Australia’s premier cymbal-smith
Located in Adelaide, South Australia. Email: sales@cymbalutopia.com or eargasmm@ozemail.com.au
Site Last Updated: 1 Dec 2023
My youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/CraigLauritsen
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Matt Nolan, Michael Paiste, Myself ....................................... Me again and Roberto!
I’m doing my best to let osmosis tap into such a wealth of talent and inspiration :)
From the “Best Gear of 2017’ in February 2018 issue of DRUM! Magazine ........
A bunch of Rustico’s handcrafted from Turkish blanks, ready to be lathed.
Orchestral cymbals - 15” Pair, 17” Pair and 16” & 18” Suspended.
A comparison between an old k and one of my OSC’s.
Give it 25 years and a whole lot of patina :) .............
Immediately available cymbals for sale - Added 21 Dec 2022
Here’s a list of cymbals which are ready to ship immediately.
They don’t usually last for long and as per usual, the first person to send an email to - sales@cymbalutopia.com or eargasmm@ozemail.com.au - gets the cymbal.
There are only these left as of 16 March 2023. I may have some others soon ...
-20 Rustico FB Ride, 1687g - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIXIolVTeCk&t=46s
-18 Rustico LSR, 1548g - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11yTVMIh9Z8
I’m committed to an environmentally sustainable industry and future and since 2018 have carbon offset my business through the mass planting of trees through ‘Carbon Positive Australia’.
Prior to that, I paid for 500 square metres of forest in the Daintree to be preserved in perpetuity as natural habitat.
I reuse and recycle as much as I can and all lathe chaff and damaged bronze ends up being recycled.
If like me, you’re attracted to things that are created with passion, dedication and experience, you’ll know that there’s some of each of those things in any great handcrafted object, piece of music or other creative pursuit.
I saw and heard those elements in every cymbal I played at Roberto Spizzichino’s workshop in Pescia and I hear those things in every note of Elvin or Jack or Tony’s playing.
Every cymbal that gets released from my workshop must speak to me with those same characteristics.
I make cymbals with a love and passion for the craft and an understanding of where and how a cymbal will be used.
With more than 20 years experience as an independent cymbal-smith to draw upon, every cymbal I make receives all the attention to detail possible.
I’ve made handcrafted pieces for hundreds of drummers from every corner of the globe. Drummers that understand what’s possible when creativity, experience and passion guide every decision a craftsman makes.
My soundproofed booth, where I hammer, practice and record sound and video-files.
A 22 CLTB Ride weighing 2298g.
This cymbal was make from a turkish blank and was completed on the 29th of June 2022