Antique cymbals

bell-like

“The sound is a very clear and delicate bell-like tone. Piston, 1969, p. 317

clear

“The sound is a very clear and delicate bell-like tone. Piston, 1969, p. 317

delicate

“The sound is a very clear and delicate bell-like tone. Piston, 1969, p. 317

impractical

“These bell-like cymbals are rather impractical, as their pitch variance has never been standardized” Wagner, 1959, p. 267

bell-like

"These were held one in each hand and struck together lightly at the rims, the small bell-like sound being allowed to ring." Kennan and Grantham, 2002, p. 243

crystalline

”The timbre is crystalline and pure and is most effective at soft dynamic levels. Kennan and Grantham, 2002, p. 244

pure

“The timbre is crystalline and pure and is most effective at soft dynamic levels.” Kennan and Grantham, 2002, p. 244

small

“These were held one in each hand and struck together lightly at the rims, the small bell-like sound being allowed to ring.” Kennan and Grantham, 2002, p. 243