The elements to the left of the stairs in the periodic table are called metals. Explanation: The elements to the left of the stairs in the periodic table are called metals.  However, within metals you have different families as it is indicated in the periodic table in the image below:
A Simon Phillips drum kit using straight, boom and multiple boom stands. A cymbal stand is a stand designed primarily to support a suspended cymbal in a drum kit or percussion section. There are many forms, including: 1  Straight stands. 2  Simple boom stands.  Counterweighted boom stands.
Nearly all professional cymbals are made from bronze, which gives a desirable balance of durability and timbre. Several types of bronze are used, commonly B20 bronze, which is roughly 20% tin, 80% copper, with traces of silver, or the tougher B8 bronze which is made from 8% tin and 92% copper. As the tin content in a bell or cymbal rises, the timbre drops.