Article number B20MR
MEINL Cymbals Byzance Traditional Medium Ride - 20" B20MR
Diameter: 20" (50.80 cm)
Alloy: B20 Bronze
Finish: Regular
Sound: very harmonious, balanced sound, with warm overtones and clear ping
Production: hand-hammered
 
A new era in Meinl cymbal production. Meinl manufactures cymbals in Germany using the "CAST BRONZE" process. One of the world's leading foundries melts the special Meinl bronze alloys and delivers ready-rolled cymbal blanks to the Meinl cymbal forge for further processing.
 
The cymbals of the BYZANCE Traditional series, on the other hand, are manufactured using the "CAST CYMBAL" process, with each "individual" cymbal being cast as a single blank. This is the decisive difference in the production of the new BYZANCE cymbals.
 
Meinl's completely rebuilt production facility in Turkey exclusively manufactures Meinl BYZANCE cymbals. Here, the traditional Turkish cymbal forging merges in perfect symbiosis with the high-tech experience and know-how of a leading cymbal manufacturer. BYZANCE cymbals are made entirely by hand from the first to the last step. For the first time at Meinl, the starting material is a cymbal bronze with a composition of 80% copper + 20% tin.
 
The manufacturing process begins with the melting of the raw materials, followed by the casting of the individual blanks. These blanks are repeatedly heated in several work steps and rolled out into flat disks. The crest of the pelvis is pressed out in the hot process. The cymbal is elaborately hammered into shape by hand, thus defining its own, individual sound. The cymbals are now turned by hand and thus receive their tonal fine tuning. All BYZANCE cymbals are now being brought to the Meinl cymbal forge in Germany. Here they receive their typical surface finish in a special high-tech process