page_title: Splash cymbal
section_title: Traditional
hierarchical_section_title: Splash cymbal / Types / Traditional
caption_attribution_description: Sabian AA 10 inch Splash
context_page_description: In a drum kit, splash cymbals are the smallest accent cymbals. Splash cymbals and china cymbals are the main types of effects cymbals.
  The most common sized splash has a diameter of 10", followed by 8". Most splash cymbals are in the size range of 6" to 13", but some splash cymbals are as small as 4".
  Some makers have produced cymbals described as splash up to 22", but a splash of 14" or more is more often described as a crash cymbal.
  Splash cymbals include:
  Traditional splash cymbals, medium in weight with little or no taper.
  Rock splash cymbals, heavy but often with a slight taper.
  China splash cymbals.
  Salsa splash cymbals.
  Thin splash cymbals.
  Bell cymbals.
  Specialised stack cymbals.
context_section_description: Traditional splash cymbals, as first popularized by Gene Krupa, are 8"-12" in size and medium in weight with little or no taper and therefore a thick rim for their size.
  The normal function of a splash cymbal is to provide a short, often highly syncopated accent. For their size, they are hit relatively hard to produce a quick attack and decay. They tend to have little taper in order to provide the necessary strength for this, the bell being approximately the same thickness as the rim, resulting in limited richness of tone.
caption: Sabian 10" AA Splash
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