| I Never, ever clean my cymbals. I've actually come close to blows over the issue... seriously. I was doing a show on the road that was big on presentation and the stage manager insisted that I clean my cymbals. Of course I said no way. Coming back from dinner one night I saw him putting some chemicals on a rag and getting ready to clean my cymbals. I nearly lost it. I prefer my cymbals dirty. They age and get better over time. I've never cleaned my cymbals because I love the way they sound. Tarnishing may work well for low end bronze cymbals, but I never touch anything on my old (or new) K's. |