Editing Splash cymbal (section)

==History==
The original and traditional ''splash'', like many of the cymbal types in a [[drum kit]], was invented and named by [[Gene Krupa]] in collaboration with the [[Avedis Zildjian Company]].

Widely used in the jazz music of the 1920s and 30s, this traditional splash cymbal was not seen for many years in mainstream music for years until drummers such as Ringo Starr started to use them.  [[Stewart Copeland]] playing in [[The Police (band)|The Police]] brought it back to prominence. Thanks to a toy cymbal he found in a trip in Asia and which he brought to [[Paiste]], heavier splash cymbals, more suited to this style of [[Drummer|drumming]], were soon available and started being heavily commercialized.

A third phase in the development of splash cymbals occurred when china splash cymbals became popular. These added a new dimension to drumming in their own right, and also led to the development of [[#Stacking|cymbal stacks]].

Several other types that are now regarded as splash cymbals, such as bell and salsa cymbals, have more quietly been added to the kits of leading drummers and to the catalogues of major cymbal manufacturers over the years. Today much of the color of an extended [[drum kit]] is provided by the wide variety of splash cymbals available.       
{{Gallery|File:Gene Krupa, Washington, D.C., between 1938 and 1948 (William P. Gottlieb 13341).jpg
|alt1=Gene Krupa playing two splash cymbals|[[Gene Krupa]] with two splash cymbals
|File:Stewart Copeland Marseille 2008.png
|alt2=Stewart Copeland with three splash cymbals|[[Stewart Copeland]] with three splash cymbals
|File:Dave Weckl.jpg
|alt3=Dave Weckl with piggybacked splash|[[Dave Weckl]] with piggybacked splash ([[#Piggybacking|detail below]])
|File:Mike_Portnoy.jpg
|alt4=Mike Portnoy behind a line of splash cymbals|[[Mike Portnoy]] with stacked splashes ([[#Stacking|detail below]])
}}