On 26 Aug 2005, at 9:53 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote:
On the jazz side, one of the two suspended cymbals in the standard
traps set is called a "crash cymbal," and the other is called the
"ride cymbal." The former is of heavier gauge and is for producing
big splashes of sound through single strokes, rolls, etc. The ride
cymbal by contrast is usually played with the tips of the (snare)
sticks in rapid rhythms.
I only picked out this one item to correct among all the otherwise
excellent info. Crash cymbals on a drum kit are usually of LIGHTER
gauge (thinner) than the ride(s), not heavier.
And though it is only of interest to drum students, I should mention
that in a standard small drum kit with two cymbals, BOTH cymbals are
used for riding AND for crashing according to the taste of the drummer
and the musical context, even though one is called the ride and the
other the crash. Andrew is perfectly correct that the usual ride sound
is with the TIP of the stick on the bow or the bell of the cymbal,
while the usual crash sound is with the SHOULDER of the stick on the
edge or the bow of the cymbal, though exceptions abound.
To all you jazzbos out there who already knew this: as you were.
Christopher
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