User Manual

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Beforeplaying thepedaltimpaniforthefirst timeafterpurchase, makesureyouproperly
adjusttheheadfollowingtheprocedureinthe“Initial Preparation”sectiononpages18-19.
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Head Tuning
1
Tuningisadjustedonthelowestnoteofthe
timpani.Forthisreason,theheelofthepedal
muststayfullyloweredduringthetuningproce-
dure.Thepitchofthelowestnote(andthetonal
range)dependsonthesizeofyourtimpani.For
example,asshowninthechartbelow,thelow-
estsoundofa29”timpanishouldbetunedto
F.Whentuned properly,yourYamahatimpani
willplaythroughoutitsfulltonalrangewithbal-
anced tension in the pedal.
Thestandardstriking
point lies at distance B
fromthebearing edge,
whichcorresponds ap-
proximatelyto1/4to1/3
ofthedistancebetween
thebearingedgeand
the center of the head.
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Usable Tonal Ranges for Yamaha Timpani
Strikingpoint
Pedal
Keep the heel of the pedal fully lowered during
thetuningprocedure(steps
2
through
7
below)
if not specified otherwise.
2
Strike the head and check the sound.
Thestandardstrikingpointisshownbelow.
Adjusting the Pitch
• Soundislowerthanthetuningnote
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Go to step
3
.
• Soundishigherthanthetuningnote
g
Loosenthetensionrodsbyanequal
amountintheordershowninthefigureof
step
2
onpage18.
 Whenlooseningthetensionrods,always
loosenthembytwicethedesiredamount,
andthenreturn(re-tighten)thembyhalf.
Whenthesoundlieswithin1semitone
belowthedesiredpitchafterloosening
thetensionrods(repeatedly,ifneces-
sary),proceedwithstep
3
.
Do not tune the timpani to a pitch outside
of its usable range. Doing so can damage
the instrument.
Note
32"
(81cm)
27"
(69cm)
24"
(61cm)
29"
(74cm)
26"
(66cm)
23"
(58cm)
20"
(51cm)
DBb FDb Ab EAFBGCAb
EC
B
A
G
F
C
F
D
C
B
A
E
C
A
G
F
E
B
G
F
E
D
A
F
E
D
C
G
E
D
C
B
A
F
D
C
G
E
B
32" 27" 24"29" 26" 23" 20"
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