16" Meinl Byzance Flat China

Product Description

The Meinl Byzance Flat China is a hand-hammered 16" china cymbal in classic B20 bronze, cast without a bell for a softer, darker sound than a standard china. Its warm, full tone offers great dynamic range, letting you control tone and volume through your playing touch. A broad sound spectrum suited to rock, pop, fusion, latin and more.

• Hand-hammered B20 bronze, 80% copper and 20% tin
• Traditional finish with hand-lathed top and bottom
• No bell, giving a softer and darker tone
• Warm sound character with medium sustain and volume
• Broad sound spectrum for many musical styles

Tone and feel

Byzance Traditional is known for its warm, full tone and strong dynamic range. Without a bell, this china becomes somewhat softer and darker in tone compared to bell-equipped Byzance models, while still retaining the series' characteristic medium sustain and volume.

Craftsmanship

Byzance is produced at Meinl's Turkish factory using traditional craftsmanship. Each cymbal is cast from B20 bronze (80% copper, 20% tin), heated, rolled and cooled according to a carefully proven schedule until the correct thickness is reached. The cymbal is then shaped and hand-hammered, and the surface is hand-lathed before the cymbal is sent to Meinl's German factory for quality control, sorting and finishing. This exact process. Hammering, lathing and thickness. Differs between Byzance models and gives each series its own character.

Who it's for

A great choice if you want a china with a softer attack and darker tone than a traditional china with a bell, and if you play across genres where a warm, controllable sound is an advantage.

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