The hi-hat, also called the high-hat, did not begin in its modern form but started as the snowshoe cymbal beater, a device that featured two small cymbals attached to wood planks and operated by the foot. The snowshoe, as well as the predecessor of the modern hi-hat, called the low-boy, appeared at a part of drum sets beginning in the mid 1920s. The low-boy, which was 10 to 12 inches high. was operated by means of a foot pedal attached to a metal rod holding a cymbal that, when the foot was depressed, moved toward the other cymbal, The cymbals used on both the low-boy and early hi-hat were called charleston cymbals. These small, rather thick brass cymbals had an exaggerated bell designed to provide the impact needed for the backbeat, or "sock" function of this early device. The low-boy was popular, since it could produce the blackbeat without being in the way of other instruments, a distinct advantage for the performer who required a large amount of equipment, such as a vaudeville percussionist. The hi-hat first appeared in the late 1920s and soon became par of the standard drum set.
The hi-hat, also called the high-hat, did not begin in its modern form but started as the snowshoe cymbal beater, a device that featured two small cymbals attached to wood planks and operated by the foot. The snowshoe, as well as the predecessor of the modern hi-hat, called the low-boy, appeared at a part of drum sets beginning in the mid 1920s. The low-boy, which was 10 to 12 inches high. was operated by means of a foot pedal attached to a metal rod holding a cymbal that, when the foot was depressed, moved toward the other cymbal, The cymbals used on both the low-boy and early hi-hat were called charleston cymbals. These small, rather thick brass cymbals had an exaggerated bell designed to provide the impact needed for the backbeat, or "sock" function of this early device. The low-boy was popular, since it could produce the blackbeat without being in the way of other instruments, a distinct advantage for the performer who required a large amount of equipment, such as a vaudeville percussionist. The hi-hat first appeared in the late 1920s and soon became par of the standard drum set.
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