Fast Splash with Rich Musical Character Crisp, quick, and lively, the Paiste Masters Dark Splash makes a great accent/ornamentation cymbal around the kit. Its decay is longer than some others on the market but stops on a dime when choked. So whether you’re punching accents or decorating grooves, the Dark Splash rises to any occasion. It’s also great for stacking. The 10" Dark Splash’s musical character and expressive dynamics are the results of Paiste’s traditional B20 (CuSn20) bronze formulation and decades of craft cymbal-making experience.The Paiste Masters series: handcrafted Swiss cymbals What Paiste initially envisioned as an assemblage of 12 handcrafted ride cymbals, each with exceptional character and genre-specific traits, has blossomed into an entire series of intensely musical crashes, hi-hats, and effects cymbals: the Paiste Masters series. Paiste Masters cymbals are proudly manufactured by hand in Switzerland using traditional crafting techniques and Paiste’s carefully guarded B20 bronze alloy —