Abstract:
The selection of the ideal cymbal for each drummer is a personal choice. The drummer besides choosing the cymbal for the kind of music most played also need select the cymbal based on the sound affinity that is a personal concept of ideal sound, which is different for each musician. In the manufacture of cymbals, several factors influence in the final sonority. It is possible to say that each cymbal is unique, where little details, can modify completely the sound produced by the cymbal. The present work has as objective studies the main parameters that determine the final sonority of the cymbal. In this context, the alloy; degree, inclination, height and thickness of the bell; degree, inclination, height and thickness of the surface; weight, elasticity and final hardness of the cymbal; machining and thermal treatment; and the hammering are the main parameters that define the final sonority of the cymbal. In this way, the final sonority of the cymbal depends simultaneously to all these factors. A simple variation of one of these parameters, it affects all the others parameters. This makes each cymbal unique, allowing that exist many types of cymbals to be select by the musicians.