Very musical sound is low, dark and warm. Full-bodied response is impactful, with rapid decay rate. Warm, imaginative, and emotional. Hand Hammered speaks with a musical darkness steeped in nearly 400 years of cymbal making history. SABIAN artisans craft our secret process bronze into soulful cymbals, rich with dark, traditional tone. It's a complex blend of sounds that comes together in a warm, musical mix capable of motivating the musician in any discerning drummer. Individually unique, Hand Hammered is the cymbal with a sound that is a piece of art.