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B12AlloyB8Alloy12%TinCymbals made from B12 bronze are the perfectbridge between the sounds of B20 and B8 bronzecymbals.B12 bronze cymbals have a warm and dark overalltone that is standard of B20 bronze, yet they alsohave the bright, lively, and powerful soundingcharacteristics that B8 bronze cymbals are famousfor. The B12 bronze cymbals combine the best fromboth worlds. They are very versatile soundingcymbals and their tone blends in well with most ofthe common music styles today.88% 92% 8%CopperCopperTinB8 bronze has the highest content of copper whichresults in a more red-like finish. They are very firmand easily resist hard playing.The sound of cymbals made from B8 bronze is verybright, powerful and has a lot of attack. It easilycuts through loud volumes. The overall soundspectrum shows a dominant share of higherfrequencies. Extremely lively cymbal sounds!FX9AlloyMS63Alloy69%Copper15%ZincThe FX9 cymbal alloy is the most exceptional materialused in crafting cymbals, because it combinesfour components in one alloy with extraordinarytonal characteristics.Cymbals made from FX9 alloy offer new, fresh andlively sounds with a unique and distinctive timbre.MS63 is a classic brass alloy which due to its positivesound characteristics is used in making mainlystudent range cymbals.Instead of tin, zinc is merged with copper whichthen produces a warm and harmonic cymbal sound.It offers the best possible sound qualities at anaffordable price.15%Manganese1%Aluminum63%Copper37%Zinc„One of A Kind“Cymbalswereintroduced1997Introduction of „Amun“ ProSeries1999MEINL USA, L.C. first opens itsdoors inMiami,Florida2000MEINL´s B20 cymbalproduction wasbuilt in Turkey2000Introduction of Turkish-made„Byzance“Pro Series„Generation X“Cymbal Linewasintroduced2001○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○Start of Engineering prototypesfrom a new B12 Alloy2002M.I.P.A. awardfor MEINL„Generation X“cymbals2003„Generation X Days“ Tour takesEurope by storm with JohnnyRabb, Marco Minnemann andThomas Lang2003Grand Opening of new MEINLcymbal production inGutenstetten, Germany2003Founder, Mr.Roland Meinlcelebrates his75th birthday2004meinlcymbals.com · 7○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○2001„Soundcaster“ Pro Seriesintroduced with the new B12Alloy2004MEINL adds laser-etched logosand serial-numbers on allcymbals2001