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high-hat cymbal

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Noun1.high-hat cymbalhigh-hat cymbal - cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal
cymbal - a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together


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Ooh, I bet they sound just like the wonderful drum section you made over there," I say, pointing to the arc of bowls on the floor in front of the couch and the metal spatula he has slipped in between the seat cushions as his high-hat cymbal.
Later, during the 1920s and 1930s, high-hat cymbals - at first less than one foot high and called low boys (Papa Joe Jones told me in 1981 that he invented the longer rod which brought the high hat to its present, aptly named height, but the Leedy drum company stole his idea and took all the rewards) - bass drum pedals, manufactured mounted and floor tom-toms, and larger cymbals came to be included in the drumset.
 
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