Whipcrash®
The Whipcrash® Giveaway Contest
A $474.00 US street value !!!
Whipcrash Ultra 24" cymbals are hammered thousands of times.
Contestants will guess how many times they are hammered.
While no 2 Whipcrash brand cymbals are hammered the exact same number of times, a close guess can be made. The closest guess EITHER OVER OR UNDER will win the cymbal free of charge. Below is some helpful information. All info is in English (inch) measurement.
There are two detailed photos which will help contestants in guessing:
Each closeup photo of 2"x 2" (resulting in a total of 4 square inches).
The Whipcrash® Ultra is a 24.25" diameter circular cymbal.(it literally grows over 1/4 during the hammering process) The hammered center cup is 7" in diameter with a cup height of approximately 1.25". The overall height of the cymbal is 2.25". Furthermore, there are multiple layers of hammering in Whipcrash cymbals. The main body has at 3 layers (resulting in at least triple the dents visible by visual inspection). The hammered cup has approximately 5 layers.
There are no purchases required.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO COST INVOLVED. HAMMERAX PAYS ALL SHIPPING AND SALES TAX. Contestants must reside in USA ONLY.
Contestants must be 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER. Employees and owners of musical instrument retailers, distributors and manufacturers
are not eligible.
Email your guess to whipcrash@hammerax.com
CONTESTANTS MUST PROVIDE A SHIPPING ADDRESS WITH THE EMAIL ENTRY. Contestants are limited to one guess only. No questions will be answered prior to the May 7th announcement of the winner. HAMMERAX IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST , MISDIRECTED OR DELAYED ENTRIES Entry must be submitted by email by April 30th, 2010. Hammerax will not forward any information about contestants to any third party. THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Only one guess per household will be accepted. Only drummers and percussionists may enter. Family members may not enter.The winner will be announced on May 7th at the Memphis Drum Cymbal Summit, press releases, and by direct email to the winner.
Hammerax Expands Whipcrash Line
The loudest cymbals on earth?
November 2009
Hammerax announced expansion of it’s Whipcrash brand to 4 surprisingly loud crash sizes- 18”, 21”, 24”, and 24” Ultra- and are All MADE IN USA.
Whipcrash features an S-Shaped array of MICROCUPS which 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 24” feature 10 microcups. The 24” Whipcrash Ultra features a total of 36 microcups to make one handed raking easy from any angle and increase volume.
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. 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. These microcups are not attached sizzles but true miniature cups which are forged in the cymbal.
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. This also helps create some of loudest sounds on the market. “ These are the loudest cymbals we have heard,” says John Stannard, Hammerax president. “We collect hundreds of loud 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.” Hammerax center cups are now forged completely through HAMMERING. No pressing is involved. There is a beautiful matrix of sound dents in the center cup.
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