Meinl Percussion

Roland Meinl music instruments is a German manufacturer of cymbals and percussion instruments based in Gutenstetten. Pool are offered under the brand " Meinl Cymbals ". Meinl is one of the four Great Basin producers alongside Zildjian (USA), Sabian (Canada) and Paiste ( Switzerland ), every fourth basin is produced by Meinl .. The trademark " Meinl Percussion" covers other percussion instruments under the brand name " Nino Percussion " children's instruments are offered.

History

Roland Meinl presented here first wind instruments. 1951, " Meinl Cymbals " as a one- man operation in a basement workshop. In the 1950s and 60s he also sold in other European countries and in the United States. By 1963, he made the pool alone.

1969, the company moved into the newly built headquarters. In the late 1960s and early 70s it produced the first cymbal series " Romen ", " Romen Mark 70 " and " Romen Mark 74 ". Mid-1970s has been associated with the "King Beat" series, the first professional pool on the market. Production was eventually converted from manual work on hammers robot. With Billy Cobham, the first signature line "Tri Tonal " was developed.

The " Classics Series " was introduced for the low price segment 1996. 2003 the company moved from Dietersheim in five kilometers away Gutenstetten in a new production building, where all the pools (except Byzance, MB20 and Symphonic ) are manufactured.

Meinl uses six different bronze alloys, according to his own statement is the only manufacturer in the world.

Percussion Instruments

Meinl manufactures among other things congas, bongos, djembes, Darbukas, timbales, tambourine, cajon, cowbells, chimes and shakers.

Pelvic Series

  • Professional pool made ​​with traditional sound of B20 alloy, in Turkey by hand: Byzance
  • Classics: middle-class pool of B8 bronze
  • HCS: Affordable entry-level pool from a MS63 brass alloy
  • M -Series: Professional pool of B20 alloy ( 80% copper, 20 % tin), automatically hammered into the Meinl factory in Germany
  • Mb10: pool out of B10 bronze alloy (90 % copper, 10 % tin)
  • Mb20: Professional pool of B20 bronze alloy ( 80% copper, 20 % tin, traces of silver )
  • MB8: Professional pool of B8 bronze alloy (92 % copper, 8 % tin, traces of silver ), made ​​with high- tech computer hammering, bright, penetrating sound
  • MCS: Middle Class / Pre- Professional basin of B8 bronze alloy (92 % copper, 8% tin), also available as a Cymbal Set
  • Professional pool made ​​from a B12 bronze alloy (88 % copper, 12 % tin, traces of silver ): Sound Caster ( Custom and fusion)

Musician

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