Stroman
Diamond Member
Well, I was at the kit today practicing, and my 16" Istanbul Agop Traditional Dark crash just suddenly went dead. I took it off the stand and looked it over, and couldn't see anything at first. After some gentle flexing under good light, I finally found what I already knew was there - a crack. It's just outside the bell, along the lathe lines.
I used to be pretty hard on cymbals, but I stopped breaking them years ago. Except - this 16" Agop. You see, I broke the original one I got in 2011 shortly after I got it. The replaced it with this one. Now it's gone.
I don't know what it is about this particular size and model. I have several other Agops, including a paper thin crash, and I haven't had any issues with them. I do notice this cymbal has a much deeper bow than all my other Agops. Maybe that has something to do with it.
And before you start telling me about technique, mounting, etc etc - yeah, I know. As I said, I haven't broken any cymbals other than this model in over thirty years. I'm not really faulting the cymbal - it served well for nearly ten years. I think I'll go with something different next time, though.
I used to be pretty hard on cymbals, but I stopped breaking them years ago. Except - this 16" Agop. You see, I broke the original one I got in 2011 shortly after I got it. The replaced it with this one. Now it's gone.
I don't know what it is about this particular size and model. I have several other Agops, including a paper thin crash, and I haven't had any issues with them. I do notice this cymbal has a much deeper bow than all my other Agops. Maybe that has something to do with it.
And before you start telling me about technique, mounting, etc etc - yeah, I know. As I said, I haven't broken any cymbals other than this model in over thirty years. I'm not really faulting the cymbal - it served well for nearly ten years. I think I'll go with something different next time, though.