Meinl Thin Crash

Series - Sizes

• Amun - 16" 18"
• Byzance Brilliant - 14" 15" 16" 17" 18"
• Byzance Extra Dry - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
• Byzance Jazz - 16" 17" 18" 20"
• Byzance Traditional - 14" 15" 16" 17" 18"
• Classics Custom Brilliant - 16" 18"
• Classics Custom Dark - 16" 18"
• Dragon - 16" 17" 18"
• Mb10 - 16" 18"
• Pure Alloy - 16" 18" 20"
• Soundcaster Custom - 16" 18"
• Soundcaster Fusion - 16" 18"
• Streamer - 16" 18"

Description

Amun

• Shimmering, fairly dark tones. Strong, voluminous attack with a fast response. Full frequency range.⁸

Byzance Brilliant

• Bright and brilliant overtones with a moderate sustain that is silky, clear.²

Byzance Extra Dry

• Unique light weight crash with an extremely dry and low pitched sound. Trashy overtones, soft response with a fast decay creating an overall “dryness”.⁷

Byzance Jazz

• Delicate and musical Jazz cymbal. Fast and explosive with a warm, low-pitched sound. Complex frequency range with a smooth decay. Suitable as a light ride.³

Byzance Traditional

• Lightweight, sounds fairly washy and dark in a narrow frequency range. Soft attack and a fairly short sustain.¹

Classics Custom Brilliant

• The 16" Meinl Classics Custom Brilliant Thin Crash is lightweight, allowing it to open fast and express more dark character and warm tonality. The softer feel under the stick makes this cymbal more inviting to play at a low to medium volume. This crash is versatile for many applications from clubs to home studios.⁴

Classics Custom Dark

• The Meinl Classics Custom Dark Thin Crash is lightweight, allowing it to open fast and express more dark character and warm tonality. The softer feel under the stick makes this cymbal more inviting to play at a low to medium volume. This crash is versatile for many applications from clubs to home studios.⁵

Mb10

• Light weight crash with a moderately bright sound. Soft and very responsive feel with a rich and warm shimmering character.⁹

Pure Alloy

• The Pure Alloy Thin crashes open easily with a bright punch followed by a warm wash, then decay quickly for a short sustain. With the swift sound arc, these crashes speak with a pure tonality but never getting in the way of other voices.⁶

Soundcaster Custom

• Lightweight crash with a brilliant, clear attack, fast response and a warm, shimmering, short sustain.⁹

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Information from:
¹meinlcymbals.com (retrieved January 13, 2025)
² meinlcymbals.com (retrieved January 13, 2025)
³ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved January 13, 2025)
⁴ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved January 13, 2025)
⁵ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved January 13, 2025)
⁶ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved January 13, 2025)
⁷ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved March 17, 2025)
⁸ 2004 Meinl Catalog
⁹ 2007 Meinl Catalog

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