cracked hi-hats/cymbals

[jenocide]

sometimes, i step into the studio to jam with my band, and i realize the studio's hi-hats/cymbals are damaged, in a sense, they are cracked. not that they are affecting the sound or what, but in fact, they still sound pretty normal at times. i am kinda worried and curious on what might happen to such hi-hats on the long run.

so main questions :

will it affect the way the hi-hats/cymbals sound?
how will it eventually break down? and what to expect?
will it pose a health risk? (eg. suddenly give way and cause injury)

i am asking this cuz i dont want to be made to pay for an already damaged equipment or get injured, or affect the sound produced (which indirectly affects song quality and band coordination and worst case : morale).

thanks.

 

[North]

1) Depends on the cracks..
2) The crack gonna run.. there are sometimes though then the crack run to meet another point so it kinda like 'chip' off(usually happen at the centre.
3) I dun think you can whack a crack cymbal and chip off to cut your friend's throat.. but again 'everything' can kill you even guitar picks or credit cards -- So this question i'd say i have no comment.. it's up to your imagination and probability..

IMHO, it really depends on the cracks if you're lookin for sound quality--Personally it'd be more of 'playability' that Ill be worried of when jamming not really 'sound' quality..(Unless you whack hi-hat and it sounds like ride) Imagine drops and cymbals dropping off--or after you whack then it moved.. that's more annoying LoL

On the other side, crack cymbals might give you incomplete rebounce(But this again depends on the degree of 'crackness') which in long term will screw your stroke.. but this is really highly unlikely to happen yaaa(This apply more to practising at home with a not-so-good-kit)

Ps. Sorry for noob english XD

 

[plainsman]

cracked cymbals... sound trashier...i kept this nice cracked paiste crash and used it as a china for a long while... but i think someone threw it away for me into dustbin cos they thought spoilt.... sob

 

[Composer of Requiems]

I think for hi-hats it's not as noticeable. I went to this studio and the hi-hat was cracked, but I didn't really notice. Maybe because they weren't very nice hats to begin with, or maybe because I don't know what an uncracked version sounds like. I've heard good rides and crashes that have cracks (or used to have cracks, then had a semicircle cut out nicely to stop the crack spreading) and they sound quite nice also. So I think it depends on how far it has cracked. All these were only slightly cracked. But I can't imagine playing like three-quarters of a cymbal, with the other one quarter fallen off.