Repairing cymbals?

1. Can a cymbal be repaired?
2. Are cracked cymbals worth anything?
3. Can you braze a cracked cymbal?
4. What can I do with broken cymbals?

Can a cymbal be repaired?

You can get lucky and perform a good fix, retaining most of the acoustic signature of the cymbal and keeping it from losing its sound. However, if done improperly, trying to fix the crack can end up dramatically altering the sound of the cymbal. Sometimes, though, you have no other choice.

Are cracked cymbals worth anything?

It's a good sign if the edge is nice and smooth, although used cymbals could still have edge cracks. ... Cracks around the edge of a cymbal will mean that the cymbal is worth less, but not worthless.

Can you braze a cracked cymbal?

methods include brazing, soldering and other ways of patching. Regardless of which approach we take it's important to understand that the cymbal will never sound the way it did before it cracked.

What can I do with broken cymbals?

The Recycling Program is simple, bring your broken or unwanted cymbals (All Brands Accepted) into your local DREAM dealer and you earn one dollar for every inch of cymbal you bring in towards the purchase of a new DREAM Cymbal.