This K Family ride cymbal from Zildjian is the 23 inch K CUSTOM SPECIAL DRY RIDE. Featuring a medium thin build and natural finish, this ride cymbal is like the original dry cymbal, but remastered for today's modern musical styles. This raw and earthy cymbal delivers a dry, funky sound with a quick fast attack, lots of dirt, yet shuts down quickly for a powerful expression of personality. Like all Zildjian, K Custom the bronze cymbal is exclusively poured and shaped from raw molten metal. Later, each casting is cooled and separated by weight for each cymbal model. Finally, castings are put through multiple sequences of heating, rolling, shaping, hammering, and lathing techniques unique to each cymbal range. These Special Dry Ride Cast bronze cymbals have an intense, full-bodied sound that improves with time. Furthermore have greater projection, durability, and clarity than any other cymbals. These Zildjian cast cymbals are manufactured from Zildjian's secret alloy, which is included of 80% copper, 20% tin, and traces of silver.