The Philly Joe Jones Ride

[amoergosum]

"John Riley playing and discussing the Philly Joe Jones ride cymbal with master cymbal maker Paul Francis."


[youtube_https]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLO2cIijACQ[/youtube_https]

[Paul Marangoni]

Are those 20"? They seem to be.

[Kurtis]

Thin out the zildjian constantinople. The 60 year old cymbal sounds great.

[treeinrock]

oh man.... thank goodness Philly's cymbal is still in good hands. It's part of our heritage. That ride is on another level in sonority. New K is nice, but needs to be buried in dirt for a couple of yrs, or needs more time to oxidize.

[GoAndPractice]

That new 20" sounds great. I'd be curious to hear a 22" version.

[Paul Marangoni]

That new 20" sounds great. I'd be curious to hear a 22" version.

It does sound nice. All of my ride cymbals are 22" and I've been thinking of going back to 20" rides recently.
Positioning is easier (you can have the bell a bit closer) and they blend in nicely. Plus, it seems that everyone
is using 22" rides now. It might be time to go in a different direction.

Now He Sings, Now He Sobs was recorded on an 18" flat ride!

[GoAndPractice]

That new 20" sounds great. I'd be curious to hear a 22" version.

It does sound nice. All of my ride cymbals are 22" and I've been thinking of going back to 20" rides recently.
Positioning is easier (you can have the bell a bit closer) and they blend in nicely. Plus, it seems that everyone
is using 22" rides now. It might be time to go in a different direction.

Now He Sings, Now He Sobs was recorded on an 18" flat ride!

Speaking of legendary clone rides... the Sabian Royalty ride modeled after the sings/sobs cymbal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQzmaAlGEUk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTFIzHJyQKE