WUHAN WU104-12 China Cymbal
Most cymbals on the market today have Turkish or European influence. However, WUHAN has defined the Oriental sound for centuries. To better understand their popularity, let’s look at Wuhan’s history and some of the products they offer. For over 1900 years Wuhan has made cast, hand-hammered cymbals in China. In fact, the Chinese have been credited with inventing the cymbal for use as a musical instrument. Wuhan is well known for their china and gong cymbals. However many people don’t realize that they also produce a line of “western” style cymbals. In fact, Universal Percussion, Inc. who owns Wuhan contributed to the creation of an excellent line of professional quality cymbals that include a traditional, rock, and bright series. Each model is offered at prices below competing cymbals and are covered by Wuhan’s one year breakage guarantee (which will replace any cymbal within a year of purchase- no questions asked). Wuhan’s china cymbals range in size from 12″ to 27″. They offer rivets in the 16″, 18″, 20″, & 22″ sizes. They are describes as dark, explosive and trashy with distinct tonalities.
Product Features
- Model: WU10412
- 12 inch cymbal
- Wuhan cymbals made of high-quality cast B20 alloy dark explosive trashy
- Handcrafted according to a two-thousand- year old traditional methods
- Buffed to a brilliant finish stamped with unobtrusive but attractive logo
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Great sound, not much endurance I’ve used this cymbal for years — the only problem with the cymbal is that you get what you pay for. It commonly cracks. I’ve had a replacement rate of about a year. And I am NOT a hard hitter. It is the only cymbal I have with this issue. Still, nothing else makes that sound!Otherwise, it would get 5 stars. This cymbal itself is a special effect china with a marvelous quick punchy and bright sound. But be warned that it will eventually crack. But for $35 or whatever, that’s…
Quality sound from a low-priced china In the drumming world, Wuhan cymbals lie in a grey area of quality. From what I’ve researched, there isn’t strict quality control in their production, therefore you need to sift through many to get a decent sounding one…..I lucked out purchasing this online without previewing it…..because it was cheap…however I am impressed with the sound I got. It’s has a nice sharp attack and relatively quick decay, more so if you tighten it a little with felts. It sounds very clear, which is pretty…
For only twelve bucks, fabulous deal! Let’s face it, China Boys sound like garbage can lids with a little more sustain. This sounds as good as any and it’s hard to see how they can make money selling them so cheap. You can go on and on about the exotic resonance of a finely crafted Turkish cymbal constructed of secret bronze formulas handed down by generations but a chinas still gonna sound like a garbage can and if you spend $100 for something you can get for $13 you’re not a discriminating professional you’re a foolish snob in my…