WANTED: Cheap little cymbal

[Buck62]

My kids have one of those mini-sized drum kits they like to bang around on, but one of the hi-hat cymbals is missing. So, I need a cheap 9" or 10" no-name type of cymbal to make the hi-hat functional again. I don't want to buy anything new because they're too expensive and my kids are only 5 and 3.

So if you got a little 9 or 10 inch cymbal you can spare for cheap, please let me know.

Thanx

[dgatwood]

Originally Posted by Buck62

So if you got a little 9 or 10 inch cymbal you can spare for cheap, please let me know.

Look into Saluda cymbals. IIRC, I got a small Saluda mist spaslh cymbal for under $10 on eBay. It's actually a step up from my Pearl splash, not that this says much....

[ermghoti]

Grab a broken cymbal somewhere, and cut it down to the correct diameter. Should be pretty close to free, if you have tin snips already.

[hungovermorning]

Look up Stagg or Sunlite, same cheap cymbal idea on ebay. They're round, made out of metal, and cheap. That's what I can say about them.

[Buck62]

Hey, thanx guys!

I look into your suggestions.

[Buck62]

Okay, I checked it out... everything I could. All the brands you guys named plus Basik, Camber, and several other cheapo brands. The problem is that even the cheapest cymbals (paper thin and destined to crack within a week) might have a fairly cheap purchase price, but the shipping charges for these super-light cheapos are rediculous!! No matter which way I go I'm going to spend $20 or more for a piece of garbage. Now, I don't mind getting a crappy cymbal, but I'm not paying 2-1/2 times the actual shipping cost for a paper-thin cymbal that weighs less than 8 ounces. Ebay rapes the sellers with rediculous charges, so I can't say I blame the sellers themselves. I hate Ebay.

So the hunt continues!!!

[andycerrone]

I'm going home this weekend, I'll see if I still have an old hi-hat that was trash. If I do, I'll send it to you for only shipping. No promises that I still have it though.

[Buck62]

Originally Posted by andycerrone

I'm going home this weekend, I'll see if I still have an old hi-hat that was trash. If I do, I'll send it to you for only shipping. No promises that I still have it though.

Thanx Andy, I appreciate it!

[hungovermorning]

Look up a lot of cymbals of you do that, then you just pay one shipping cost.

[dgatwood]

http://cgi.ebay.com/zildjian-13-ZBT-...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/CYMBAL-HARPY-SPL...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Splash-Crash-Cym...QQcmdZViewItem

[Buck62]

Originally Posted by dgatwood

http://cgi.ebay.com/zildjian-13-ZBT-...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/CYMBAL-HARPY-SPL...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Splash-Crash-Cym...QQcmdZViewItem

The first one cost $36.71 with shipping, which is $36.71 more than I paid for this entire drum kit.

The second one is too small, I need at least a 9" cymbal and the auction will probably end higher than it's current $10.00 price anyway.

The third auction is for a full set, I just want one cymbal. The shipping cost alone is rediculous and that auction will probaby go up to at least $40 with shipping by the time it ends.


I need ONE cheap, no-name cymbal at a cheap price with actual shipping costs, not the "jacked-up-to-make-a-bigger profit-on-Ebay cost."

Ebay is totally out of consideration at this point.

But thanx for trying!

[BentRabbit]

Not sure of the sizes, but I have a couple small splash types that I use on my practice kit... One's some sort of starter Paiste and the other is an old Sabian B8

If one is a 10 incher it's yours...

I'll check tonight after work

[Buck62]

Originally Posted by BentRabbit

Not sure of the sizes, but I have a couple small splash types that I use on my practice kit... One's some sort of starter Paiste and the other is an old Sabian B8

If one is a 10 incher it's yours...

I'll check tonight after work

Cool!

Let me know... thanx!