http://www.cymbal.wiki/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Meinl_Generation_X_17%22_China_CrashMeinl Generation X 17" China Crash - Revision history2026-04-15T23:01:44ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.32.4http://www.cymbal.wiki/wiki/index.php?title=Meinl_Generation_X_17%22_China_Crash&diff=95310&oldid=prevBluejacketsfan at 23:49, 13 February 20262026-02-13T23:49:00Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[https://youtu.be/AtPnYiOhG-E?si=fK78fovFT3okPvhp Generation X 17" China Crash]<br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[https://youtu.be/AtPnYiOhG-E?si=fK78fovFT3okPvhp Generation X 17" China Crash]<br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Meinl's Description:''' [[Meinl China Crash#Generation X|<<< - >>>]]<br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Meinl's Description:''' [[Meinl China Crash#Generation X|<<< - >>>]]<br></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Review:''' "<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><br></del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Review:''' "<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Available in diameters of 15", 17" and 19", the China Crashes are made from rolled sheets of B10 bronze. They are products of what Meinl describes as its high-tech computerised manufacturing process. In other words, the hammering and lathing is largely machine applied. There is no shame in this - a vast amount of mass-produced cymbals receive more attention from machines than human beings during production, despite what the manufacturers would like you to believe - and, when all is said and done, all that should matter is how a cymbal sounds.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Review written by <br></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In shape, the cymbals clearly mix elements of both crash and china-type designs. A well-proportioned and highly polished bell meets a conventional bow, which leads to an upturned china-like flange. The edge of the flange is crinkled all the way around its circumference.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">This feature - which Meinl calls its 'Soundwave' edge - is usually found exclusively on hi-hats. The reason for its inclusion on these cymbals is to encourage a rapid decay. When a cymbal is hit, vibrations travel from its centre to the outside edge across the lathing and hammering patterns, circuiting the outer edge until they gradually fade. In theory, the Soundwave edge's undulations impede the progress of the vibrations, thus stifling wash.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The China Crashes are all supermodel-thin (apart from the bells, which are more substantial) and feel malleable to touch. This flexibility is undoubtedly due to the set of holes encircling the bell area of each cymbal. While being fairly uncommon, they are not unique; their purpose is to induce trashiness and attack. They work at a fundamental level, as removing portions of metal from a cymbal is guaranteed to radically alter tuning.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The holes also interrupt the energy flow across the cymbal, spiking any tonal niceties that might be harboured within the grooves. They measure 48mm in diameter, with the 15" and 17" cymbals featuring five of them and the 19" sporting a total of six.</ins></div></td></tr>
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'''Group:''' [[Meinl Cymbal Type#Chinas|Chinas]]<br><br />
'''Type:''' [[Meinl China Crash|China Crash]]<br><br />
'''Size:''' 17 Inch<br><br />
'''Series:''' [[Meinl Generation X|Generation X]]<br><br />
'''Weight:''' 998g, 1010g (2008 Serial Number)<br><br />
'''Median Weight:''' 1004g (n=2)<br><br />
'''Years of production:''' 2008 - ?<br><br />
'''Sound file:''' [https://youtu.be/p1Z3_55XkEw?si=zczwsmtPkJEHmhrS Generation X 17" China Crash] <br><br />
[https://youtu.be/9N-h0ZUB_ZI?si=Fk5Ym_2bnnrGkHtP Generation X 17" China Crash] <br><br />
[https://youtu.be/fbnsAvQ5pyA?si=9_WDEWIbnwxvGA3a Generation X 17" China Crash]<br><br />
[https://youtu.be/JeowA4Lz6Us?si=uxoS1_6hpXhcUQHu Generation X 17" China Crash]<br><br />
[https://youtu.be/PuAz_wwtDVE?si=oWRdiQ-9cV0pGKRU Generation X 17" China Crash]<br><br />
[https://youtu.be/AtPnYiOhG-E?si=fK78fovFT3okPvhp Generation X 17" China Crash]<br><br />
'''Meinl's Description:''' [[Meinl China Crash#Generation X|<<< - >>>]]<br><br />
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'''Artist/song where it can be heard:''' unknown</div>Bluejacketsfan