Even though I am playing more B20 and 2002 cymbals now, my old PST5 Medium Crash is still unmatched.
I love that thing.
Yes
Which is why I said 2002 instead of just saying b20
But I also said 2002 because apparantly Paiste makes special alloy for 2002 cymbals.
Really? I thought they used their own. I always read there CuSn8 Bronze and thought it might be different. Everyone else just calls it B8.
I think that 2002 and PTS5 are the same alloy but the 2002's are made by hand and in switz. Which is what makes the prices different. I think anyways.
CuSn8 is the formula, B8 is the popular name (Bronze 8).
THe PST5's are, as you say, machine made in Germany. The 2002's are Swizz-made and are machine hammered mainly, and hand hammering occures to correct the machine hammering. This is not the same machine-hammering (or computer-hammering) that Zildjian uses. Paiste uses a pheumatic (sp.?) hammer, which means a person contolls the speed of the hamer hits and how hard the blows are. The guy who hammers the cymbal also spins it around so the hammering will cover the whole cymbal. There are some great videos on youtube, hosted by Nicko McBrain, check 'em out
Really? I thought they used their own. I always read there CuSn8 Bronze and thought it might be different. Everyone else just calls it B8.
I think that 2002 and PTS5 are the same alloy but the 2002's are made by hand and in switz. Which is what makes the prices different. I think anyways.