The cymbal was often choked for accented effects as well as being used as a timekeeping instrument, the performer applying woodblock rhythms of the 1930s. Some drummer placed coins under the cymbal, producing a "shimmering" effect, which must have been in the thoughts of players of the period, such as Jo Johnes (1911-1985), When they began to "ride" the new instrument added to the standard drumset in the 1930s, the Hi-Hat