I Repaired My Cracked Cymbals + BEFORE & AFTER Comparison

Here's a video of me repairing some cracks in my cymbals. I love playing on these cymbals and it was probably a combo of technique, playing a bit too hard, and wear that caused these cracks. To increase the longevity of these cymbals, I removed cracks/drilled holes at the beginning and ends of cracks to prevent them from propagating even further.

Video Note: I didn't cut out the cracks in the bottom Hi-Hats because I thought it would ruin it's structural integrity, causing it to eventually crack again.

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Music used:
Guitar Beat by Prelow
Crazy Dancer by Jab Abstrok

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MY GEAR:
DRUMS: MAPEX SATURN-V, LUDWIG
♫ Toms: Mapex 10", 12"
♫ Floor Tom: Mapex 16"
♫ Bass Drum: Mapex 22"
♫ Snare Drum: Ludwig metal sonic snare (1966) 14" x 6.5"

DRUMHEADS: REMO, AQUARIAN
♫ Toms - 8", 10", 12", 14" - Aquarian Response
♫ Bass Drum- 20" - Aquarian Super-Kick II
♫ Snare - 14" - Remo Coated Pinstripe

HARDWARE: GIBRALTAR, TAMA
♫ Gibraltar Drum Rack
♫ Roc n' Soc Hydraulic Throne
♫ Tama Iron Cobra Double Bass/ Double Chain P900
♫ Tama Iron Cobra Lever Glide Hi-Hat Stand

STICKS: VATER
♫ Vater Fusion
♫ Vater Sugar Maple Piccolo

CYMBALS: ZILDJIAN, PASTE, SABIAN, MENIL
♫ 14" 1920s Zildjian Hi Hat
♫ 18" Meinl Brilliant Byzance Crash
♫ 16" Meinl Brilliant Thin Soundcaster Crash
♫ 20" 1920s Paste Ride
♫ 8" Zildjian Sound Lab Splash
♫ 16" Menil Byzance Brillant China
♫ 6" Zildjian Zil-Bel

PERCUSSION: RHYTHM TECH
♫ Cowbell
♫ Tambourine

RECORDING EQUIPMENT: SURE, DIGITECH, M-AUDIO, AUDIO-TECHNICA
♫ 3 Sure PGDMK6 Tom mic
♫ 1 Sure SM57
♫ 1 Sure PGDMK6 Bass Drum mic
♫ 2 Sure PGDMK6 Condenser mic
♫ M-Audio Fast Track Ultra 8r
♫ 12 mic cords/15ft
♫ M-Audio Monitors DSM1
♫ Audio-Technica ATH-IM70 In-ear Headphones