Byzance 15" Big Apple Dark Hihats, Pair — MADE IN TURKEY — Hand Hammered B20 Bronze, 2-YEAR WARRANTY

When power is met with a carefully blended dark tonal range through extensive hand hammering, your cymbal playing can go virtually anywhere. Byzance Dark cymbals are hand hammered and completely unlathed, exposing the raw B20 bronze with an oven-blackened look. The crashes, splashes and chinas open up just enough, then get out of your way quickly, while the hihats and rides provide clarity, cut and volume, along with a prominent dark tone. Within Byzance Dark there are two special selections—Dark Spectrum and Big Apple Dark cymbals. The Spectrum hihats and rides are partially lathed for more definition and dryness. These cymbals were designed with Meinl Cymbals artist, Rodney Holmes. Big Apple Dark cymbals are made for texture, nuance and complexity for jazz or low volume settings. These cymbals have thinner profiles and lighter weights to give you a mellow, elastic feel. Big Apple Dark rides also feature a smaller bell size. All Byzance Dark cymbals are made in Turkey from cast B20 bronze and are hand hammered into shape by skilled Turkish cymbal smiths.

• Hand hammered in Turkey from cast B20 Bronze — the deeply textured sound from the Byzance Big Apple Dark Hihats is due, in large part, to their light weight — great for pop or bebop
• Built for small rooms and clubs — these Hihats pay homage to the hearth of bebop, NYC, aka The Big Apple — out of this comes a sound built for jazz where the hihat and ride must work as one
• Unlathed surfaces — by not filing these cymbals down, so to speak, they are left with a bold and definitive dark attack with a mellow sustain that gets out of your way
• Explosive power with nuanced tone — Byzance Dark cymbals have a chameleon-like ability to weave into any style — power meets a carefully blended dark tonal range
• A unique line in the Byzance family — the degree of darkness these cymbals provide, along with the smooth sustain, puts them in a unique sweet spot between Byzance Traditional and Extra Dry.Modern versatility rooted in tradition — Meinl Byzance cymbals are deeply rooted in traditional cymbal crafting methods, yet their old-world background is dialed-in to 21st century needs