You both are very right, they do (as said by MK1) have a valid use, and they don't sound bad... at first. so there are many different opinions for cracked cymbals
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I had a cracked ride-cymbal once that did not sound good. I took a saw and just "sawed the crack away" (donīt know how to put it). I think it sounds ok now!
drilling holes or cutting out the crack will usually work- for a while. Eventually a cracked cymbal will die.
Long Island Drum Center is one store that accepts used or cracked cymbals for trade in. I think the story is that the cymbal manufacturers can melt them down again and that the high silver content means the metal has some real value.
