Tech Tip: How to easily and effectively clean and polish a dirty cymbal. . . . The conversation about cleaning cymbals is much like the one about cleaning your drum heads. Just like drum heads, some drummers consider stick marks and thumbprints on their cymbals badges of honor. It’s a visual representation that shows their cymbals are being played and put to good use. Then others enjoy keeping their cymbals spotless, while others find themselves in the middle of the two. Arguing back and forth a