The range of Meinl's new cymbals for 2015 was almost just as broad as all the cymbals lines the company has. Four new cymbals were added to the Byzance Extra Dry series, six new items to the Byzance Jazz series, including those developed with Ralph Peterson, up to the new Byzance Dark series and affordable HCS series that have new Trash Stacks. These are the cymbals in this video:
Meinl Byzance Jazz Series
- 22" Symmetry Ride
- 21" Nuance Ride
Developed with Berklee professor Ralph Peterson. Notice the large hand hammered bell and the bowed profile.
Meinl Byzance Jazz Tradition Series
- 22" Tradition Flat Ride
- 20" Tradition Medium Ride
- 20" Tradition Medium Light Ride
- 13" Tradition Hihat
These cymbals are hand made in the Turkish Meinl Factory and finished in the German Meinl factory in Gutenstetten.
- 22" Big Apple Dark Ride
First available in the Byzance Jazz series, now also in the Byzance Dark series.
- The Byzance 15" Extra Dry Medium Thin Hihat is the little brother of the 16" version, released in 2014
Meinl HCS Trash Stacks
- HCS 14" Trash Stack
- HCS 16" Trash Stack
The bottom is a China and the top is a crash cymbal with long holes cut into it.
