Meinl Byzance Jazz 20" Flat Ride

Group: Rides
Type: Flat Ride
Size: 20 Inch
Series: Byzance Jazz
Weight: 2113g, 2120g, 2144g, 2184g
Median Weight: 2132g (n=4)
Years of production: 2007 - ?
Sound file: Byzance Jazz 20" Flat Ride
Byzance Jazz 20" Flat Ride
Byzance Jazz 20" Flat Ride
Byzance Jazz 20" Flat Ride
Byzance Jazz 20" Flat Ride
Byzance Jazz 20" Flat Ride
Byzance Jazz 20" Flat Ride
Byzance Jazz 20" Flat Ride
Byzance Jazz 20" Flat Ride
Meinl's Description: <<< - >>>
Review: "The 20" flat ride has the same tight hammering as the Sweets. Although its weight is not indicated, it felt heavier and more rigid than the medium-thin models, with no flex at all. Obviously it has no bell, so it has virtually no sustain and no spread. It offered different pitches depending on where it was struck (edge, shoulder, or near center), but in all cases what you mainly hear is the click of the stick on the metal, with a moderate hum beneath it. Some might call this “subtle” or “subdued.” Others, frankly, might call it dull."

Review written by Rick Van Horn ("Meinl Byzance Jazz Cymbals - A Bit Of Darkness In An Otherwise Bright World", Modern Drummer, July 2007, pp. 32-3)

Artist/song where it can be heard: unknown