▁occasionally ▁bigger , ▁are ▁extremely ▁thick ▁c ym b als ▁giving ▁a ▁bell - like ▁tone . ▁P ais te ▁makes ▁one ▁in ▁ 1 3 ". ▁▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁bell ▁c ym b als ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁cutting ▁down ▁a ▁larger ▁c ym bal , ▁particularly ▁to ▁salv age ▁something ▁from ▁one ▁that ▁was ▁badly ▁split ▁at ▁the ▁edge . ▁▁ ▁Bell ▁c ym b als ▁range ▁in ▁shape ▁from ▁deep ▁and ▁cup like , ▁similar ▁in ▁shape ▁to ▁a ▁church ▁bell , ▁to ▁a ▁traditional ▁c ym bal ▁shape , ▁almost ▁flat , ▁and ▁many ▁in ▁between . ▁ ▁S izz le ▁spl ash ▁ ▁Small ▁s izz le ▁c ym b als , ▁and ▁spl ash ▁c ym b als ▁with ▁s izz ler ▁attach ments , ▁give ▁an ▁even ▁shorter , ▁was h ier ▁tone ▁than ▁a ▁traditional ▁spl ash . ▁ ▁Stack s ▁Special ised ▁thin ▁stack ▁c ym b als , ▁ 8 " - 1 2 ", ▁are ▁designed ▁specifically ▁for ▁stack ing , ▁most ▁commonly ▁as ▁the ▁upper ▁c ym bal . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁available ▁individually ▁or , ▁more ▁recently , ▁in ▁sets ▁of ▁two ▁or ▁three , ▁including ▁larger ▁c ym b als ▁intended ▁primarily ▁as ▁the ▁lower ▁c ym bal ▁or ▁c ym b als . ▁These ▁sets ▁have ▁provided ▁new ▁sounds ▁but ▁have ▁not ▁replaced ▁the ▁established ▁technique ▁of ▁using ▁a ▁ch ina , ▁crash ▁or ▁another ▁spl ash ▁as ▁the ▁upper ▁c ym bal ▁of ▁a ▁stack . ▁Gener ally