hi
Hi! Hi hat, also spelled hihat are cymbals played with a foot pedal. But I'm sure you knew that already.
yes i knew already
They are different than clash cymbals, which are played by holding them in each hand and, well...clashing them.
no idea
Alrighty then! Well, I like cymbals. A pretty common instrument. Do you play any instruments?
not particular
I used to play the drums. I had a trap set a really long time ago. A collection of drums played with sticks made up my drum set. 
yes i have drum sticks
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Technique Hi-hat stands.
A drum kit normally contains one pair of clash cymbals mounted on a pedal-operated hi-hat stand. These are commonly far smaller and lighter than hand-operated clash cymbals, and are played with drum sticks as well as clashed together using the pedal.
Weights, tones and sizes.
In the orchestra, clash cymbals are matched pairs. They are commonly found in three weights:
- "Francese", "French", "leggero", or "light