Purchased in 1999, I love this china! I play classical, top opening. She quickly built my kit, as was the missing element to make some metal shades in my game (yes, "nuance", it makes me also smile, then say, punctuation?) It provides a sound typical of china without being too intrusive.
As always, it instantly made me a little sick to auant money in a piece of metal, but since I had no problem, it is not damaged at all, no wing , no cracks, nickel chrome anything.
If I had to buy one today, I redeem the same (or perhaps a larger diameter, provided there) On the other hand, competition may have been done better, who knows?