesterday i replaced everything.
At first it looked ok, but during playing i noticed that the bottom was tilted again in certain parts. Then the idea (and shock) hit me that it might be warped. Took it off, but it on a nearby table and could see that it was warped. Took it home, tried it on another surface and yup... it's warped. The top cymbal is fine though and still perfectly flat.
To quote a lyric from the Dire Straits song 'On Every Street'; i don't know how it happened. I take care of my cymbals, keep them in the bag, haven't cracked a cymbal in ages, it's not technique, didn't drop it, didn't stand on it etc.
So I'm really baffled on how this could happen... the cymbal is almost 10 years old now, but i have a hard time believing that a thick bottom cymbal can't take the same amount of 'beating' the top has endured.
It's a Zildjian 14" A New Beat btw.
How can i fix this? Suggestions? Tips?
Can i send it to Zildjian to repair it or should i find someone who can hammer it flat again?
Btw; the gap in the pics look larger than they really are. It's a few milimeters (almost a ballpoint pen's tip).
Pics are from both sides, so it almost look likes 2 sides are off.
Earlier i posted about that my bottom hi-hat wasn't horizontal on the stand anymore. I was convinced that the felt on the stand was in need of replacement, so yesterday i replaced everything.
At first it looked ok, but during playing i noticed that the bottom was tilted again in certain parts. Then the idea (and shock) hit me that it might be warped. Took it off, but it on a nearby table and could see that it was warped. Took it home, tried it on another surface and yup... it's warped. The top cymbal is fine though and still perfectly flat.
To quote a lyric from the Dire Straits song 'On Every Street'; i don't know how it happened. I take care of my cymbals, keep them in the bag, haven't cracked a cymbal in ages, it's not technique, didn't drop it, didn't stand on it etc.
So I'm really baffled on how this could happen... the cymbal is almost 10 years old now, but i have a hard time believing that a thick bottom cymbal can't take the same amount of 'beating' the top has endured.
It's a Zildjian 14" A New Beat btw.
How can i fix this? Suggestions? Tips?
Can i send it to Zildjian to repair it or should i find someone who can hammer it flat again?
Btw; the gap in the pics look larger than they really are. It's a few milimeters (almost a ballpoint pen's tip).
Pics are from both sides, so it almost look likes 2 sides are off.