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Meinl Cymbals 15 inch Byzance Foundry Reserve Hi-hat Cymbals

15" Hi-hat Cymbals Made from B20 Bronze (pair); Includes Collector's Box
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15" Turkish Hi-hats from the Byzance Foundry Reserve Collection

Meinl’s Byzance Foundry Reserve hi-hats fuse a buttery-smooth thin top with a crisp medium-thin bottom for a tight attack, a dark, smoky wash, and a penetrating pedal. Most impressive is the hat top’s fully lathed, extra-hammered playing surface, which yields darkness, dryness, and complexity never before seen even in the Byzance series. The Byzance Foundry Reserve hi-hats shine under the scrutiny of the studio light with a clarity and purity that balances well with the rest of the kit and a touch response that will inspire any drummer to stand in their presence.

Byzance Foundry Reserve: unmatched cymbal dimension and response

Meinl’s Byzance Foundry Reserve collection brings untouched nuance and tonality to the exalted Byzance cymbal series. These handcrafted works of art exhibit layers on layers of texture and range. Their fully lathed playing surfaces feature exhaustive amounts of hand hammering for expanded dryness, darkness, and musical complexity, resulting in a cymbal series that is at once traditional and modern to suit all forms of music. Every Meinl Byzance Foundry Reserve cymbal you buy from Sweetwater ships in a collector’s box with a typed letter from Roland Meinl, a pair of unlacquered cymbal gloves, and a set of Meinl Stick and Brush Standard drumsticks.

Meinl Byzance Foundry Reserve 15" Hi-hat Cymbals Features:

  • Buttery-smooth thin top
  • Crisp medium-thin bottom
  • Tight, defined attack
  • Dark, smoky wash
  • Penetrating pedal
  • Suits modern and traditional forms of music
  • Exquisitely handcrafted from B20 bronze
  • Made in Turkey
  • Fully lathed tops and bottoms balance attack and wash
  • Hand-hammered playing surface exhibits unmatched darkness, dryness, and complexity
  • Ships in a collector’s box with letter, cymbal gloves, and sticks
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Tech Specs

  • Type: Hi-hat
  • Size: 15"
  • Finish: Traditional
  • Top Weight: Thin
  • Bottom Weight: Medium Thin
  • Material: B20
  • Sound: Dark
  • Volume: Medum
  • Sustain: Short
  • Pitch: Mid
  • Balance: Cut
  • Bell Size: Small
  • Manufacturer Part Number: B15FRH

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Rated 5/5

I use these for everything.

I was hesitant to pay this much for a really high end pair of hi hats. I have Paiste Signature 14" and various Zildjian pairs. But I wanted a more complex, darker pair of 15" hi hats and went with the Meinl Foundry Reserve. I use them in a pop cover band, a Pretenders cover band, with singer songwriters, and with a surf influenced prog rock band. They work for everything. Only con might be volume if you are playing louder rock un-mic'd. The white gloves are silly. But the cymbals were worth the cost.
Music background: 30 years working drummer.
Rated 5/5

Complex Sound

These hats are truly amazing. The dark sound while still being enough to support the music, complex character fit for whatever you play. However I personally wouldn't play these in a loud genre, they're too quiet for that. I love these hats, they're exactly what my head hears for a perfect set of hats.
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