Meinl

[Tillmon]

MINE-ul?

mine-EL?

MEEN-ul?

meen-EL?

it's killing me inside, who knows how to really pronounce it?

[Vannaroth]

:lol: i really need to know this too cos im gonna be going to my drum centre soon and asking to try some of their cymbals out. ive been saying meenul but im really not sure

[FL3P]

Ive heard it pronounced like the first example more often than not.

[abandonthetruth]

i say Mine-ul .. that was just my first impression wheni first saw the name.

[mamcdonald]

They're a German brand and ususally the -ei- sound is like AY. For example: Albert EINstEIN.

[Pleaseme]

Yeah, you say the sound of that second letter- ei = Aye, and ie = Eee

[Wizz]

maynel

[VTDS_xx]

Yes! I've been pronouncing it right.
Niiice.

[mamcdonald]

I never had any trouble with Meinl...

...now Paiste is a whole other story.

[FL3P]

Paiste is actually pronounced like feisty

[mamcdonald]

I know that now...I wish I had known that when I went into my local store and asked where the Payst cymbals are.

[FL3P]

Crazy Europeans

[mamcdonald]

Crazy Swiss. They do make good chocolate, though.

[Pleaseme]

Considering Americans pronounce 'aluminium' as 'aluminum'.... :D

[mamcdonald]

It's spelled aluminum over here.

[Pleaseme]

It's actually spelled that way? Which son of a bitch put the 'i' in the English version, I wonder.

[CasB]

It's mine-ul if I'm correct.

[Tillmon]

Considering Americans pronounce 'aluminium' as 'aluminum'.... :D

what the crap? aluminum is an element, there's no i. :lol:

Ok, so mine-ul it is. thank you to the german speakers.

[Quinto]

^!!!THYS NO I in alumininumum-um......mini um!!!!!!!!!!

americans arent retarted!

[Pleaseme]

...

Anyways the point was, Americans and Britons pronounce words differently, especially these cymbal brand names. So there's never going to be a final answer.

[Tyr]

what the crap? aluminum is an element, there's no i. :lol:
It's spelled with an 'i' in every language that I know of, except American English, so I would say that you have dropped the letter, like with the 'axe' vs. 'ax'.

[maniac0796]

On all Periodic tables, American or British, by law or something, it has to spelt Aluminium. Americans said they were goona stop calling it aluminum a few years ago, unfortunatly, they seem to have trouble ajusting.
What were you saying about Paiste? I've always pronounced it as "paste", just missing the I out, is that right? As for meinl, it's pronounced Mine-al, or Mine-ul, whichever way it is.
Also, just to let some of you people know, Paiste and Meinl are both German company's. Although Paiste's 2002 range is produced in Switzerland, it's a German, family based company.

[Tyr]

On all Periodic tables, American or British, by law or something, it has to spelt Aluminium. Americans said they were goona stop calling it aluminum a few years ago, unfortunatly, they seem to have trouble ajusting.
What were you saying about Paiste? I've always pronounced it as "paste", just missing the I out, is that right? As for meinl, it's pronounced Mine-al, or Mine-ul, whichever way it is.
Paiste rhymes with feisty.

[Tillmon]

On all Periodic tables, American or British, by law or something, it has to spelt Aluminium. Americans said they were goona stop calling it aluminum a few years ago, unfortunatly, they seem to have trouble ajusting.
What were you saying about Paiste? I've always pronounced it as "paste", just missing the I out, is that right? As for meinl, it's pronounced Mine-al, or Mine-ul, whichever way it is.
Also, just to let some of you people know, Paiste and Meinl are both German company's. Although Paiste's 2002 range is produced in Switzerland, it's a German, family based company.

Oh, interesting.

Paiste is actually pronounced "Pie-ee-stay" or some people say "pie-stee", but it's definitely not "paste".

[Quinto]

i pronounce it pay-stee, is that right? the way u guys are saying is in an english accent

[FL3P]

Read the comments above man

[Bonham#1!]

I always said it pay-stee aswell. Meinl is mine-ul, I asked a guy at my local music store but still he could be wrong. Yes I know this was already established but I said it anyway.

[AtomShip]

Haha this british girl at my school said aluminum like "al-i-min-yum" and every started cracking up. Good times...

[RedDot]

Paiste is actually pronounced like feisty
For serious?
Feast-ee =/

[bpd906]

How bout Sonor? Been pronouncing it So-nar forever....till I talked to a guy from their factory...

It's actually pronouned Su - nor

[Talos]

I say My-Nul

EDIT - I say So-Nore

EDIT - I say Paist

[mamcdonald]

Let's just agree that everyone says words differently and try not to laugh when people **** up. All of these words should be exempt from "pronunciation laughter": Meinl, Paiste, Tama, Sonor, and I'm sure there are others.

EDIT: And aluminum. And you crazy Brits are the ones that add the u's to everything. Colour, neighbour, etc. Just kidding, but still...

[Bonham#1!]

With the whole Brits and Americans thing......................Canada rules and we have it right.

[mamcdonald]

What's that aboot, eh?

[spike9908]

Well, phonitically, it breaks down to:
Mein=mine L=el, so Meinl=mine-el

[Bonham#1!]

What's that aboot, eh?


LOL. That was funny even though we don't say "aboot"