Meinl Byzance Foundry Reserve Ride, 22in

Meinl Byzance Foundry Reserve Ride, 22in Overview

Meinl Byzance Foundry Reserve Ride, 22in

The Byzance Foundry Reserve series is a limited selection of cymbals created at Meinl’s Byzance cymbal factory in Turkey.

The Byzance Foundry Reserve Ride features a dry stick-attack followed by a complex character carried along in a controlled spread. Undergoing extra time with the cymbalsmith, every ride develops a deep foundation from the extensive hand-hammering building up to a rich character. This complex array of harmonics would be buried in the cymbal if not for the fully lathed surface which opens the cymbal for that rich tonality to escape. The medium-thin weight provides enough body for a strong definition to drive a band, but is thin enough to open for crashing as well.