when young played drums in rock and blues bands. my favorite cymbals, in which I had had spent LOTS of cash for, were the Turkish made Zildian cymbals from the 50’s and early 60’s. added more in the late 70’s until my kit was 9 drums, 9 cymbals. gave up playing in bands as a stage musician because of the bad habits that go along with being a stage musician (I wanted to live a long time) but 7 still have my kit and jealously guard my cymbals. my sons don’t play but they will decide what ultimately will happen to my prides and joys. is being buried with them too much?
Apparently the practice of getting buried with the instruments is at least 4000 years old. ;^)