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Beforeplaying thepedaltimpaniforthefirst timeafterpurchase, makesureyouproperly
adjusttheheadfollowingtheprocedureinthe“Initial Preparation”sectiononpages18-19.
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Head Tuning
1
Tuningisadjustedonthelowestnoteofthe
timpani.Forthisreason,theheelofthepedal
muststayfullyloweredduringthetuningproce-
dure.Thepitchofthelowestnote(andthetonal
range)dependsonthesizeofyourtimpani.For
example,asshowninthechartbelow,thelow-
estsoundofa29”timpanishouldbetunedto
F.Whentuned properly,yourYamahatimpani
willplaythroughoutitsfulltonalrangewithbal-
anced tension in the pedal.
Thestandardstriking
point lies at distance B
fromthebearing edge,
whichcorresponds ap-
proximatelyto1/4to1/3
ofthedistancebetween
thebearingedgeand
the center of the head.
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Usable Tonal Ranges for Yamaha Timpani
Strikingpoint
Pedal
Keep the heel of the pedal fully lowered during
thetuningprocedure(steps
2
through
7
below)
if not specified otherwise.
2
Strike the head and check the sound.
Thestandardstrikingpointisshownbelow.
Adjusting the Pitch
• Soundislowerthanthetuningnote
g
Go to step
3
.
• Soundishigherthanthetuningnote
g
Loosenthetensionrodsbyanequal
amountintheordershowninthefigureof
step
2
onpage18.
Whenlooseningthetensionrods,always
loosenthembytwicethedesiredamount,
andthenreturn(re-tighten)thembyhalf.
Whenthesoundlieswithin1semitone
belowthedesiredpitchafterloosening
thetensionrods(repeatedly,ifneces-
sary),proceedwithstep
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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