Byrne

As a child, Ray Bryne's first drum set was an old Rogers kit from his Dad’s best childhood friend, who first inspired him to play. And ever since that first kit (He still have those first cymbals he gave me) Ray has been fascinated with the sounds of cymbals.

The love for cymbal sounds led Ray to experiment and modify cymbals when he was a kid. That love for working on instruments continued as he eventually went to the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery where he learned to build and repair guitars. After a number of years as an accomplished luthier, Ray decided to return to his first love- cymbals. That is when he began importing high quality, B20 cymbal blanks.

Working from raw, unworked cymbal blanks, Ray hand shape, tension, and lathe each cymbal. Giving each instrument the time, attention, and even rest to gradually work it into the best cymbal it can be. 

In each series of Byrne Cymbals, each individual cymbal is unique and completely distinct from the mass-production of other companies in a way that only an individual craftsman can provide. Each Cymbal is hand-hammered and lathed when an order is placed. Nothing is off the shelf at the time stores or individual drummers order!