Artisan Cymbals, Gongs and other Metal Percussion Sound Sculptures
Welcome to the Matt Nolan Custom Web Store. Here you can buy cymbals and buy gongs onlne directly from me. The hand made instruments below are currently for sale. For other pieces or custom orders, please email me. For shipping costs to destinations ouside the UK, the EU and North America & Canada, please email.
| CYMBALS | GONGS | TRIANGLES | BEATERS & MALLETS | CLASH PAIR CYMBALS | TUNED PERCUSSION |
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20 inch B15 Bronze Medium Flat-Ride Cymbal.
Classic flat ride sound. Supremely defined sticking over a glassy shimmer of a wash. Super controlled. click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£380 |
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12 inch B8 Bronze Thin Splash Cymbal, Pinstripe finish.
Quite a soft, dark, dry splash. Complex and unique! click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£170 |
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12 inch B20 Bronze over Stainless Steel hybrid hi-hats.
Dry, complex, defined sticking. Lots of foot sound. Ideal for electro / drum and bass styles. Bottom cymbal doubles as a bell effect cymbal. click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£360 | |
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22 inch B8 Bronze Medium Ride Cymbal, Pinstripe finish.
Medium ride, clear defined sticking over a beautiful, complex wash. Nice warm bell. click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£380 | |
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14 inch B8 Bronze Hi-Hat Cymbals, Pinstripe finish.
Medium over heavy - articulate with massive edge bark. Also available in light over medium for a more washy, jazzy sound - email me! click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£350 | |
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24 inch Bronze Dark Dark Heavy Ride Cymbal, 4337g
Heavy, dark ride, low pitched. Icy! For modern jazz / avant garde. Not a heavy ride in the rock sense. click for Video demo click for more pictures |
£450 | |
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20 inch B8 Bronze Dry Ride Cymbal.
Dry ride with slight "kah" sound, quite high profile. Very controlled. click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£320 |
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20 inch B7 Bronze Dry Ride Cymbal, 2276g
Medium ride, dry, complex, controlled. Great for modern jazz and other acoustic live music - or for studio recording. click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£320 |
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18 inch B8 Bronze Medium Crash Cymbal, Pinstripe finish.
Medium / medium-heavy crash. Moderately complex, cutting without being abrasive. click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£260 |
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22 inch B15 Bronze Dark Ride Cymbal, 2800g - B15 alloy is the same as Paiste Signature alloy.
Medium ride, quite bright sticking over a dark, complex wash with a touch of gritty trash. Monster edge crash and great, warm bell. click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£395 |
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20 inch B15 Bronze Ride Cymbal, 2185g - B15 alloy is the same as Paiste Signature alloy.
Medium ride, quite bright and warm, some complexity but no trash. Nice bell, great crash. click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£350 |
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String-Thing - cymbal line
5 sculptural cymbals, each of a different shape, on a string to hang where you like click for Video click for more pictures |
£300 | |
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22 inch Bronze Ride Cymbal, 2879g - the exact one from the Rhythm Magazine Review March 2011.
Medium ride, sweet wash with a touch of complexity, nice zingy stick definition and good edge crash, loud yet warm bell. click for Video demo click for more pictures |
£385 |
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20 inch Bronze Ride Cymbal, 2194g
Medium ride, high profile, underside lathed. click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£320 |
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14 inch Bronze Hi-Hats, 1057g / 1410g
Medium over heavy. Exactly the same pair as in the Rhythm Magazine review March 2011. Sensitive but capable of some serious bark. click for Video demo click for more pictures |
£350 |
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16 inch Crash, 1170g
The exact same cymbal from the Rhythm Magazine review March 2011. Soundfile coming very soon. click for more pictures |
£200 |
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17 inch Dark Crash (Thin), 1193g
The exact same cymbal with the dark mysterious bish as described in the Rhythm Magazine review March 2011. click for Video demo click for more pictures |
£230 |
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14 inch Bronze Hi-Hats, 1060g / 1410g
Medium over heavy Sensitive but capable of some serious bark. Similar sound to the pair in the Rhythm Magazine review March 2011. click for Soundfile click for Video demo click for more pictures |
£350 |
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21-1/2 inch Bronze Ride Cymbal, 2662g
Deeply hammered ride cymbal with a great combination of stick definition and roar click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£370 |
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21 inch Bronze Dark Ride Cymbal, 2506g
Dark and glassy at the same time. Controlled complexity click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£350 |
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20 inch Bronze Flat-Ride Cymbal, 2210g
A nice flat with a good balance of clarity and complexity click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£320 |
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22 inch Bronze Ride Cymbal, 2850g
Medium ride, sweet wash, nice stick definition and edge crash, cutting yet warm bell. click for Soundfile click for Video demo click for more pictures |
£385 |
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16 inch B15 Bronze Crash Cymbal, 1185g
Light to medium crash. B15 Bronze alloy. Full of sparkly highs. click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£230 |
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10 inch Stainless Steel Hi-Hats
Dry and sticky with a hint of trash. Electronic / processed sound. click for Video demo click for larger picture |
£200 |
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12 inch Stainless Steel Hi-Hats
Tight and funky with a hint of trash. Electronic / processed sound. click for Video demo click for larger picture |
£260 |
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21 inch Stainless Steel Mini-cup Ride Cymbal, 1543g
Roaring, dark, complex wash plus stick definition click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£320 |
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20 inch Stainless Steel Crash-Ride Cymbal, 1406g
Billowing! click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£290 |
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17 inch Paper-Thin Stainless Steel Crash Cymbal, 816g
Fast and with that unique stainless trash click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£210 |
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18 inch Bronze Crash/Ride, 1584g
Deliciously warm and dark click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£260 |
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16 inch Bronze Dark Crash, 1137g
Pairs well with the 18 above click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£200 |
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22 inch Stainless Steel Dark Ride, 1718g
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£350 |
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14 inch Bronze Hi-Hats 1xxxg / xxxg
Medium over heavy Sensitive but with plenty of cut click for Soundfile click for more pictures |
£350 |
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Hand-made, hand-forged in Bath, England, UK.
