vyacheslav
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Also, Cardinal Percussion (formerly Universal Percussion) has reissued the old Zildjian "Cymbal Snaps". I like the look of these, but they have a few minor disadvantages compared to Camber T-Tops:
1. You can lose the felt in transit (you can on the T-Tops too, but not as often)
2. The middle "T" part moves (rotates around on a rivet hinge aka "snap" up or down), so it can rattle at times, but unless you're doing a quiet cymbal roll with mallets you'll never hear the rattle. By the way, the middle "T" part just simply rotates, there is no "snapping" into place. Sometimes the vibration of the cymbal will cause it to rotate in to the "down" position, meaning your cymbal could potentially fly off the stand.
3. Because of the "T" needing to rotate into the "down" position, the threads are not cut as deep on these, so if you have more threading exposed, these will "bottom out" on you before they reach the top of your sleeve. You could always use a longer sleeve, or add washers at the bottom underneath the sleeve to expose less threading.
Like I said, these are minor issues, but you should be aware of them. The one advantage is that these are available in three different threading sizes (1/4", 6mm & 8mm) to fit virtually every cymbal stand ever made. They also look cool and old school," Buddy Rich" style.
The one thing I would caution against about the Tama Cymbal Mates or any "push button" type nut is they need a decent amount of threading exposed in order to "grip" the threads properly (opposite problem of the Cymbal Snaps). I've had (and seen) those Tama Cymbal Mates fly off on impact because they didn't have enough threading to "grip".
1. You can lose the felt in transit (you can on the T-Tops too, but not as often)
2. The middle "T" part moves (rotates around on a rivet hinge aka "snap" up or down), so it can rattle at times, but unless you're doing a quiet cymbal roll with mallets you'll never hear the rattle. By the way, the middle "T" part just simply rotates, there is no "snapping" into place. Sometimes the vibration of the cymbal will cause it to rotate in to the "down" position, meaning your cymbal could potentially fly off the stand.
3. Because of the "T" needing to rotate into the "down" position, the threads are not cut as deep on these, so if you have more threading exposed, these will "bottom out" on you before they reach the top of your sleeve. You could always use a longer sleeve, or add washers at the bottom underneath the sleeve to expose less threading.
Like I said, these are minor issues, but you should be aware of them. The one advantage is that these are available in three different threading sizes (1/4", 6mm & 8mm) to fit virtually every cymbal stand ever made. They also look cool and old school," Buddy Rich" style.
The one thing I would caution against about the Tama Cymbal Mates or any "push button" type nut is they need a decent amount of threading exposed in order to "grip" the threads properly (opposite problem of the Cymbal Snaps). I've had (and seen) those Tama Cymbal Mates fly off on impact because they didn't have enough threading to "grip".
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