Meinl Cymbals B15DAH - 15" Byzance Dark Hihat
Product information "Meinl Cymbals B15DAH - 15" Byzance Dark Hihat"
- Alloy: B20 Bronze
- Diameter: 15" (38,10 cm)
- Finish: Natural
- Product code: B15DAH
- Production: Hand chased
- Sound: Very controlled, dry sound with a more softer, lower clang character
The company Meinl was founded in 1951 by Roland Meinl as a one-man operation producing cymbals in a cellar workshop. Now in its third generation and family-run, Roland Meinl Musikinstrumente has become one of the biggest names in the production of cymbals, percussion instruments and sound therapy instruments, with locations in Gutenstetten and Nashville, TN.
Meinl Cymbals are manufactured at two locations. One production site is at the company headquarters in Gutenstetten in Franconia. This site has been specialised in high-precision automated production and hammering and has been continuously modernised since the new build in 2003. The series produced exclusively in Germany include, among others, HCS, Classics Custom, Classics Custom Dark, Classics Custom Dual as well as Pure Alloy and Pure Alloy Custom.
With the introduction of the traditionally hand-hammered cymbals of the Byzance Series in 2000, Meinl entered a centuries-old tradition of cymbal manufacturing in the home of cymbal craftsmanship – Turkey. Since the construction of the Turkish production facility in Samsun in 2019, production has taken place in a highly modern manufactory. After manufacture there, the cymbals are finished in the German factory and each one is strictly inspected for look and sound.
The cymbal range comprises seven main series that, based on six different alloys, cover a particularly broad sonic spectrum. These include: Byzance, Pure Alloy, Classic Custom, HCS, Symphonic/Marching, Generarion X and Artist Concept Models.
The range is complemented by Drum Gear – accessories for the drum kit – from drum rugs through practice pads and stick bags to cymbal cleaners and drum keys. Meinl Cymbals' endorsers include some of the most successful and well-known drummers of our time, among them: Benny Greb, Robert "Sput" Searight, Matt Garstka, Anika Nilles, Mike Johnston, Jost Nickel, Chris Coleman, Luke Holland, Brann Dailor and Wolfgang Haffner.
To experience the complete Meinl Cymbals range with all your senses, we warmly recommend a visit to our Walldorf branch. On site we host the first Meinl Flagship Store in Europe, where you'll find the entire Meinl Cymbals portfolio and even some special models that you can of course play and try out.
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Those hi-hats are in my opinion really, really good! I've tried the 13" variant before which I also found to be really good, though lacking some body and depth to it. The 15" brings just that and plenty of it. I would say these hats suit best if you, like me, play rather much half open/open and are more looking for a nice, smooth - yet aggressive/heavy/cutting - sizzle sound. The closed sound and stick definition is also superb but the 14" and 13" variants might be worth considering if you play mainly closed. Despite the name, those hi-hats are rather bright sounding and they are _very_ loud and should have "heavy" in their name. I play rock/metal music and they have no problem cutting through played either closed or open. Personally, I find the sound to be perfect because I like a bit darker and dryer cymbals and those get rid of the absolute highest tones from the typical metal/rock cymbals but they aren't so dark or dry that they more or less disappear in the mix or get too low in volume.
