Custom Bell from a Cracked Cymbal

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[@callummoodley6311]

woah take it easy Terry bozzio with all those toms

[@rdavidr]

sorry, ill tone it down next time

[@maprow]

Cubs win World Series, Trump Wins Election, rdavidr plays a 5 piece, hell freezes over . . .

[@litmeatballs4023]

@@norb-of-the-dorg thats a problem with your reso head, mess with that more

[@MaydupNem]

@@maprow I think we're 3 for 4 on that

[@joshsteffen]

the groove at 4:36 was sweet, dude

[@facudemario3825]

hi josh you just want to say u rock

[@fiends8908]

Oh, hey it's Josh

[@autistic-malteser2547]

Josh Steffen hey man great fan of your vids

[@savageboy6986]

Hey Josh the cool drummer

[@e-tube3155]

Hey it's the guy who is a litteral God at drumming

[@TheZooNinjaS]

I doesn't ring for half your lifespan like most bells and it sounds pretty great, great job dude!

[@rdavidr]

let me know what ya think! Its kinda quiet but sounds pretty decent. Bonus point if you can name the vid that lick I play is from!

[@Wickerdrummer]

they are very nice. have you tried to use two of them like hi hat?

[@timcox8159]

rdavidr Gavin Harrison from porcupine tree has done the same thing. He hardly uses any splashes just a bunch of cut out bells. 👍 Keep the amazing videos coming!

[@tonhueb429]

To me it almost sounds like a cross between bell and splash. But very nice sounding.

[@callum7826]

Hey, i was just wondering what china cymbal you've got down there. Also, i love how your first tom is tuned

[@joshedwardsOTR]

19" Sabian Holy China

[@RedeyePerc]

Your best line ever - "this is some sketchy shit, so if you try this at home..."

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

This is giving me flashbacks...

[@rdavidr]

hahaha right?

[@brengeldelacruz8866]

🤔

[@StephenFinkNRP]

The bell sounded much better than I thought it would. Also you did great with the groove.

[@frgc6159]

Absolutely love your groove @4:37 and the fill before it man

[@VictorWissink]

I was really surprised by that groove, such great technique too

[@jackfox6793]

Frg C e

[@lewe7427]

your setup is sounding fucking gnarly. Like a late 90s alt rock band a la Kyuss :)

[@pepe7drum]

Lewe :) you think so? They used bigger kits and Ludwig more likely

[@lewe7427]

just got that crunch.

[@shrutiparikh8584]

+Lewe :) finally he's a bigger kit

[@volfore]

That groove was like a jigsaw piece going into my soul. I am complete.

[@TylerCritti]

You're playing a 5 piece... woah

[@hydrogencarbonate7944]

ive had such a hard time deciding my set up

[@TylerCritti]

What do you have or want?

[@hydrogencarbonate7944]

SlipknotHU i'm gonna be ordering custom sjc soon I was think maybe one rack tom and two floor toms like one to the left of me and one to the right or just like a normal ol two rack toms and a floor tom cymbals i always have two crashes a ride and a china or a stack, something trashy

[@TylerCritti]

I have 2 rack toms and 1 floor tom.

[@hydrogencarbonate7944]

SlipknotHU i guess it depends what im looking to play

[@slickvirgil3363]

The first groove would be great in a metal song. I also really love the combo of the three bells

[@The_Mister_E]

Short and sweet. Sort of has a "magical" feel to it in the high end, especially because it doesn't ring like a bell.

[@timbrelle7723]

The bell sounds surprisingly good. I would swap it against my (very old) Sabian bell anytime. Apart from that: I really love your videos. They offer the perfect mixture of entertainment and information and a very unique sense of humour which seems to flow naturally and spontaneously.I also like the camera angles you choose and you self-written loops/ tunes you use as background music. Many thanks for all the work!

[@hugorezende199]

this guy is a true "drum cientist"

[@hugorezende199]

i guess in english have the "SC" before, like scientist

[@joshsteely535]

Hey David, I don't know if you're even going to see this but I just want to let you know that if I hadn't stumbled upon your channel, I would've never gotten back into playing drum set. So thank you for reuniting me with my favorite hobby

[@prosperduffours]

Your playing seems to be way better than usual, keep going legend

[@rdavidr]

the sad thing is that this video was recorded like 6 months ago... thus the 5 piece and the intact goove perc kit in the background in the beginning.

[@henningbrown5687]

Dude your kit + those bells sound like pure heaven

[@joaniemckinney970]

The bell you made has the best sound...and sustain. Good call on going a bit bigger. Thanks for the vid!

[@ethanbert]

well I guess you can call yourself a bellionaire

[@MattOsborn98]

Hugh Mungus you are very punny sir. Especially with a name likr Hugh Mungus.

[@tylerbailey9329]

Jared Dines reference?

[@yeyed6286]

Jared dines reference lol

[@brajamflakez]

Actually sounds better than the other ones! Great Job David! i really like you work, all creativity and imagination, plus cheap pieces and there you go!

[@bobbyovalle6073]

broooo that 1st groove with the bell is awesome omg😱

[@michaelhannon9771]

Definitely sounds 50% Bell 50% Splash without the ring-y overtones of the other two bells. I dig it.

[@user-wr6vq8ec9v]

considering the previous sound of that broken ZHT cymbal you did some good work with that bell...I've expected some trashy going-right-to-scrapyard sound lol

[@DinoSawce]

Those strikes were probably the most relatable thing I've seen in a while with pro drummers

[@spirkan]

Man I love the groove at 4:38. Also I think the bell sounds great albeit a bit quiet Love your vids, keep them coming

[@spirkan]

Also what's the accent cymbal hiding between your Paragon and the Byzance? Sounds great too

[@timvdberge]

This is crazy, i have the exact same cymbal, also cracked everywhere and bend by the tension. It is actually my second one because i got a new one by the local store because the first one cracked after 4 weeks. Second one in 6 weeks... Last zildjian cymbal i bought, but luckily there is this channel! Might give it a try this weekend, thanks!

[@MrPaull1989]

Sounds good. Makes me want to carry on with my cymbal modifications. Got a big bunch of old cymbals to make into bells and splashes. If only I made the time.

[@justinrensel8518]

it sounds really good! Love the quicker decay

[@TheApostleofRock]

In the beginning, I really like the weird overtone you get between the three bells. Just gives me an odd experimental sound. Dumb luck I guess with the tones working out that way.

[@wannesd7194]

it's cool you can kinda hear the "crashy" sound, nice work Dave

[@jasonesty3880]

Man, those bells sounded way cooler than I thought they would.

[@christianwagenseil9621]

those bells sound really nice! what a great way of reusing cracked cymbals

[@justinshannon9076]

Yeah, that bell groove is actually really nice. Great job all around!

[@ethanhauersperger5765]

excellent job. I like the custom bell better than the other two. very good.

[@zulumagoo1]

You're cool David. Congrats on topping 62,000 folks who like your ideas. I have cut legs off of gel spiders now to control how much i take out of the resonance of the ring. it came in handy when i added a crappy stagg in as my bottom end tom on a pearl mid- grade set. (it is just something else to hit and with ear plugs it works for me. I had a spare 16" trashable Remo to throw on it after i went with the 360's LOL)

[@fatboy8795]

That jazzy groove at 5:14 was cool as hell.

[@mmmben]

sounds good! The three of them work great together

[@timwilliams8564]

Dude! the rhythm you made at 4:38 is so sick!

[@johnbensinger4931]

Watch out Lance. Looks like you have some competition 😂

[@gregwillett3297]

Another great project video! It would be cool to see you take all the scrap cymbal pieces from the various projects and melt them down for a big gong or something similar.

[@gastongomez2469]

everything is sounding better than usual, good work

[@zacharyloewke6366]

Dude that triplet groove was sweet!

[@MultiArmy2012]

Your kit looks so much better with all the drums

[@iaial0]

Thank you. Now I want a bell in my set. And that's dangerous because I spent more on a single cymbal than I spent at the beginning for the kit. Twice. I'm a freaking genius

[@KNasGames]

You groove awesomely with the bells!

[@coleemmersonhallman5329]

That jam sounded so cool

[@Halocline]

Definetly going to make use of some of my old crashes now...

[@ckextreme]

The sound of the three bells together reminds me of the large 3-tone wind chimes.

[@eddymason-pooley8837]

Adds a nice variety in tone to your other bells

[@cydonia9342]

Sounds better than the other two. Great job!

[@xymbalreborn]

Bravo man. Re-purposed functional cymbals. Sounds pretty good too.

[@novacostantino4767]

You are so awesome, David! Hope you had a Happy Birthday, too, dude!

[@N.Willems]

hey david, maybe you can make a diy Groove Wedge? like that yamaha russ miller sig?

[@alanvelasquez837]

You're so creative when grooving man! And those bells remind me of the sound of vibraphone

[@aarnialeksis]

DO A SNARE DRUM FROM A FRYING PAN

[@brendandurant4353]

Just get the one Lars used on the St. Anger track

[@jackiethompson7446]

....HA!

[@BigFatCock0]

Have you tried using them as mini-xhats?

[@lukehall5332]

I think that you should definitely make a video on making a proper cymbal lathe, I've always found your cymbal lathing to be relaxing

[@The_gordo_channel]

awesome videos man I found your channel 2 weeks ago and have been watching non stop

[@robertplank6284]

Can't tell that you made it yourself! Have to say it's a winner.

[@mkg025]

That's why I like your channel rdavidr because after you make a new things you making a sound test,but I just waching you because I don't have a drum kit and I gonna support you

[@RollyPraise]

Perfect for a Christmas song

[@juliocontagro]

I'll use my 6" bell on my hi hat stand like you did! Nice one!

[@Jcurtisjr1506]

I think you should do a DIY colour tone cymbal series or try various ways to make your cymbals coloured. Been toying with the idea of powder coating a splash to see what happens. Haha 🤘

[@Pericles777]

It sounds almost exactly like the Paiste Cup #1 I believe it was 8". I absolutely love it though. I have an old ZBT ride i'd love to do this with

[@maxadrums]

Man, this is awesome. Love the left and right bell. Nice interval!

[@danstephensen9902]

You have great Chops my friend, and so many GREAT ideas. I have modded several cymbals and saved a TON of $$$. And my music mates LUV the sound. My modded China with Holes and 4 Rivets sounds like Sizzling Bacon. YUM!!

[@filsolano5465]

Hmmmm you're too modest, you say you aren't that good playing those bells and as usual you killed it!!!

[@TomasLuoto]

I am most definitely going to make aat least one if not two of those. Wonder why I never came to think of it earlier.. Thanks!

[@TimBuckMichael]

The bell sounds good to me! Nice work man.

[@deniz10110]

love your playing technique

[@johnhenderson1598]

Congrats on 62,000!

[@psichatog14]

great sound! if you know gavin harrison from porcupine tree, he also have 5 bella made from old broken cymbals, you should check the sound of him bells

[@MatthewParsonsDrumsAndAudio]

That is surprisingly a decent little bell.

[@alyssabehm6435]

nice groove at the end!

[@4rtclass]

Hey Dave, can you make a video showing your sampling process? Your music is awesome, and it would be really cool to see that.

[@uselesstheory]

liking the cymbal love. been rockin an inside out cymbal for 17 years since my fat friend sat on it and i loved the sound haha.

[@sparrovski]

This current bell has a great sound.

[@dirkayala5812]

I actually liked that bell-groove(s)...Nice job on Vid!

[@0ktober]

Sounds great! Have you considered building a bell rack? Kind of like those what Gavin Harrison has. I bet you could come up with great effects / fill-ins, when all the bells are close to one another and / or in certain pitch order.

[@AndyK5]

That actually sounds really cool!!

[@DJPeeTee48]

Loved it! I've just started cutting out some of my old cracked cymbals, and it did cross my mind to make a bell a couple of days ago, so you've inspired me to have a go! I haven't worked out the lathe part, so I might cheat on that one and find a local machine shop and pay a professional depending on the price, of course! 😅 Wicked rhythms, man! Thanks a lot. Paul. Bournemouth, UK 👊

[@aaronscheer8130]

that bell is by far my favourite. that's damn nice!!

[@genewilliams617]

From the DIY department, i have a bell from an old gas pump. As the tumbler would drop around to the "gallon" mark, a bell would sound. I was only able to get 2, and gave one away. It really cuts thru the mix tho.

[@christophschneider7086]

wow very good bright sound !

[@TheGarageRecordingSC]

Definitely !! Thought it sounded damn good !! Nice job !!

[@livingwithaster]

I would love to see you adapt more cymbals like this one! To Patreon!

[@down7unedpc740]

such a small bell, its kinda cool

[@down7unedpc740]

nevermind its 6.5 inches, It looked so much smaller haha

[@crispy1505]

I've always thought of this idea, thanks for making this vid

[@samb8748]

Hey Dave noticed you have a couple new cymbals to your set up be nice to see a kit update video

[@VaGIJane]

I'll watch the rest of the vid but i'm seconds in and ive already left you a like for that amazing beard.

[@CletoFrost]

bells seems to give drums a nice melodic touch. do people use them often? (im clueless about drums btw)

[@Bryan_Kay]

CletoH4z alot of times they just use the top of the ride

[@ltsoma]

Some years ago i had a cracked zildjan scimitar 16" crash. First I tried to cut the cracks ot, but it kept cracking again. So I decided to cut it down to a splash. But `flipped out` and turned into a 8-9" mini china. It sounded amazing, everyone loved the sound of it.

[@gonzaloalvarez1366]

I have already done like 5 of them the smallest is a bell from a planet z from zildjian and it's 5,2 inches. nice work bro.

[@AndrewEwing1995]

I like his expression on his face when he said that he sucked using bells in a groove so he'll try his best

[@stoutdrums]

Just finding your channel! You are awesome! Keep making videos! I'm cutting up some old snare heads to make some dampener/ Big Fat Snare drum type stuff. Woo!

[@jessecollier2628]

for real though, I'll buy that bell, I love the brightness

[@RhysK94]

the one you made is the best sounding to me!

[@BrokenCompassRecords]

and they charge you $100 for a bell...

[@rdavidr]

well to be fair, they start with nothing and end with something. Here I start with something and end with something else

[@BrokenCompassRecords]

you're right man... anyway i'll stick with your trick, thanks!

[@vitharrtillgrin6386]

Did the same with a really cracked up zbt, bell turned out pretty small (4 1/2 inches...I think) but has a nice tone to it and was fun to play around with.