8 " ▁ ▁S als a ▁A ▁s als a ▁spl ash ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁c ym bal ▁primarily ▁intended ▁for ▁use ▁with ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁tim b ales . ▁Use ▁of ▁a ▁c ym bal ▁or ▁cow bell ▁( but ▁by ▁tradition , ▁never ▁both ) ▁is ▁a ▁fundamental ▁part ▁of ▁many ▁styles ▁of ▁tim b ale ▁playing . ▁ ▁Example : ▁ ▁Sab ian ▁El ▁S abor ▁S als a ▁S pl ash ▁ 1 3 " ▁ ▁Th in ▁Th in ▁spl ash ▁c ym b als ▁are ▁made ▁in ▁sizes ▁ 8 " - 1 2 " ▁with ▁a ▁pron ounced ▁t aper ▁and ▁a ▁sound ▁more ▁a kin ▁to ▁a ▁crash ▁than ▁to ▁traditional ▁spl ash es . ▁They ▁are ▁frag ile ▁and ▁un su itable ▁for ▁in ex per ien ced ▁drum mers , ▁and ▁even ▁then ▁suitable ▁only ▁for ▁qui eter ▁playing , ▁and ▁generally ▁only ▁available ▁in ▁B 2 0 ▁al loy ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁more ▁expensive ▁and ▁professional ▁c ym bal ▁series . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁th inn est ▁and ▁most ▁frag ile ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁scale , ▁a ▁thin ▁spl ash ▁is ▁identical ▁to , ▁and ▁inter change able ▁with , ▁a ▁c ym bal ▁designed ▁for ▁playing ▁by ▁hand ▁rather ▁than ▁by ▁stick . ▁And ▁in ▁either ▁case , ▁a ▁single ▁care less ▁stroke ▁with ▁a ▁drum st ick ▁will ▁split ▁the ▁c ym bal . ▁ ▁Bell ▁▁▁ ▁Bell ▁c ym b als , ▁ 4 " - 8 " ▁or