Coptic Cymbals

Hotep

Where may would I be able to acquire a purchase of Coptic cymbals in and around the NYC area? Thanks in advance for the help brothers and sisters  :)

copticuser20

If someone from New York can confirm, most churches have "bookstores" that sell cymbals and other coptic items. If not, you can order them

http://www.stmosesbookstore.org/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=ilvm_fly_showroom_mall.tpl&product_id=1679&category_id=16&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=2

or
http://www.stmosesbookstore.org/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=ilvm_fly_showroom_mall.tpl&product_id=1678&category_id=16&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=2

andrew8345

If you have people going to Egypt who are willing to get it for you, I strongly encourage that. The cymbals you get from church bookstores in the U.S. just aren't as good.

If what copticuser20 recommended isn't possible, go to any local musical instrument store and get your own pair.

[quote=Atiya, Aziz S. (ed.), The Coptic Encyclopedia, vol. 6, (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1991), p. 1738.]
They are a pair of slightly concave metal disks (usually silver) about 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter, with a cupped center 1 ¼ inch (3 cm) in depth. A hole in the center of each disk permits the passage of a string held in place by a wooden pin that acts as a handle for manipulating the cymbals.