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    Interesting find: Zildjian cymbals

    Found a set of cymbals in a bin at the local thrift store. Being a former drummer, I was fairly excited to see them. However, all were cracked, which was really disappointing as they would have been worth a lot. Bought all of them for $5 anyway, and i guess they total about 15 pounds. I have to look them up but I know they will average anywhere from 80% copper-20% tin with traces of silver, to 92% copper-8% tin.



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    They should go in as clean brass along with any high hats and things of that nature. The brass makes it "ring" and gives it sound. Some instruments have rose brass bells (trombones, trumpets, etc) and it gives it a darker sound because of the higher copper content.
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    Some of them might be shred. Zilldjian is a good brand; I've been playing on zildjians for 20 years. I'd stick a magnet to them, just to be sure. It's usually the off brands that are steel. If they are cracked they don't have any resale value.

    Best case you might get brass breakage. Hope I'm wrong.
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    Ya, the cracks make the worthless for resale. First thing I did was the magnet test (does not stick), but i knew from experience that they should be all brass. May have to educate the guys at the yard, but most of them are smart enough to see the scrap value. This thrift store is paying off...last time there I got an old phone system (KSU) that still has some good resale value.

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    I see brass cymbals in our clean yellow brass bin on a weekly basis. All of the cracked as you described. You shouldn't have any problem getting a clean price and your yard knowing how to grade them, as they are a fairly common item.

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    I bet someone would pay more than scrap for them for display pieces.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BohemianLush View Post
    I see brass cymbals in our clean yellow brass bin on a weekly basis. All of the cracked as you described. You shouldn't have any problem getting a clean price and your yard knowing how to grade them, as they are a fairly common item.
    I took a pair of 14" Hi hats and a 16" cracked crash. It was the OE cymbals that came with my Tama kit years ago. Not good resale value but added to my brass bucket as scrap. I play my kit as a hobby and for exercise.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stangit View Post
    I took a pair of 14" Hi hats and a 16" cracked crash. It was the OE cymbals that came with my Tama kit years ago. Not good resale value but added to my brass bucket as scrap. I play my kit as a hobby and for exercise.
    That would be good excercise. Stick on some headphones and warm up with some Charlie Watts, then move up to a torrid Ginger Baker-Neil Peart frenzy to really work up a sweat. Segue into some Moon and Bonham then bring it all back down with some Ringo. Hmmm....maybe i should market a classic rock workout video.

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    Yes, I understand that this is a old thread. But it came up in a search I did.

    I bought some NICE Zildjian cymbals over the last few months off eBay. From looking over the auctions I noticed that even the Zildjian as well as other better brands that are cracked, key holed and other damage, still sell well.

    People cut them down, drill holes and other so called "custom" things to them and use or resell them.

    I have been putting a "monster" drum set together over the last few years as it was another of my "dreams" that seemed like a interesting project that started with a pair of Ludwig drum sticks that I bought in a curio shop. Then I figured that I would buy a snare drum off eBay, I did buy one and then about 30 more, as well as a few drum sets High hat and cymbal stands, as well as many other parts including many nice used heads.

    Cymbals was what I was short on as they don't give the good ones away very often. So now I have them as well as a few other goodies I picked up from a music shop in the last couple of months. A nice enough drum rack as well as MANY light, microphone and a few speaker stands. I also got a few good sized boxes of drum parts of many types, new and used. I still haven't went through the stuff since I hauled it home.

    But the main reason for this post is to remind people that many things that seem worthless beyond scrap value are not. I find that eBay sold auctions in the search is a great way to see what people are buying these days. I'm many times surprised at what I find for sale on eBay and what sells good enough.

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    I used to make drums for a living for a while at a small, but popular,drum company in the late 80's. I get cymbals sometimes in my scrap as my scrapping business is in a mill and there is a guy selling used vintage drums there. He gives me all his junk hardware and cymbals for scrap. Interesting that people cut cymbals down and customize them. More interesting is what people will buy even if it's not perfect.

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    Quote wiki {The first Zildjian cymbals were created in 1618 by Avedis Zildjian,[8] an Armenian alchemist who was looking for a way to turn base metal into gold. He made an alloy of tin, copper, and silver into a sheet of metal, which could make musical sounds without shattering.
    Zildjian is one of the oldest manufacturers of musical instruments in the world } end quote

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avedis_Zildjian_Company

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