Meinl Candela 10" Percussion Splash

Group: Splashes
Type: Percussion Splash
Size: 10 Inch
Series: Candela
Weight: 157g, 176g, 213g
Years of production: 1999 - 2021
Sound file: Candela 10" Percussion Splash
Candela 10" Percussion Splash
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Review: "Candela Percussion Splashes are offered in three sizes and two alloys, with varied bell sizes. The result is a collection of cymbals each of which has something unique to offer. Here's a quick synopsis of my impressions on each model: 8" bronze with small bell: high-pitched, quick decay.

8" bronze with large bell: low-pitched, gongy sound, slightly longer decay.

8" nickel-silver with large bell: low-pitched, gongy sound, medium decay.

10" bronze with small bell: high-pitched, nice splash sound, good sustain. I especially liked this one for drumset and timbale work.

10" bronze with large bell: low-pitched, doesn't sound quite as pleasing compared to the small-bell model but still unique on its own merit, medium decay.

10" nickel-silver with large bell: low-pitched, a little gongy, medium decay.

12" nickel-silver with large bell: full sound, a little gongy, medium decay.

In general, the bronze splashes with small bells tend to have a higher and livelier sound, while the nickel-silver and other splashes with a larger bell tend to sound lower in pitch and gongier, in a positive and unique way."

Review written by Victor Rendon ("Meinl Candela Percussion Cymbals - Latin fire from the Black Forest", Modern Drummer, May 2000, pp.41-42)

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