Cymbal patina = higher frequencies?
Ok, so I’ve been observing this affect for a couple years now, just wanted to confirm if anybody else is having this realization. Many times, ive heard older drummers play cymbals that they’ve had for a long time, and the higher frequencies (and the stick definition) are more prevalent than the low ones, especially when riding on the cymbal. Take, for example, Kenny Washington’s K Con Bounce ride that he got in 2010. He plays this cymbal every day, so naturally it’s going to develop some patina. If you listen to the 2010 zildian video, the bounce ride is super super low pitched and has almost no higher frequencies. But now, that same cymbal has a ton of patina, and now sounds more complex and higher pitched. But when he got it, it was super shiny and dark, hence the video and the patina process. Anyways, any thoughts? All of the super patinad cymbals I’ve ever played have been somewhat brash and higher pitched, even though the original design of the cymbal was meant to be low pitched (original K con medium thin low, etc)