Hey Gavin!
Firstly I'd just like to mention how amped I am for the release of your PT jazz album. I've been waiting for this since I heard Futile in big band form. And depending on how early in April you release it, it'll probably make a good birthday present for me no matter when it comes out. So excited.
Quick backstory on my question of the day. I was at a local show supporting a friend's band last week, and after they were done playing I went up to their drummer to compliment them and get a better look at a couple of their smaller effects cymbals. One of them he had inverted atop a crash. It was a 7" Stagg bell. To my surprise he told me he didn't really use it and asked if I wanted it. So I gave him $20 and went on my way. (2nd cheapest cymbal I've ever bought!) When I got it home, I mounted it up on my drum set and went to work analyzing which of your prototype crash bells it was closer to in sound because I intended to use it as such. To my surprise, it more closely sounded akin to your 9" crash bell despite its 7" size.
Here's where the question comes in. In my listening process, I came across one of your tunes with 05Ric, Sometime (quite a beautiful song, I must say). While intensely listening for your crash bells, I noticed on the second chorus that the cymbal you hit on beat two every bar did not sound like any cymbals I'm used to hearing from you. It didn't sound like your 7" or 9" crash bells, nor was it the 8" bell you use for Sailing, because you actually hit that one at the end of that chorus. This cymbal sounds splashy. So, I'm wondering if you take a listen back to that section if you could identify what cymbal I'm hearing on beat two every bar.
Here is the link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZMJGsEdInM How convenient that this song was on Youtube. The second chorus starts at 4:36.
I included a couple images below. On the left is the 7" Stagg bell, and the right is an 8" EFX #1 (one of my favorite effects cymbals you've ever used, I just adore its sound). Physically, the Stagg bell looks fairly similar to your crash bells, as does the EFX #1 when inverted.
Also you'll see a picture of a Protean snare below. That's because I got one for Christmas. The 12x5 model, in fact. LOVING IT!
Thanks as always for answering, and for designing the most wonderful snare drum.
Cheers -- Peter