MEINL CYMBALS... INSPIRE: Blog Post

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Andi posted on Thursday, 03-01-08 19:54

I'm exited about what'll come up!
Gilberto posted on Monday, 07-01-08 23:46

great job done guys !
Schlumpf posted on Tuesday, 08-01-08 16:55

The Blog and the Videocast are great ideas. As a longtime Meinl-User I'm very excited what's coming up...
Karli posted on Tuesday, 08-01-08 21:43

That's awesome: A blog from Meinl! I am very interested in the new cymbals - especial the new Gen-X cymbals!

Take care
Karli
Vitaly posted on Tuesday, 08-01-08 23:22

Great begining!

So, first question:
I've heard some info about Meinl Day in Moscow this spring. Can you tell little more about it?
frenzy posted on Wednesday, 09-01-08 16:28

very good. I think meinl has the best website of all cymbal companies. great. Everything I need and am interested in is here, and in cool design.
Boris posted on Wednesday, 09-01-08 19:26

Cool!
Love yor style!
hope, it'll be usefull!

Meinl Rocks!
Tony H. posted on Wednesday, 09-01-08 19:50

Love the website.

Keep up the good work!

T.
norbert saemann posted on Wednesday, 09-01-08 23:32

hello everyone - thanks a lot for your positive feedback.

@ vitaly
at the moment there are no plans for an official meinl day in moscow. i dont know where you have heard that rumour, but it is not true. you never know though, it might happen at some point in the future. i will keep you posted either way.

ok, its late and i am kind of tired. just completed a 600km drive coming back from eindhoven/holland where i met with the guys from "drumstation". great store and good people.

stay tuned.......
max lichten... posted on Thursday, 10-01-08 20:37

i love meinl and your new website is very cool
i don´t know why i write in english so i think i can write a few sentences in german :
gute arbeit leute von meinl !
ihr habt wirklich gaaaaanz große arbeit geleistet und ich gratulier euch gleichmal dazu !
ich habe gerade meine neuen classics becken ausgepackt ^^
gut , good bye keep on drumming !
frenzy posted on Thursday, 10-01-08 21:18

Please do the "10 questions with" Benny Greb. He is my favourite drummer and I am interested in anything about him

KEEP ON DRUMMING
Father Jon posted on Friday, 11-01-08 07:48

killer new site
im really excited to try out the new mb8 models
norbert saemann posted on Friday, 11-01-08 08:20

hello frenzy,
benny visited us a few weeks back and we did the interview there. we have planned to post the "10 questions with benny" next week anyways. so there you go.......
frenzy posted on Friday, 11-01-08 12:02

excellent!!! thank you
Boris posted on Saturday, 12-01-08 19:03

Hello!

Who's in line for that year's show?
Boris posted on Saturday, 12-01-08 19:04

wow! good news about Benny)))

And how about 10 questions with Johnny Rabb?
norbert saemann posted on Sunday, 13-01-08 00:04

hi boris,
we have scheduled an artist signing at our booth saturday at 2pm. so far, confirmed are: jason bittner, chris adler, thomas lang, benny greb, wolfgang haffner, jon wilkes, jon rice, mike terrana.
i am not sure if that is all, so some more guys may be added. other than that, like every year, many of our artists are stopping by randomly to say hello.
norbert saemann posted on Sunday, 13-01-08 00:05

hey boris,
i will film the 10-questions-with-johnny-rabb at next weeks namm. so its gonna go online in about two weeks or so.
frenzy posted on Sunday, 13-01-08 00:40

I really like the interaction. we ask you answer.
Meinl gets a good point
:)
Hewkey posted on Sunday, 13-01-08 20:28

i´m looking foward to the sound samples of the new mb8 cymbals and to the samples of the new mb10/genx/soundcaster custom. i hope they´ll come soon!
but the new website is great. well done guys.
Johnny Rabb posted on Monday, 14-01-08 00:11

Hey there! Norbert I will see you at NAMM! I am so happy to see all you guys in L.A!!!

-JR
Mike Nessen posted on Monday, 14-01-08 16:55

Hello Norbert!!

I am really psyched to see the new gear! See you on Thursday, my friend!

-MN
Kent Aberle posted on Tuesday, 15-01-08 07:22

I'll see ya'll there!
Boris posted on Wednesday, 16-01-08 15:16

Thanx for your answers!
cant wait to see new videos from NAMM08 !
Boris posted on Sunday, 20-01-08 15:56

Gota find and check this book out. Sounds interesting)

Thanx for the vid!
Paul Seidel posted on Thursday, 24-01-08 12:38

wow! wish i would have been there...
Airton Silva posted on Friday, 25-01-08 02:06

Nice Photos!! I intend to be at Musikmesse to see all these stuff!
Mike Nessen posted on Friday, 25-01-08 22:03

Congratulations once again to you Norbert, and everyone responsible for such a great experience @ the Meinl booth this year. I love the new gear, and can't wait to get my hands on the new Byzance 24 inch Medium ride and the 21 & 22 inch Medium crashes!!! $@*#&!!
Airton Silva posted on Thursday, 31-01-08 02:42

I feel really sad I won´t be there during the week only on Saturday, because the other days are not for the public.
Craig South posted on Wednesday, 06-02-08 00:57

Sounds like fun! Kerch, Bozich, and all them seem like cool dudes. I'd love to meet em'.
Julian posted on Sunday, 10-02-08 10:52

hey norbert,

i hope you will film all that performances for us;-) as you did it in the past years. that would be great!

all the best!
julian
norbert posted on Sunday, 10-02-08 18:41

YOU BET
marcus posted on Friday, 15-02-08 23:44

Hey,
first of all i want to thank you for the great website and somehting,that isn't very common today:you make a great company "public "and that is something i really appreciate!
marcus
Trevor LAWRENCE JR. posted on Thursday, 21-02-08 01:35

RIGHT ON NORBERT!! NO OTHER CYMBAL COMPANY CAN DO THIS!!! YEAH I SAID IT!

FROM MY MIND TO REALITY WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT.

NOT EVEN THE SKY IS THE LIMIT!
Peter posted on Friday, 22-02-08 14:46

No other company can do this??? Well it depends on what you mean by "this". For others not to be misguided I have to say that quite a few cymbal companies allow custom orders where you set the specifics and they do it for you with or without extra % of the price for the cymbal.
norbert saemann posted on Friday, 22-02-08 15:42

peter is probably totally right with what he says. even though i dont know what exactly other companies allow as far as custom orders are concerned, i assume that they offer them in order to stay competetive in the global market.
Peter posted on Saturday, 23-02-08 22:23

For example what other companies don't do/have are for example the best trash-hats on the market ;-)

I sure do love em ;)

Norbert, just one quick off-topic question. Are the designer cymbal bags now in the 22" size?? The only reason I already didn't bought one was the 21" size. Thanks...
Peter posted on Saturday, 23-02-08 22:35

Oops twice posting but other companies like S or P do allow some really drastical prototypes to be made for anyone who's willing to pay the 20-30 % surcharge. It's a good question why to have this kind of a service/product. It would be great to see a deeper analysis with all the possible numbers available (i'm a manager - cost analysis/controlling is my primary job). The S company never had a surcharge before but now they have and it's 20%. I think it's more of a tactic to have less orders than to actually have the custom cymbal service more profitable. Anyway I used the service of custom cymbals twice and I would love to have this option available in the future :D
norbert saemann posted on Monday, 25-02-08 12:11

hi peter,
yes the designer cymbal bags are now 22" in size.
norbert saemann posted on Monday, 25-02-08 12:48

ok peter, so now about your other question. first of all, there are custom cymbals, and real custom cymbals. what i mean with that is that you can of course have a standard ride, and custom-request to have rivets mounted into the cymbal. or, the custom-request could be to have a brilliant finish on a cymbal which normally is not brilliant finished. that for us is easy to accomplish, but requires extra labour. with trevor's cymbals that was the case. he wanted extra thin cymbals. thats something which is not too difficult to accomplish from a manufacturing point-of-view. now, with real custom requests, its different. such a request could be to have a cymbal that sounds "darker", but with a "shorter" decay, and "less" overtones, yet "explosive". those "words" are subjective impressions and mean something different to every drummer. trying to accomplish those requests from a manufacturing point-of-view requires a large amount of extra labour. and chances are high that the cymbal would not sound like what the customer had in mind in the beginning, because of everyone's subjective impressions of sound. you say you are a manager for cost analysing and controlling. so i am sure you can understand that the real costs for those kind of custom efforts can't be determined exactly, but would exceed 20% by far. what i am trying to say is that it's impossible to generalize the extra costs for custom cymbals. it always is a matter of what the custom work exactly includes. but one thing is for sure: it does exceed 20% by far. i hope this answers your question?
Peter posted on Monday, 25-02-08 22:15

Exactly that's what I was trying to point to that it must be over 20% but taking in mind all the other factors like the number of the custom cymbals requested-produced and then taking into account all other costs then those 20% does not probably mean anything of high importance so it could have stayed on the 0% level. But you can take those 20% and put the 20% into anything so those 20% might be important for something. Hehe ok enough I'm just speculating about the nature of the will to add the surcharge. We also do weird things with the prices. Sometimes it works sometimes it don't. That's simply market ;-) Thanks for the 22" nfo. Already waiting for musik-produktiv to have it on their stock.
Mark Eeftens posted on Tuesday, 26-02-08 10:44

Trevor is a killer groover! I'll send you a transcription I wrote for Slagwerkkrant. He played this on the Alicia Keys website in some little movies about her latest album.
Greetings,

Mark Eeftens
Diddy posted on Tuesday, 26-02-08 15:18

Why do drummers have lots of kids...?

...They're terrible at the rhythm method...
Brent Whetstine posted on Wednesday, 27-02-08 00:40

Dude,

Spotted your name on a random google search looking for gear in Nashville. Hope things are well with you.

Brent Whetstine
(The former sound guy from the electric ballroom who now works in a church)
Chris Brewer posted on Thursday, 28-02-08 15:17

Brent...wow!!! I must say this is a blast from the past. I'll have to tell my Clint and all of the HT guys that you dropped me a line. You're still in Nashville? Excellent to hear from you.
Chris Brewer posted on Thursday, 28-02-08 15:18

I meant to say my "brother" Clint...
Mike Nessen posted on Tuesday, 04-03-08 15:23

Thanks for the update, Chris! If I haven't mentioned it to you before, congratulations on the new addition to your fam. Glad to see you are well... (in all areas besides sleep, at least).
Chris Brewer posted on Friday, 07-03-08 18:57

Thanks Mike. Good to hear from you. Hope Hotlanta is treating you well.
Boris posted on Sunday, 09-03-08 21:57

Hello Robert!

A few days ago I found 3 videos featuring Johnny Rabb on Youtube. They were filmed on NAMM 2008. Johnny played interesting setup with 3 auxilary hihats . So I've got a question: Don't you know what are this hihats are? they sounded pretty sweet and interesting.

p.s. Sorry for my poor English :-[
norbert posted on Wednesday, 12-03-08 22:28

hello boris,
all i know is that at namm 2008 johnny has played at the roland booth on electronic drums. please send me the link to the video you are talking about and i will tell you which hihats he has been using there.
thanks
Boris posted on Wednesday, 12-03-08 23:21

Hello Norbert.

I made a great mistake - as I found later, this video was added in february 2008. But as it written in the description it was filmed around year 2000. So I think it may be Alien Hihats, which were produced by Meinl several years ago. Sorry for disturbing you.

p.s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNMKVj6yXaU here is the video I wrote about.
Benjamin Davis posted on Friday, 14-03-08 03:50

Hi! I was looking at your Byzance dark hats and was curious what 'weight' you would describe them as? I am guessing the bottom hat is fairly heavy, but what about the top?
Marcus posted on Saturday, 15-03-08 13:13

Hello Norbert,

have you any experiences with the drummers,who are playing in this kind of "boxes" at your booth?I would be interested what they say after such a gig?
Boris posted on Tuesday, 18-03-08 01:45

oh, I'm so sorry for calling you Robert in my first post(( Shame on me =/

p.s. Don't you know, is it possible to buy new 8" Alien Hihats ?
Benjamin Davis posted on Sunday, 23-03-08 15:33

Hi Chris,

I am curious: I wrote an email to Meinl concerning the weight of their 'dark' byzance cymbals. I also left the question on your blog after your discussion of weights. So far no response. What is the best way to get this answered?

Thanks!
Andi posted on Monday, 24-03-08 10:17

Hi Benjamin,

I know that norbert had a bad cold last week and therefore wasn't able to answer your question.
As far as I know Norbert will be back on tuesday (tomorrow)
I guess the dark cymbals are medium to heavy weight. Unfortunately I don't know this for sure 'cause I don't play the dark series from byzance...

So I think you get this answered either tomorrow or within the next few days.

greets,

andi
Isaias Gil posted on Monday, 24-03-08 16:22

Hello Norbert!
I met you up at NAMM (along with the other 1thousand drummers you probably met=). Well I hope you're feeling better (i read about it in the last blog).
I dont know if my question will be like the "Phone call" you received, but it's regarding my Alien Hats. I've had them for a little while now and the pins that hold the jingles in place have started to break off. I was wondering how I could fix these and also how the Jingle Chinas held on to the jingles so well after Thomas unleashes Metal Spankings on it. Thanks in advanced. See you at PASIC?
norbert saemann posted on Tuesday, 25-03-08 14:48

hi marcus,
ha! good question. the box is more or less 100% sound proof. so no noise comes out. this also means that no noise can come in either. so inside the box, its totally quiet. all you do is that you see what is going on outside, but you can not hear anything. once you finish a performance, you see people clap, but you cant hear them. this means that you feel a little bit detached from what is going on around you, but usually its great fun to play in there.
norbert saemann posted on Tuesday, 25-03-08 14:51

hi isaias,
thanks, yes i feel better now again finally. i suggest that you replace the rivets with which the jingles are attached to the bottom. the rivets we use is a standard model and you can get similar rivets at any metal-store or homedepot.
norbert saemann posted on Tuesday, 25-03-08 14:58

hi benjamin,
yes, you are right. the weights of the dark hats can be described as medium. the regular byzance medium hats do have the same weight.
Isaias Gil posted on Tuesday, 25-03-08 17:48

Norbert!
Thanks for the rivets info! Thanks for the sweet report! Good to know you're well again!
Thanks again Brutha!
CHEERS!
Natalia posted on Wednesday, 26-03-08 15:17

i have never heard about this guys... :( but i read this and i started to find somethink else about them and i'm impressted, they are really good. they play so interesting so when i hear them second time or 11th time, i'm not boring. i learn also somethinks from them.
:)
Chris Brewer posted on Wednesday, 26-03-08 16:32

Hi Natalia. I'm glad to know that you found something new with these guys. I always love it when I find new music and new musicians. It's what keeps things interesting! Any new music you've been into lately that the rest of us should know about?...
Airton Silva posted on Friday, 28-03-08 00:34

What a show!!!
That was the first time I´been on Messe! Excellent booth, thanks Meinl!
thorsten posted on Thursday, 03-04-08 12:36

auf wieviele karten sind denn die masterclasses limitiert?
norbert saemann posted on Friday, 04-04-08 08:54

sie sind auf 400 limitiert
Udo posted on Thursday, 10-04-08 18:43

yes, facebook is happening.... so anybody out there - feel free to contact all/any of us in there... product related, AR related, suggestions/comments,.... whatever... always here to help you.. take care & rgds.
Janna posted on Friday, 11-04-08 21:04

Hey guys- I'm so glad that this is taking off in Germany and you are all excited about it. Facebook is a world of endless possibilities and its going to be very beneficial for Meinl to be a part of this movement. Way to Go!
Props from Nashville!
-Janna
Udo posted on Sunday, 13-04-08 10:28

Janna, or "Mrs. Facebook", thanks and agreed, got lot of great contacts through FB already, take care
boris posted on Friday, 18-04-08 16:39

Custom shop is available for anyone?
norbert posted on Saturday, 19-04-08 19:07

hi boris, that depends what you have in mind for your custom cymbal? the answer is not always "yes" - and not always "no". it really depends on the specific situation.
boris posted on Sunday, 20-04-08 20:36

Well, if I already know what alloy I want, what shape and what finish, and I know what thikness and weight it should be - is it enough?
norbert saemann posted on Monday, 21-04-08 12:52

let me know all those details please and i will see.
max lichtenfeld posted on Saturday, 26-04-08 13:39

i got a question ...
but it´s not about the thickness of cymbals
i just want to know where i can get the merchandise shirts and hoodies and so on
i looked after them but i didn´t found anithing ...
i hope you can help me
:~)
Armin Endres posted on Monday, 28-04-08 08:14

Hi Max,

you can get them on www.musik-meinl.de

all the best
armin
Mark Dubanowski posted on Wednesday, 30-04-08 01:02

What about merchandise available to the uk???
Dennis posted on Saturday, 03-05-08 14:30

That´s AWESOME ! One of my alltime fav. bands !
Dennis again posted on Tuesday, 06-05-08 15:22

Are there going to be any videos of Tom playing ?
max lichtenfeld posted on Tuesday, 06-05-08 15:34

omg what a great site !!! thx a lot armin !
Chris Brewer posted on Tuesday, 06-05-08 22:47

Hi Dennis,
As soon as I can get to an Exodus show or have one of my colleagues attend one, we will get some footage and get it going for you. Glad to hear you are a fellow fan! Thanks - Chris
JT posted on Wednesday, 07-05-08 16:39

Looking for Chris Brewer...........How do I get contact info for Chris??
Chris Brewer posted on Wednesday, 07-05-08 21:02

I can be reached at Meinl USA at 877-886-3465. That is the toll free phone # for the office.
max lichtenfeld posted on Friday, 09-05-08 20:07

ok 2 things
first one this site is incredible ! and some of the stars are answering himself

second :D

i got a not very easy question ...
i want to buy some new cymbals from my b-day money and the meinl classics bell is very very interesting but now there is my problem wich "pitch" should i take ???
i just want to know wich "pich" chris adler ( my favourite drummer ) uses i think it is low pitch but im not shure so please can you help me ?
max lichtenfeld posted on Friday, 09-05-08 20:07

ok 2 things
first one this site is incredible ! and some of the stars are answering himself

second :D

i got a not very easy question ...
i want to buy some new cymbals from my b-day money and the meinl classics bell is very very interesting but now there is my problem wich "pitch" should i take ???
i just want to know wich "pich" chris adler ( my favourite drummer ) uses i think it is low pitch but im not shure so please can you help me ?
max lichtenfeld posted on Friday, 09-05-08 20:08

ok 2 things
first one this site is incredible ! and some of the stars are answering himself

second :D

i got a not very easy question ...
i want to buy some new cymbals from my b-day money and the meinl classics bell is very very interesting but now there is my problem wich "pitch" should i take ???
i just want to know wich "pich" chris adler ( my favourite drummer ) uses i think it is low pitch but im not shure so please can you help me ?
Marcus posted on Monday, 12-05-08 11:11

Hello,

i got a simple question about the website!

Will Meinl make a kit-builder like Sabian or Dw did? It's much easier to compare,if you can put a cymbal set-up together!

Thanks in Advance!
Chris Brewer posted on Tuesday, 13-05-08 20:43

Hi Marcus,
Thanks for your question. We have no definite plans right now, but thanks for sharing your idea. Maybe we will introduce one someday, but nothing confirmed at the moment. - Chris
Chris Brewer posted on Tuesday, 13-05-08 20:48

Hi Max,
Thanks for your question about the Classics Bell that Chris Adler uses. The pitch that he plays on is the low pitch. Take care - Chris
Matt Minor posted on Wednesday, 14-05-08 00:59

That was a great clinic. It was awesome meeting both Derek and Chris. A very professional event!
Chris Brewer posted on Wednesday, 14-05-08 15:45

Hey Matt! It was great meeting you too! Looking forward to another chance at hanging out with you and the Explorers team. Take care. - Chris
Matt Minor posted on Thursday, 15-05-08 15:07

Chris, also meant to tell you, thanks to you and Derek, the Sabians are getting traded in one by one for some Meinls at Explorers Percussion. I love that Byzance Spectrum ride! These cymbals sound so much better than anything else I have played. Thanks again!
Chris Brewer posted on Thursday, 15-05-08 16:27

Matt - awesome to hear! Glad you are digging the cymbal sounds so much man. Let me know what you end up buying. Take care. - Chris
azumbi posted on Tuesday, 20-05-08 20:54

soilwork's dirk coming to malaysia this 25may2008.
he should have a drum clinic here.
tdrk posted on Wednesday, 21-05-08 01:30

was it dave douglas??
Chris Brewer posted on Wednesday, 21-05-08 18:05

Hi tdrk,
I appreciate you reading and responding. For you, me and everyone here, I think it's best to focus on the main message, and that is that if you are working with any manufacturer out there, make sure you are doing so because you truly want to play those cymbals. - Chris
Airton Silva posted on Saturday, 24-05-08 17:51

It´s always to find out an artist is not being as good to the company as I think Meinl is to the artists. But hey, that was definitly the right thing to be done.
Jon posted on Saturday, 24-05-08 18:34

thats a shame. but understadable.
but seriously, who wouldnt want to play these cymbals?
im not touching anything else. signed artist or not.
Stuart McConaghy posted on Monday, 26-05-08 18:24

That's pretty low of that artist, whoever it was. I remember something similar four, five years ago with a high-profile former Meinl artist, and that wasn't pleasant.
I used to be a Meinl artist, but when it became clear that I wasn't working enough to justify occupying a spot that should have been given to someone more deserving I told Chris I was leaving. I don't really need a deal to play Meinl, their cymbals speak for themselves.
Gordon Wood posted on Tuesday, 27-05-08 01:16

Hi Chris,

Endorsement mean for me: good relation with the company, respect toward the product, believe in the product and "play" the product. And of course keep contact with the A&R person!!

That' what I'doing with MApex Canada Loscabosdrumstick

No doubt you did the right thing!!!

have a nice week!!

Sinceraly,

Gordon Wood
Chris Brewer posted on Tuesday, 27-05-08 23:44

Hi Everyone,

I appreciate the commentary.

Stuart - nice to hear from you! I hope you're doing well.

- Chris
Shooz (Tony Hills) posted on Wednesday, 28-05-08 11:26

Having just purchased the final Meinl cymbal for my kit, Classic 14" crash, I am looking forward to playing our next gig with a complete set of Meinl cymbals. They give me exactly the sounds I need to compliment the bands music style.
See my kit on the bnads web site.

Yours,
Shooz
Drummer 491 blues.
Peter posted on Tuesday, 03-06-08 14:27

Hi,

sorry, das ist vielleicht nicht der richtige Kanal, aber ich hab keinen anderen gefunden: Ich bin SUPER-interessiert in das neue Generation X China Crash und würde es mir gerne mal anhören. Geht aber auf der Seite noch nicht. Ich stehe kurz vorm kauf eines Konkurrenz-Produktes, das ich faiererweise hier nicht nennen möche, darum ...

Stellt mal ein Soundfile auf die Seite!

Danke und beste Grüße
Peter
Basti posted on Friday, 06-06-08 21:24

Hi norbert
I am very intrested in this banner but i have no drum school! And I am searching for a new decoration for my room where my set is set up!
I hope I have a chance, too.
take care Basti
Basti posted on Friday, 06-06-08 21:24

Hi norbert
I am very intrested in this banner but i have no drum school! And I am searching for a new decoration for my room where my set is set up!
I hope I have a chance, too.
take care Basti
norbert posted on Friday, 06-06-08 23:12

ni basti, sorry but no banner for you. instead, we can send you some posters and other decoration material. please emai me at norbert.saemann@meinl.de with your address.
norbert posted on Saturday, 07-06-08 00:07

hallo peter,

du hast recht, die soundfiles sind noch nicht online. speziell bei diesen files muss ich uns gnadenlos an die eigene nase fassen: das haben wir etwas verschlafen. das tut mir leid und ich bedauere, dass dadurch deine kaufentscheidung leiden muss und evtl. zu unseren ungunsten ausfallen könnte.

ich möchte auch keinen zeitpunkt nennen bis zu welchem sie online sind könnten, denn evtl. müsste ich den wieder korrigieren.

zwei sachen jedoch kann ich dir versichern:

1. wir werden die soundfiles sobald als möglich online stellen.

2. die china-crashes klingen richtig gut :-)

in diesem sinne, nochmal sorry !
Justin posted on Saturday, 07-06-08 16:46

Hi norbert... me too... I have no school...
I'm interested & I want my students look for new decorations... pls... send me Free Catalogs, Stickers, posters & other decorations... pls.... to improve & to learn more about cymbals.... Thanks! GOD BLESS!
znoboz posted on Sunday, 08-06-08 20:39

hej euh
if you have any posters left
you can still send them to here(belgium)
yes meinl reaches that far too :D

greetings
norbert posted on Monday, 09-06-08 18:52

hey there, if you havent done so yet, please email your address to me and i will send you the promo material. still, the banner is still to be given away to a school. no school has been in contact with us yet, so everyone still got the chance.
Basti posted on Monday, 09-06-08 21:10

HI norbert

Do you get my email with the address ?!

take care basti
norbert posted on Monday, 09-06-08 21:18

hi basti
yes, thanks. we'll send it to you this week.
Basti posted on Tuesday, 10-06-08 08:31

Okay thank you so much norbert!
Justin posted on Wednesday, 11-06-08 07:38

Hi norbert!
Do you get my e-mail with my address....
I have a small school but it is is our Church....
Thanks! GOD BLESS! See ya!
norbert posted on Wednesday, 11-06-08 17:27

hi justin,
sorry i did not get your email. but regardless, please post all info i was asking for here in the public blog, which are name and web address of your drum school. thanks
danE posted on Wednesday, 11-06-08 18:45

hi norbert,
just drop a quick note here in the blog to get the promo banner for my music school.
I´m teaching in a drum/music school based in the southern part of germany with about 55drum students...and the number is accelerating;)
We have about three drum instructors all playing MEINL cymbals...also our drumsheds are equipped with tama drums and meinl cymbals, so the banner would fit the school more than beautifully!
We would hang it in our biggest drumshed( about 40sqf) where all the workshops, clinics and recordings take place....
So here are the facts....hope we will get the thing!
get more info under
www.musikschule-klangwerk.com
thx
norbert posted on Wednesday, 11-06-08 21:46

congrats to danE ! the banner will go out to you next week :-)
danE posted on Thursday, 12-06-08 12:08

hellyeah!!
thanx so much for the promo banner!
we are really psyched about that....
will send you the pics as soon as possible!
thanx to all the MEINL girls&guys
danE
Justin posted on Thursday, 12-06-08 12:53

Hi norbert!
This is my e-mail address: justin_arde@yahoo.com
& This is my mailing address:
Blk 8 Lot 49, Paris st. PH-1, San Marino City, Salawag, Dasmariñas, Cavite Province, Philippines
(4114)

I will wait for my materials! Thanks! GOD BLESS!
See ya!
Lloyd posted on Saturday, 14-06-08 13:03

Yay! DrummerLive!

Make sure you get LOADS of the jazz stuff there. It's what sold me to Meinl last year at London.

Sweet Ride FTW.

Lloyd
znoboz posted on Saturday, 14-06-08 15:03

hej norbert

did you get my e-mail?

I hope you can send it soon

greets
Udo Heubeck posted on Sunday, 15-06-08 00:51

Hi there,.. drummer live.... just got in here this morning... visited some stores such as Wembley Drum Centre... (thanks to Anil Patel for all his time..) and the guys at Foot`s percussion...
REMO event with Trevor playing for MEINL cymbals was a great show... so looking forward to the show tomorrow and take care !
Matt Minor posted on Wednesday, 18-06-08 14:24

Chris, excellent article! I'll be interested in checking out that show when it comes on. Cheers!
Chris Brewer posted on Wednesday, 18-06-08 22:40

Hi Matt, Thanks for the props! The show is already airing now. Mondays at 9pmEST/8PMCST. Check it out! Later - Chris
Boedefeld posted on Sunday, 22-06-08 10:59

I`m interested in why was Benny at Meinl?
Jenny Flamann posted on Monday, 23-06-08 11:30

Hello Boedefeld!
Benny has tested some new ride cymbals.
Isaias posted on Thursday, 26-06-08 21:05

You're a great man working for a Fantastic company to offer refunds. However I think the line up is AMAZING! Thomas will be missed, but you can check out his videos on line to keep you wanting more for just a few more months. THE FESTIVAL WILL ROCK!
Isaias posted on Thursday, 26-06-08 21:08

can I got test out some hihats?!?!?! I can't quite decide if I want the darks or the extra dry's
=s...hehehe!
norbert posted on Thursday, 26-06-08 23:16

thank you isaias for your nice words. i agree with you: thomas will surely be missed, but regardless, its a great line-up and its gonna be an awesome festival. we are all looking very much forward to it.
norbert posted on Thursday, 26-06-08 23:19

i would go for the darks isaias, since they are a little bit more versatile then the extra dry's. but hey, it's your decision. i just prefer (and actually play them myself) the 13" dark hihats.
Isaias posted on Friday, 27-06-08 22:39

PERFECT! Thanks Norbert! That's EXACTLY what I need. Something that's versatile! Thanks for your help, as always it''s GREAT!
Paul Seidel posted on Wednesday, 02-07-08 00:11

ich ärger mich nicht da gewesen zu sein...hoffentlich kann ich das bald nachholen!
marcus posted on Thursday, 03-07-08 22:24

hello norbert!

I'v got two short questions, maybe you are able to help me out!
I saw some Generation X Marco Minneman Alien hi-hats 10"on ebay.What are these hi-hats, are they custom made?If so, they are not stamped with the "Custom Cymbal Shop" logo, in fact, they are stamped like they are a normal product in the Generation X line.Are these coming out, because they look quite interesting?
The second one...do you make custom cymbals for just everyone?I saw some at a website, custom made for them.If so,what are you charging for them?
Thanks!
Marcus
marcus posted on Thursday, 03-07-08 22:33

Sorry, I forgot something...
What happend to some of the videos on here,they are like,gone?
norbert posted on Friday, 04-07-08 10:14

hi marcus,
the hihats you saw on ebay were marco's signature hihats we made back then when marco was still endorsing our cymbals. available have been an 8" - 10" and 12" alien hihat. when marco changed cymbal company, we stopped making them. the hihats you saw on ebay are from back then.
whether or not we make custom cymbals depends on what the customer wants to have. there is no general extra charge for a custom cymbal, it always depends on the individual case. again, first we must know what the customer has in mind for the cymbal, then we decide whether or not we make it, and what it would cost. in any case, the deal has to be made through a dealer. we are not selling directly.
and last but not least, we had to take down some of the videos from our site for several reasons. we are working on getting them back on the site as soon as possible.
greetings - and have a great weekend marcus :-)
- norbert
marcus posted on Saturday, 05-07-08 12:06

Can you tell me if it's worth to get these hats?I have absolutely no idea how they sound, but they look really interesting!
And well, I really like the Bycance Dark rides. I wonder if it's possible to make some Dark Flat rides?If so, maybe you can give me a quote?
Thanks, and, oh...I wish you a great weekend too, Norbert!
max lichtenfeld posted on Sunday, 06-07-08 15:27

i got a question : do you need tickets to get to the festival ? how much are they ? and where can i get them ? excuse my mistakes =)
norbert posted on Sunday, 06-07-08 15:55

hi max, yes you need tickets to attend the festival. everything you need to know is on meinldrumfestival.com. you can also purchase the tickets there. if you need any help, let me know.
norbert posted on Monday, 07-07-08 12:32

hello marcus, i think that totally depends on what style of music you want to play with them? all three have a signicifant sound. the 8" and 10" are very sharp and cutting. the 12" has jingles attached to the bottom (if they havent fallen of yet), so their sound also sticks out from all other cymbals. they are great effect hats thats for sure.
about the dark-flat-ride: from which dealer do you normally buy your cymbals?
marcus posted on Monday, 07-07-08 22:43

Well, I just bought the 10" Alien hats for 90 USDollars, I think thats a deal?-usually buy my cymbals from "Musik Produktiv Wiener Neustadt" bei Wien, da fällt mir gerade ein das ich ja gar nicht englisch reden muss! :) hehe...
norbert posted on Tuesday, 08-07-08 08:56

yes, we could talk in german too, but then nobody else would understand it. so lets keep on using english. congrats to the alien hats. i will be in touch about the flat ride later on.
marcus posted on Tuesday, 08-07-08 12:58

Thanks, and by the way, this is the greatest customer service I have Ever experienced.Congratulations on such a great company!
norbert posted on Wednesday, 09-07-08 15:48

hi marcus, we happen to have a 20" byzance dark flat ride in our custom-made cymbal stock. if you are still interested in this cymbal, please contact me through norbert.saemann@meinl.de so we can work out further details.
Antonio posted on Friday, 11-07-08 08:28

Hey, what means the tattoo?
Johnny Rabb posted on Friday, 11-07-08 08:28

Hi Chris!

That is killer to hear you and Rick had a blast hanging out.

Looked like fun.

JR
Chris Brewer posted on Friday, 11-07-08 16:52

Hi Antonio - the tattoo is the Black Flag bars. Balck Flag was one of the best and most underrated rock bands EVER.

Hi Johnny - yes, Rick and I had a great time and it was indeed a lot of fun.

Chris
Matt Minor posted on Friday, 11-07-08 18:23

Is that your black flag tat Chris?
Chris Brewer posted on Friday, 11-07-08 21:33

Hi Matt, No...but I have been seriously considering getting one for awhile now.
Felix Bucka posted on Saturday, 12-07-08 11:03

ich freu mich scho drauf mit dir aufs drum festival zu gehn.
P.S.der Blog is perfekt ildüa
Felix posted on Saturday, 12-07-08 12:31

Ricks (the photographer) shirt is a classic :-)
Isaias posted on Tuesday, 15-07-08 20:13

will you guys be at pasic '08?
Ethan posted on Wednesday, 16-07-08 03:32

Thanks for the kind words Chris...more coffee will come to you when Warped Tour is over.
norbert posted on Wednesday, 16-07-08 22:20

hi isias, yes our entire team will be at pasic both usa and german staff (including myself) :-) we're looking very much forward to pasic, cause its a special show for us every year.
Jost Nickel posted on Sunday, 20-07-08 22:25

Hi Norbert,

yes I do read your blog!
And the gig with Schiller was awesome :)

Take care Jost
Isaias posted on Monday, 21-07-08 21:44

You guy's are freakin awesome!
Not only do you put blogs out here for us to read as the drumming community and buyers of your sick products, but your artist are also fans of all ya'll do! FREAKING AWESOME!!!
Can't wait to see what you guys will have at PASIC!!!
Phillip Braddock posted on Wednesday, 30-07-08 19:13

When are you guys going to put up a drum forum??-that would be SO awesome!!!
norbert posted on Thursday, 31-07-08 08:39

phillip, thanks for your input. actually we have thought about that possibility already. right now there are no concrete plans for a forum. only thoughts and brainstrorming about it. who knows, maybe it will happen one day?
Airton Silva posted on Friday, 01-08-08 04:02

Great deal Norbert!
Vadrum is really famous around the world on youtube.com and will surely be very realiable to Meinl...
tony_DR1VE posted on Saturday, 02-08-08 00:57

Have a nice summer!!!
Please take some rest, so you can continue doing that amazing job that you do at Meinl, the best cymbal companie in the world.

Respect.

tony_DR1VE
Airton Silva posted on Saturday, 09-08-08 04:55

That´s nice. I love going into he studio and lay down some songs! Good luck to Nick! I really want ot hear this China crash on a song. I played it on Musikmesse and it was awesome!
max lichtenfeld posted on Thursday, 14-08-08 21:10

hey norbert sorry but i didn´t where to ask about this ... i just ordered 2 two-day tickets for the meinl event this year but i didn´t get an e-mail where to pay and all that stuff ;,,,-( so where are the tickets ? or did i miss my chance to get some ? please answer thank you
Matt Minor posted on Thursday, 21-08-08 15:31

Chris, what a job you have. I'm jealous!
Armin Endres posted on Thursday, 21-08-08 16:14

Hi Max,

all MEINL DRUM FESTIVAL requests can be sent to info@meinldrumfestival.com .

Please leave your email for a reply.

Thanks, all the best
Armin
(meinl marketing-team)
Mark (insert last name he posted on Thursday, 21-08-08 18:40

Great blog Chris! I must say, I too forget my last name sometimes. That being said, the project is going really well and we'll being posting some studio footage this week on You Tube (by the way, the studio in Joelton is called Java Jive-contrary to popular belief, we don' actually record in a barn up here;)

Take care! More later...

Mark (insert last name here)
Jonathan posted on Thursday, 28-08-08 03:40

What cymbals were aaron using?

I noticed a Mb20 on the right of his kit, SO its not the same as your on the site.
Chris Brewer posted on Friday, 29-08-08 16:23

Hi Jonathan,

Good eye!

Aaron usually plays what is listed on our website.

However, every once in awhile after breaking some cymbals on tour, he'll use some backup cymbals he carries with him until he can receive his usual replacements from us here at Meinl USA. Usually he always has what he needs, but in this instance, he enjoyed experimenting with the slight variation in cymbals for a gig or two, so he just went with it.

The pictures you have seen are a great example of this situation. The cymbals that he is playing that are not on the website, such as the Mb20 crash you see and the Byzance 15" hats were merely some extras he had that worked until I got him some more of his usual cymbals.

Thanks for reading. It's great to know people are actually paying attention! :-)

- Chris
max lichtenfeld posted on Saturday, 30-08-08 14:46

thx armin =) everything is ok now got a 2 day ticket and can´t wait
max lichtenfeld posted on Friday, 05-09-08 19:25

oooh my god i can´t wait for tomorrow !!! and sunday of course i´ll be there @ 10 =) i´m so excited ! great idea these livecams
Jonathan posted on Saturday, 06-09-08 04:19

Thanks, Its very helpful.

By the way a suggestion for the website would be, to have a cymbal configurator

that would be very cool, And thanks for actully responding to my message.
Chris Brewer posted on Monday, 08-09-08 12:39

Hi Jonathan,

Glad I could be of help. We've heard the suggestion of the cymbal configurator quite a bit now. Maybe in the future?...

Anyway, we really appreciate you taking the time to read our blogs and being an active participant in our online community. Very cool of you.

Take care -

Chris
max lichtenfeld posted on Saturday, 13-09-08 12:37

such a great festival ! ! ! i got a signed stick from jaska and manny manny more ...
Ian Croft posted on Monday, 15-09-08 16:56

Hey Meinl, Thank you for a fantastic event that was highly organised and truly inspirational to both drummers and percussionists. I love coming to the festival and discovering players that I am not familiar with and this year it was Jost Nickel that knocked my socks off with his deep groove and fabulous feel. I can't wait to watch the videos of the festival to remind me what a great time I had.
Ian Croft
Drummer magazine UK
Johnny posted on Wednesday, 17-09-08 08:58

Hello everyone at MEINL! This year the MEINL Drum Festival was outstanding. I was so honored to perform there and share the event with the other amazing artists! Thanks so much for having me. I agree with Ian, I cannot wait to see the videos of everyone on the site. It was great to catch up with friends as well. Thanks to the staff, friends and the wonderful crowd!

-Johnny Rabb
Peter posted on Thursday, 18-09-08 16:26

Awesome Norbert thanks for the videos
Jost Nickel posted on Sunday, 21-09-08 13:36

Hi Chris,
I like you too :)
Take care Jost
Tommy posted on Monday, 22-09-08 20:35

Andrea Vadrucci is a very skilled player - better than I - but their is nothing new here, a conventional player that we've all seen a 1000 times before.
Warren posted on Monday, 06-10-08 11:19

great pictures chris!
Chris Brewer posted on Monday, 06-10-08 17:44

Thanks Warren. As I mentioned, Rick Malkin took those. In fact, he takes A LOT of the pix you see Meinl using in ads, catalog, website, etc.
Lerryns Hernández posted on Monday, 13-10-08 17:44

Thanks for this video Norbert.
I did not know the work of Jost and I'm impressed with his feeling and groove...In the pocket!!!

Cheers
Christoph Raucheis posted on Monday, 13-10-08 21:44

I thin everybody is waiting for a video from the drum duet...which was the best thing of the whole weekend.
when are you going to upload those?
norbert posted on Wednesday, 15-10-08 12:01

hi christoph,
we have made two drum-duett videos of benny and johnny. the first one is now online. the second one will follow a little bit later. enjoy
pesten posted on Sunday, 19-10-08 15:05

when do you plan to podcast thomas in the restaurant's toilets ? ^^
tony_DR1VE posted on Friday, 24-10-08 03:27

Norbert...
Excellent work as usual!

Great report.!!!
Great photos!!!

Respect.

tony_DR1VE
Martin posted on Friday, 24-10-08 13:28

was a very nice weekend!

great thanks to all people who organize it !
my very great respect toThomas Lang ...your simply the best!!!!

also best wishes to

Felix Lehrmann
Zacky Tsoukas
Helmut Budaker

and

Nina

hope see anytime again til 5:00 am in the morning!!! xD
Stefan posted on Friday, 24-10-08 15:28

One of the best weekends I ever had!!!!
Met my favourite Drummers (Thomas Lang, Benny Greb) and had the chance to talk a little bit with them, saw many great drummers playing, heard a lot of very good music, had a room in the same Hotel as all Artists, bought a lot of stuff, drunk many beers with Felix Lehrmann,... and Benny Greb touched my beard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
Johnny Rabb posted on Monday, 27-10-08 05:43

Hi everyone!

It was awesome to perform at this year's Montreal Drum Festival. Great performances by all of the artists and killer to see my fellow MEINL friends. Got to hang with Norbert and Chris while attending Wolfgang's performance. Amazing playing by him as usual and honestly the best message to the audience. He expressed the importance of making good music! Such a great time.

Thanks guys!

JRabb
Eric Boudreault posted on Monday, 27-10-08 18:36

Thank you guys fr the nice week-end and the show at the International Montreal drumfest 08.
It was a great pleasure for me to play on your cymbals.
peace
eric
Binz posted on Tuesday, 28-10-08 15:53

Felix hat mal wieder sein Set fallschrum aufgebaut
:rolleyes:
Jan posted on Monday, 03-11-08 20:30

@ Binz: Falsch rum? Der Kerl ist einfach Linkshänder, genau wie ich ;)
Binz posted on Tuesday, 04-11-08 02:19

(das war ein scherz :P)
St.Drumer posted on Tuesday, 11-11-08 08:09

Hi all =) ! I'am Rassian drumer. Montreal Drum Festival nice =)! MEINL Great Cymbals!
St.Drumer posted on Tuesday, 11-11-08 08:14

Hmm! Very very nice druming =))!
Isaias posted on Tuesday, 18-11-08 16:41

This is AWESOME!! Benny is such an amazing drummer, musician and above all an amazing person! Success beyond belief is surely to continue flowing his way!
You guys at Meinl are great! It's awesome to see a company not only support but actually be a fan of the artist they work with! Wonderful!
CAN'T WAIT FOR THE DVD TO BE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!
CK posted on Wednesday, 19-11-08 07:45

He is not just a true drummer, musician but a great artist.
jimbob posted on Thursday, 27-11-08 19:39

jorma has balls and style,just what a drummer should be, crazy chops.
jim.
tony_DR1VE posted on Monday, 01-12-08 22:44

Norbert....

Man, this is amazing.

Benny is one of my favourite drummers of all time...

Very good.

Cheers.

tony_DR1VE
Tomm Huff posted on Tuesday, 09-12-08 19:52

Hey Guys,
Just wondering where to buy MEINL promo stuff, like stickers or patches for bags. just bought MCS set and others to switch from sabian and there wasn't any info/catalogue in the packaging. Musicians love stickers...just a thought...Now using Pearl Drums/MEINL Cymbals
thanks
Tomm Huff
norbert posted on Wednesday, 10-12-08 18:52

hi tom, thanks for your feedback. email me your address and i will send you some stickers. email to norbert.saemann@meinl.de
Grant Gordon posted on Friday, 12-12-08 23:53

Dude, your a monster!!!
Gun Pwner posted on Tuesday, 16-12-08 21:23

SO..... how about them soundfiles, buddy?
norbert posted on Wednesday, 17-12-08 08:49

conincidentally, we have recorded all new cymbals sounds yesterday :-) going to go online in january.
Gun Pwner posted on Sunday, 21-12-08 00:52

Wow, that's cool! I must have felt it in the air. :)

Cheers, mate.
Mark posted on Tuesday, 23-12-08 23:42

Hey,

I thought Chris Adler used the Powerful Bell (High)??

Quick question:
Do you still not have any plans of having the clothing available on sale on the website??
norbert saemann posted on Thursday, 01-01-09 22:48

hi mark,
right now we have no plans of having our clothing available for sale on this website. i am sorry i don't have better news for you. any official meinl dealer however should be able to order our merch for you.
Airton posted on Friday, 02-01-09 04:38

Hallo Norbert!

Frohe neues Jahr!
Dies video ist super! Benny ist einen großartig trommler!
Christoph posted on Friday, 09-01-09 13:20

Hi Norman,
beim Thomann kann man jetzt ein paar Becken aus der Soundcaster Fusion Serie kaufen!
Die sind noch nicht mal auf eurer Homepage aufgelistet. Bin sehr neugierig wie die klingen!
Christoph posted on Friday, 09-01-09 13:21

NorBERT...peinlich peinlich
naja kann passieren im Eifer des Gefechts^^
norbert posted on Friday, 09-01-09 14:57

hallo christoph,
du hast recht, das musikhaus thomann hat unsere neuen becken schon gelistet.
soundcaster fusion ist eine neue serie, die wir nächste woche auf der NAMM show in los angeles vorstellen werden. im laufe der nächsten woche dann wird sie auch hier online gehen, inklusive eines soundfiles zu jedem becken.
Christoph posted on Friday, 09-01-09 16:09

Super.
Danke für die flotte Antwort.
Bin mal gespannt auf den Sound, sollen ja laut einigen Internetseiten Becken für Rock usw. sein, also mit Durchsetzungsvermögen, aber kurzem Sustain.
Wenn das wirklich so klingt, und noch dazu zu dem Preis... werd ich wohl zuschlagen müssen;)
Rob posted on Wednesday, 14-01-09 11:37

WHENS IT OUT>!>!>!?!?!?

Benny Rules
Airton posted on Thursday, 15-01-09 08:27

Those Fusion are really great Norbert! Can´t wait to play them on Musikmesse, i couldn´t go to NANN this year...
Philipp posted on Thursday, 15-01-09 14:45

Hi Norbert, ich hab dir ja letztens noch geschrieben ob christoph schneider mal wieder was macht und jetzt kommt er!!!! total geil!!!macht schön viele bilder davon ;) lg philipp
MissdaRiddim posted on Saturday, 17-01-09 02:54

...da fällt mir ein, etwas was ich seit langem mal fragen wollte. Ein (ich weiß nicht ob ehemaliger) Meinl-Artist den ich immer sehr toll fand ist der belgische Schlagzeuger Philippe Allaert, der meines Wissens nach auch als Produzent tätig ist.
Er spielte Drums u.a. für Viktor Lazlo, Zap Mama und v.a. Vaya Con Dios. Leider ist er in eurem Artist-Verzeichnis nicht zu finden... (also auf dem 2004er Vaya Con Dios Album "The Promise" ist zumindest noch zu lesen, dass er Meinl Cymbals spielt)... er hatte immer einen fantastischen Schlagzeugsound!

...weiß ja nicht ob er noch Meinl-Artist ist, aber falls ja... macht doch mal ein Profil von ihm ;-)

liebe Grüße aus Neumarkt/Oberpfalz
norbert posted on Saturday, 17-01-09 03:12

hallo philipp, werd ich tun :-)
norbert posted on Saturday, 17-01-09 03:14

der philippe alaert war mal meinl artist, das stimmt. augenblicklich haben wir zu ihm keinerlei kontakt.
norbert posted on Saturday, 17-01-09 03:14

der philippe alaert war mal meinl artist, das stimmt. augenblicklich haben wir zu ihm keinerlei kontakt.
paule posted on Saturday, 17-01-09 19:12

geil! das china klingt ja megafett...
Felix \"D-Kat\" Pollard posted on Friday, 23-01-09 18:33

Hey Meinl gang I must say thanks again to you all for your hard work that you all do to make artist like myself and others feel GREAT about playing the instruments that you all provide. The Soundcaster Fusion cymbals are no different, I'm making my call today so I can get my setup. Peace & Love.

D-Kat
Udo posted on Tuesday, 27-01-09 23:22

Julian, great to meet with you today and welcome to the MEINL-team... to a great start tomorrow!!
David ADelson posted on Tuesday, 03-02-09 14:57

Hello, Sorry but I cannot find any contact information for meinl. I have a 7 inch splash (yes, 7 inch) byzance.

I do not see that as a listed product yet I have one and its stamped 7inch.

I am trying to liquidate this and people think I am lying cause they dont see this as a product.

Can you help me explain? Thanks
norbert posted on Wednesday, 04-02-09 12:24

hi david,
we used to make 7" splashes in our byzance range, correct. right now we dont offer them anymore. that is why you cant find them on our website or catalog. hope this info helps.
Tyrel D posted on Thursday, 05-02-09 20:32

Hello, I was looking for contact info as well... Just for a bit of advice on a frustrating situation. Yesterday I noticed a crack going around the base of the bell on my MB20 18" crash. (Oh No!!!) I am pretty surprised because I've had my other MB20 crash and ride much longer with nothing like this happening. All your cymbals have been good, I was having such great experience with Meinl that I've been slowly switching over. I also don't understand because I've only cracked one cymbal years ago, a sabian B8, notorious for cracking after being beat on by new drummers. In fact, I've maybe broken one stick since I've bought the cymbal, and I don't tighten my cymbals too much... I'm not complaining, I'm just wondering if there is anything I can do to save it, at least until I can afford an exact replacement. I heard rumors about epoxy in the crack...any advice?
Tyrel
norbert posted on Friday, 06-02-09 10:11

hi tyrel, thanks for your message. we have a two year warranty on our cymbals. i would be more than happy to clarify everything with you via email. please contact me via norbert.saemann@meinl.de
Phillip Braddock posted on Thursday, 12-02-09 22:27

Hey norbert,
this is just a random thought but can you guys add some chinas to the byzance dark? that would just be INSANE! I think that that would be my kind of china though so yeah. just a thought
James Gray posted on Friday, 13-02-09 06:38

Phillip Braddock...
you are my hero
James Gray posted on Friday, 13-02-09 06:39

but seriously, chinas please?
norbert posted on Friday, 13-02-09 11:36

hi phillip,
as a matter of fact, we are working on the 2010 cymbal news already. i will put your suggestions into consideration. no promise of course can be made yet, but you never know. thanks for sharing your thoughts
Binz posted on Friday, 20-02-09 10:27

Great idea,
waiting for those.
Mikael posted on Saturday, 21-02-09 11:33

Great! There's one thing I always missed on this site tough and that's a flash application were you can put together cymbals and listen on them and create a setup). That would be useful! :)
Alec posted on Saturday, 21-02-09 18:16

Hi Norbert. I just have a short question.
My Meinl Byzance 22" Heavy ride cracked the other day. I'm afraid I don't have receipts but was wondering if Meinl could fix it for a fee. Its item Number is 50409019. I also wanted to complement your great company. Its awesome!
norbert posted on Saturday, 21-02-09 20:46

hi alec, thank you for your compliment :-)
i am sorry to say, but a crack in a cymbal cant be fixed. it wont work. i am really sorry.
Alec posted on Saturday, 21-02-09 20:50

Well, thanks anyway. Pleasure talking with you, and good luck as well.
isaac posted on Sunday, 22-02-09 22:20

This is a great idea. Context is great for understanding how the cymbal sounds.
randy posted on Sunday, 22-02-09 23:37

fantastic. i am constantly impressed by your cymbals and your great ideas! i'm looking forward to these updates.
Phillip Braddock posted on Monday, 23-02-09 17:08

Norbert, Just a quick question: Do u endorse any drummers that seem to have potential but arent really known yet? Im 16 and I really would like to endorse your product when I redo my cymbal set up.
Thanks!
Phillip
norbert posted on Monday, 23-02-09 21:26

hi phillip
i am not saying yes, and i am not saying no either. what i do say though is that you can download our endorsement form at the bottom of that page (scroll down). all you need to know and do is explained in it.
- norbert
Michele Sanna posted on Monday, 23-02-09 23:46

ahahaha yeah! raphael rules! proud to be one of his students, and friends! not to mention being the "official roadie" XD
just jokin'.
raphael deserves everything he's having. grateful he made me know the best cymbals in the world. can't wait to hear tomorrow's news!!
cheerz,
Michi
Nicola Olla posted on Tuesday, 24-02-09 17:15

go raph go :)
Alberto Orrù (Grim Drowsi posted on Tuesday, 24-02-09 20:27

Raphael great compliments ... besides being my friend is also my teacher of drums ... Meinl great ... your dishes are fantastic ... I hope soon to try the new fusion sound caster ...Amazing cymbals...
Raphael saini posted on Wednesday, 25-02-09 00:10

NORBERT AND EVERYONE AT MEINL; thank you so much for everythinG.....
helge posted on Wednesday, 25-02-09 13:48

if you are interested in - the video-interview with raphael saini is now online
Christoph posted on Thursday, 26-02-09 16:20

When will the videos appear on the page?
norbert posted on Thursday, 26-02-09 17:21

next week
Michael Poland posted on Wednesday, 04-03-09 14:10

Best Regards for Roland Meinl Musikinstrumente.
thanks for everything. you making best cymbals on this planet.
Marian posted on Wednesday, 04-03-09 20:24

Hopefully his artistpage will be online soon ... great drummer!

marian
Phillip Braddock posted on Thursday, 05-03-09 22:25

who's page will it be on?
Mr.Oktay Caliskan posted on Monday, 09-03-09 20:51

Dear sir / madam ,

I am 30 years old and worked in Istanbul cymbal company in Turkey. I have worked 10 years I was the production manager in the factory. I left from my company and it is my great pleasure if we can work together in Germany or Turkey.

Looking forward to hear from you

Best Regards

Oktay Caliskan
Tel: +90 5322303754
Dennis posted on Tuesday, 10-03-09 10:42

Finally!

I hope the DVD will be available in german stores shortly. Otherwise I would buy one at Frankfurt.
Juan Berrios posted on Thursday, 12-03-09 06:33

Cool! Looking forward to Mastodon's new release. Brann Rules. What an awesome video....I love his setup....simple but to the point.

That photo of you......great memories. ;- )
Alexander Meinl posted on Thursday, 12-03-09 08:18

Chris, what great look you had :-)
Chris Brewer posted on Thursday, 12-03-09 16:43

Thanks Juan.

Alexander...sarcasm will get you everywhere! ;-)
Udo Heubeck posted on Thursday, 12-03-09 19:37

:) haha.. that is a real classic shot... Chris, how many centuries ago was that one done ??
Chris Brewer posted on Thursday, 12-03-09 20:57

Glad you like it Udo. :-) Hard to believe, but that was maybe around 1992...
Christoph posted on Friday, 13-03-09 16:45

so where are the videos now?

can't wait to watch/ hear them
norbert posted on Friday, 13-03-09 17:13

yeah i know, we are late. but we are working on it every day. it takes longer than we expected. they gonna go online next week for sure.
jeremy posted on Monday, 16-03-09 23:56

so when this week will they be up? dont have any stores close by with a big selection so this video will help alot. i was to impatient to wait for the new videos and just ordered a few new cymbals anyway, hope i made the right choice!? :/
helge posted on Wednesday, 18-03-09 16:18

on friday they should be online ...
TPS Mistress of Leverage posted on Wednesday, 18-03-09 19:02

THANK YOU MEINL CYMBALS!!! Give me a TPS Gorilla Glue Cocktail anytime! As long as it's served by Nick Slack. TPS rocks my world, so thanks for the props for my favorite drummer. And check them out on tour right now - they just left the driveway for the first date, Hot Springs, Arkansas tonight - March 18, Low Key Arts. See www.myspace.com/thepinkspiders for the full tour schedule.
Igor posted on Wednesday, 18-03-09 22:33

Congratulations for the nomination. The new Soundcaster Fushion cymbals sound excellent and you people at MEINL deserve it.

Congratulations. Ich gratuliere Ihnen
Lerryns Hernández posted on Friday, 20-03-09 14:03

Excellent sound, excellent each of the videos and the Mr. Felix groove of is wonderful. Thanks for all this information.

Congratulations!!!!!
Juan Berrios posted on Saturday, 21-03-09 06:21

Killer band and rummer....awesome news!
Juan Berrios posted on Saturday, 21-03-09 06:22

oops! Missed the DDDDDddddddddddddddd!!! : )
Effe posted on Saturday, 21-03-09 11:29

hey guys i look forward to buy me a new crash, but i don't know which i will choose? but it will be from minel. can somebody give me some good ideas or something?
norbert posted on Saturday, 21-03-09 18:19

hello effe, what kind of music do you want to play with it?
Costanza posted on Tuesday, 24-03-09 07:13

Hey Norbert, not sure that this is totally on topic but not sure where else to ask. I recently (past two months) bought a meinl byzance traditional medium 20" ride. I ordered it from a local guitar center and got it about two weeks later. Sadly about 5 days after playing the cymbal it cracked, right on the edge about half an inch. I had hoped it was a faulty cymbal so i returned it and ordered a new one, receiving it a week later. Sadly, literally within the first 20 minutes of playing my ride, it cracked again the same exact way. I returned it and was advised to get something in store, and very reluctantly, i did. I LOVE the meinl sound, amazing cutting power and musicality of the cymbals, and personally think no other company compares. But i can not help but wonder what was wrong? I was using the ride as a crash for the more powerful sound it gave (about 90% of the time) as i see quite a few other artists, some meinl artists, do. I was using proper cymbal striking technique and even holding back more than usual (i am a fairly hard hitter when i get into it). My question is, is there something i did wrong to my cymbal? I would so badly like to go pick up another meinl today but i am somewhat reluctant because of my experience. I have played with this new ride for about a month now and it has showed no signs of cracking, but it's sound pails in comparison to meinl. I would appreciate any help, tips or information that would shed light on this matter.
Thanks
norbert posted on Tuesday, 24-03-09 14:12

hi costanza
thanks for writing us. pleaes call meinl usa at 615-227-5090 and speak to brice foster. he will be able to help.
Dwight Schrute posted on Tuesday, 24-03-09 16:46

Great playing and groove from Felix. Love the format of these videos and that you provide the exact sizes and models played. This has actually helped me decide my next cymbal purchase. Thank you.
Costanza posted on Tuesday, 24-03-09 21:05

Thanks for the quick response norbert, i'll give that a shot.
Igor posted on Wednesday, 25-03-09 00:59

This is a very good idea to do for a cymbal site like this one. This will most likely help everyone that doesn´t know what cymbal series to use. Excellent idea!
tony_DR1VE posted on Wednesday, 25-03-09 06:21

Hi Norbert...

Just to say that this is the best I've ever seen in cymbal sound demonstration!!! Just amazing...

And Felix's groove is unique!!!

"Meinl cymbals... always one step ahead"

P.S. By the way, I love the "face lift" on the website ;)
Gordon McNeil posted on Thursday, 26-03-09 00:08

MB20s smoke ANY cymbal on the market...

The 15" hats just sound outstanding!

Gordo
Martin posted on Thursday, 26-03-09 06:50

Hey Norbert, I think it would be a really cool idea to have a section of old and discontinued lines. I have 2 original Soundcaster crashes that aren't being made anymore and I also have an old Raker china too. Just thought it'd be a fun idea!

By the way, I just got my shipment of 7 new Meinls, all of them sound amazing!
James Gray posted on Thursday, 26-03-09 21:56

i am a huge fan of the mb10 series.
i play all kinds of music & the mb10 cymbals compliments the music very well,

the crashes & splashes are bright & react very fast
the ride & hats are very clear & you are able to get multiple tones from them. & the chinas are powerful but not to powerful. in my opinion mb10 is the best buy if you are on a budget.
michl posted on Wednesday, 01-04-09 08:00

Hallo Kollegen,

sehr schöner Stand. Ich wünsche Euch eine erfolgreiche Messe und alles Gute.

Grüße aus Gutenstetten
Michl
CzarofGnar posted on Thursday, 02-04-09 06:15

That's me on the left! I feel so honored.
Philipp posted on Thursday, 09-04-09 01:57

Moin Norbert,
ich würde mich mal über ein richtig gutes crash-ride in 18" oder20" freuen oder über becken in kooperation mit christoph schneider die den richtig gut,schönen und harten sound von Rammstein wiedergeben^^. danke und tschööö
Udo Heubeck posted on Thursday, 09-04-09 18:46

BBQ... sounds great.. but I'm going to enjoy the remaining snow up on the hills... so last chance for skiing in 2009 season... happy eastern to everybody, .. Udo
andi posted on Friday, 10-04-09 18:11

happy eastern to the meinl crew from the whole T :-)
we missed you all yesterday...
Lucas posted on Tuesday, 14-04-09 01:24

hey norbert! I was wondering, what's the weight of the byzance dark spectrum hihats? I've never seen one in person, but from hearing the sound clip in here i can tell it sounds great!
thanks in advance.
norbert posted on Tuesday, 14-04-09 17:21

hi lucas,
the 13" spectrum hats weigh 950gr (top) and 1350gr (bottom).
the 14" spectrum hats weigh 1100gr (top) and 1500gr (bottom)
hope this info helps
- norbert
Lucas posted on Tuesday, 14-04-09 18:15

thanks a lot norbert!
Udo Heubeck posted on Tuesday, 14-04-09 20:35

"the perfect ride" goes on and on... great to see and hear all those great inputs and ideas from our artists ..... plus Wolfgang, lets keep in mind "lieber dritter als fürther... " see you sunday,
Chris Troy posted on Friday, 17-04-09 20:50

Some tasty looking cymbals right there!
Lerryns Hernández posted on Tuesday, 21-04-09 16:59

cool and usefull info. Thank you very much ;-)
Dave J posted on Wednesday, 22-04-09 10:44

I'm probably using up all my bandwidth watching these videos over and over. Very inspiring playing and sounds.

Thanks for sharing how you recorded the performance Norbert. I checked out your studios web-site and I've never seen so many microphones and guitars in my life! LOL. I only wish I understood German. Really great sound engineering!
Ingvar posted on Thursday, 30-04-09 00:44

This is absolutely true but nothing new... :)
nothing is more annoying than the nower days "höher-schneller-weiter"
norbert posted on Thursday, 30-04-09 08:37

yes, this is nothing new. i just felt encouraged again that this is what really matters. every once in a while its good to simply recall that into one's attention :-)
Christian posted on Thursday, 30-04-09 10:22

I'm not a drummer, but as a bassist, I totally agree.

I particularly enjoy playing with one drummer friend who, while adding whatever funky licks and rhythm shifts, always maintains a straight 2 + 4 at the same time. It makes the other stuff he does so much more attractive.
Marin Zhelezov posted on Saturday, 02-05-09 12:05

This is incredibly helpful! Very good job! Nice drumming and the cymbals sound fantastic. :) Bravo!
Marin Zhelezov posted on Saturday, 02-05-09 12:12

I agree with the idea! A section of old and discontinued lines will be fun. We must remember the good old times and how they relate to the present.

I still have an old Meteor ride (ahh memories...) and I still have fun using it ! :-)
Klim Kolosov posted on Friday, 08-05-09 17:47

Great! Of course for sure you invited the Russian #1 drumming gang: Mark Pekarsky and his percussion Enesmble... Did you reall? It's worth the effort!
Klim Kolosov posted on Friday, 08-05-09 17:49

Hmm... or you need his contact? Mail me, I'll quickly connect you.
marco fernandez posted on Saturday, 09-05-09 23:53

hi, hey a question are the meinl dark hi hats medium top and heavy bottom, or heavy both?, thanks for the answer, and sorry I was without my glasses and thought it was the division sign hehe
norbert posted on Tuesday, 12-05-09 10:59

@ klim
thank you for your feedback. the line-up is confirmed now. we werent able to consider mark and his ensemble. maybe next time.
norbert posted on Wednesday, 13-05-09 10:29

@ marco
the dark hihat top and bottom are both medium weight.
Derek Roddy posted on Friday, 15-05-09 17:29

That's too funny Norbert!!!!!!
Haha.

Cheers brother,
D.
IrishDrummer posted on Sunday, 17-05-09 21:41

lol

an intelligent question to say the least.
andi posted on Tuesday, 19-05-09 11:22

that's a really great action!

fortunately more and more clubs give them away for free, while having livegigs.

i could avoid a tinitus myself for about 15 years drumming now - just from wearing earplugins.
Wolfi aka MissdaRiddim posted on Tuesday, 19-05-09 17:28

Hi everybody,

now that is really quite a surprise :-(
At the moment I'm still playing cymbals of that Canadian company you mentioned and I've been playing them for more than 10 years - however I'd like to switch to that Franconian (*lol*) company soon - just the other way than Christoph did... 'coz every time I'm in a music store (or at the Frankfurt Music Fair) I find those "Franconian cymbals" most inspiring... now seriously: what you guys have created in sounds over the last years is just awesome...!! :-) So I'll replace my current canadian cymbal setup cymbal by cymbal by a franconian one *lol*

Greetingssss from Neumarkt/Oberpfalz
by Wolfi aka MissdaRiddim
Isaias posted on Tuesday, 19-05-09 18:19

You guys are simply AMAZING! now THIS is "artist relations" at it's finest! What other company has or would ever post the termination of an artist's deal!? Usually you hear or see them with a new set up and THEN find that they switched!
You guys at Meinl have got this right in EVERY aspect! AWESOME gear, Awesome Reps! People caring about people WAY more than caring about the number of sales (which is still mos def important) or an "artist"! Ya'll are inspiring!!!! Thanks for taking time out of your schedule and filling us in with this Norbert!!!!
Ya'll are the SHIZNIT!!! Much respect and admiration!!!
Jan posted on Tuesday, 19-05-09 22:56

Couldn't agree more!

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