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Whipcrash®
Hammerax Expands Whipcrash Line
The loudest cymbals on earth?
Hammerax announced expansion of its USA made Whipcrash® brand to four surprisingly loud crash sizes: 18”, 21”, 24”, and 24” Ultra, and all are MADE IN USA. Whipcrash features an S-Shaped array of micro-cups that can be raked for one-handed rolls. By starting out at the tip of your stick and raking back and forth, then moving gradually to the shank, the sound deepens and increases in loudness. The 18”, 21”, and regular 24” feature 10 micro-cups. The 24” Whipcrash Ultra features a total of 36 micro-cups to make one-handed raking easy, from any angle, and increase volume. Videos are on the Hammerax website showing how the micro-cups work.
Most loud cymbals achieve volume by focusing on a one range of sounds – usually highs. Whipcrash spreads the volume over a wider range. Whipcrash cymbals can reach extreme loudness but also shimmering color. Hammerax uses an especially strong bronze alloy that, when combined with unique hammering techniques, yields an extreme range of sonic colors and volumes from a mellow roar to a screaming wall of sound. Three removable sizzles are included with each cymbal. Whipcrash also sounds even richer when heard at distances of 15 to 30 feet. Whipcrash leans toward the dark spectrum but has beautiful mids. The 24” is deeply dark and can function as a true crash or a crashride. The center cup on Whipcrash is dark and integrated rather than being a bright bell sound. The micro-cups are not attached sizzles but true miniature cups which are forged in the cymbal. They are part of the cymbal, just like any center cup.
Whipcrash brand cymbals are now stronger than ever, due to the installation of a new hammer system at Hammerax, which can refine metallic grain and add flexibility through hammering. They are hammered thousands of times and are made of a special alloy, heat-treated in a unique process. They show excellent crash durability and superior crack resistance.
“The Whipcrash brand competes with our Hellbell® brand for the title of “World Loudest Cymbal”, said John Stannard, Hammerax president. “We collect hundreds of cymbals from many sources and nothing compares in terms of total blast of crash sound. They are especially rich and loud in the dark and middle spectrum. We recently measured the 24” Whipcrash Ultra at 119 db. That is very loud, but Whipcrash sounds absolutely stunning when combined with bright cymbals. The total wall of sound is impressive.”
UPDATE: On May 7, 2010 Hammerax announced the winner of their contest, in which contestants were asked to guess the number of hammer dents in a 24” Whipcrash. The winner came close with a guess of 250,000. The correct calculation was 254,000 as an average number of dents. The winner received a 24” Whipcrash® Ultra absolutely free.
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