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.
Cymbals 101 & Weight Table. 1  CYMBALS 101. 2  THE BASICS 3  â. Cymbals are made from copper based alloys.  Generally, the most desirable is roughly 80% copper and 20% tin and is called 1  B20. B15 is 85% copper and 15% tin; B10 is 90% copper and 10% tin; B8 is 92% copper and 8% tin  etc.