Its time cymbal companies started manufacturing consistancy. I know Paiste does. That's it.
Just off the top of my head, I can't think of another company, or industry for that matter, that is as wildly inconsistent as cymbal manufacturers.
When I break a cymbal, say an AA thin crash, I should be able to buy another AA thin crash and it sound like the cymbal I just replaced. And don't try to sell me on "oh it's the mixture and the artisan", other areas of life need consistent mixtures with different operators, and its achievable. Paint comes to mind, as does concrete, food, explosives, lubricants, fuels, cleaners, medication, blah blah blah. As an example, Gordon Ramsey and Martha Stewart can both make a red velvet cake that both looks and tastes like a red velvet cake by following a recipe. One doesn't somehow taste like a carrot cake. Furthermore, I know if I buy a cake that is labelled red velvet, it's going to be a red velvet cake, not a pork chop.
Having to search out and find a suitable replacement/match is a huge, time consuming pain. One could spend days pinging and dinging on thousands of cymbals and never find the right one. Its aggravating.
Cymbal companies want to pigeonhole their products, good for jazz, good for rock, good for YOU! They label them as such. Yet, if there is no consistency to product lines, why bother even have product lines? Just put your company logo and size on it and let it be. If I have to test drive every cymbal because there is no consistency and some expensive cymbals still suck, the series label means nothing. If it's an AA thin crash, why does it sound like a Wuhan china? What's the point of labeling it? There isn't one.
Cymbal companies, get with the program. Some of you have been around for centuries and still can't make a consistent product. If you don't wanna make a consistent product, fine. Stop labeling and categorizing a product that you can't reproduce on a consistent basis. It makes absolutely no sense.
Just off the top of my head, I can't think of another company, or industry for that matter, that is as wildly inconsistent as cymbal manufacturers.
When I break a cymbal, say an AA thin crash, I should be able to buy another AA thin crash and it sound like the cymbal I just replaced. And don't try to sell me on "oh it's the mixture and the artisan", other areas of life need consistent mixtures with different operators, and its achievable. Paint comes to mind, as does concrete, food, explosives, lubricants, fuels, cleaners, medication, blah blah blah. As an example, Gordon Ramsey and Martha Stewart can both make a red velvet cake that both looks and tastes like a red velvet cake by following a recipe. One doesn't somehow taste like a carrot cake. Furthermore, I know if I buy a cake that is labelled red velvet, it's going to be a red velvet cake, not a pork chop.
Having to search out and find a suitable replacement/match is a huge, time consuming pain. One could spend days pinging and dinging on thousands of cymbals and never find the right one. Its aggravating.
Cymbal companies want to pigeonhole their products, good for jazz, good for rock, good for YOU! They label them as such. Yet, if there is no consistency to product lines, why bother even have product lines? Just put your company logo and size on it and let it be. If I have to test drive every cymbal because there is no consistency and some expensive cymbals still suck, the series label means nothing. If it's an AA thin crash, why does it sound like a Wuhan china? What's the point of labeling it? There isn't one.
Cymbal companies, get with the program. Some of you have been around for centuries and still can't make a consistent product. If you don't wanna make a consistent product, fine. Stop labeling and categorizing a product that you can't reproduce on a consistent basis. It makes absolutely no sense.