recomended bell
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marcdadrummer
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wuhan bell.. 12 bucks a piece. 24 a pair. 
syamil wants to buy one, maybe u cld share with him
syamil wants to buy one, maybe u cld share with him
Akira-Portnoy
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i wanna get bell too.. but no idea whats the price range.. and whats good and not.. well wuhan.. make sure there's a logo printed "WUHAN" rite? thats what they say.. no logo means fake one.. well.. any opinion abt this? marcdadrummer?
marcdadrummer
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wuhan - one of many provinces in china.
China is huge, maybe wuhan is huge too.. - pardon me but im not an a student when it comes to geography lol.
so they're dubbed and branded as wuhan simply because this items are made in wuhan - china.. there's probably hundreds, maybe thousand cymbal smiths in wuhan alone and trying to find the cream from the crop is no simple task. which's why, just go down to your local lion dance/chinese instrument supplier shop and test their bells in stock.
find the pair that u like - if they let u match with other pairs than thats better...
took me around 6 pairs to finally found the pitch and harmonics of the bell that i like... well it comes in a pair so ur partnet must like the sound of the pair also lah. haha
no doubt the big three and other major cymbal manufacturers create awesome and quality controlled sounding bells but this is the cheaper alternative. just like chinas.
hope this helps.
China is huge, maybe wuhan is huge too.. - pardon me but im not an a student when it comes to geography lol.
so they're dubbed and branded as wuhan simply because this items are made in wuhan - china.. there's probably hundreds, maybe thousand cymbal smiths in wuhan alone and trying to find the cream from the crop is no simple task. which's why, just go down to your local lion dance/chinese instrument supplier shop and test their bells in stock.
find the pair that u like - if they let u match with other pairs than thats better...
took me around 6 pairs to finally found the pitch and harmonics of the bell that i like... well it comes in a pair so ur partnet must like the sound of the pair also lah. haha
no doubt the big three and other major cymbal manufacturers create awesome and quality controlled sounding bells but this is the cheaper alternative. just like chinas.
hope this helps.
drum_hobbyist
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I have 2 pairs... can let you try and buy
drum_hobbyist
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Glad that you got value for money bell
Razorzedge
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Eh wait i got a question for the bell freaks whahaha im wondering why do you not get a ride with a nice bell instead of a bell? abit the *occupy space* dun you think? I donno la cus my personal preference is to pack everything in my cymb bag and just go... yea dun understand the whole bell thinggi unless its bell chimes... please enlighten? =S
i got the other wuhan bell from DH and i must say it really sounds great..can't believe the price i paid for it!
to the guy above >> if a bell is mounted on the ride, it doesn't take up any more space than your usual setup would. and anyway it's only about 6-7" in diameter..hardly an issue in a cymbal bag! and sometimes i'd rather carry a 500gm bell than a 3.5kg ride to practices just so i'm guaranteed a pleasing bell sound (the weights are just a rough approximation, haha).
to the guy above >> if a bell is mounted on the ride, it doesn't take up any more space than your usual setup would. and anyway it's only about 6-7" in diameter..hardly an issue in a cymbal bag! and sometimes i'd rather carry a 500gm bell than a 3.5kg ride to practices just so i'm guaranteed a pleasing bell sound (the weights are just a rough approximation, haha).
Razorzedge
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hmm i think i understand? though i have no probs with my ride bell nor seeing why i should need one =) thanks for clearing the air! =D
drum_hobbyist
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elevenine... great to know that the bell serves you well
razorzedge... there are ride cymbals where the tone is desired but the bell is less than desired... that's where mounting the bell over the ride cymbal comes in place.
razorzedge... there are ride cymbals where the tone is desired but the bell is less than desired... that's where mounting the bell over the ride cymbal comes in place.
ok... mainly the bell is for me like a splash like cymbal. i use it during my fill ins.
oh yeah... one thing about wuhan. the cymbals that have the WUHAN chop are all the companies that got bought over by pearl river company ( if i'm not wrong ) and they all stamp the big fonted WUHAN.
its personal preference to which is better of course.
oh yeah... one thing about wuhan. the cymbals that have the WUHAN chop are all the companies that got bought over by pearl river company ( if i'm not wrong ) and they all stamp the big fonted WUHAN.
its personal preference to which is better of course.
Razorzedge
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I think should write in to zildjians to create a UFO series for me in their A series haha... 24" Flat Earth Rides with Large bells... ahh a dream cymbal like a hatchback fararri hahaha...