User Manual
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CAUTION
Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or
damage to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:
Handling caution
• Whenoperatingthepedal,donottouchthehoop,head,
tuningindicator,ortensionrods.Fingersmaybecome
caughtorpinchedresultingininjury.
PRECAUTIONS / Daily Maintenance
• Replacetornheadsassoonaspossible.Thetornedgeof
theheadissharpandcancuthandsorfingers.
• Donotputyourhandsinsideanyofthepartsofthe
timpani(insidethetuningindicator,base,frame,etc.)
• Donotusethemalletforanythingbesidesplayingthe
instrument.Donotallowchildrentostrikeotherswiththe
malletasitcancauseinjuryorbecomedamaged.
•Theinstrumentmaymoveforwardslightlywhenengaging
thepedalcasterauxiliarybrake.Pleasetakenoteofthe
maincasterfloorpositions.
•Donottunetheinstrumenttoapitchoutsideofits
availablerange.Doingsocandamagetheinstrument.
•Donotloosenthespringadjustmentboltmorethanthree
rotationswhenadjustingpedalbalance.Thetoeendof
thepedalmaysuddenlydrop.
Yamahacannotbeheldresponsiblefordamagecausedbyimproperuseormodificationstotheinstrument.
Daily Maintenance
• Afteryouhavefinishedplaying,fullylowertheheelsideofthepedaltuningthetimpanitoitslowest
note.Iftheinstrumentisnottobeusedforanextendedperiod,slightlyloosentheheadaswelltoex-
tend the life of the head.
• Alwaysplacethecoverontheinstrumentwhenstoringtoprotectitfromdust.Useasoftclothtoclean
theheadandusetheheadprotectortoprotecttheheadfromimpacts,etc.Regularlywipetheentire
instrumentwithaclothtokeeptheinstrumentingoodcondition.
• Thebowlhasthemostinfluenceontheinstrument’spitch,soneverdentorstrikeit.
• Neverholdontoanythingotherthantheframewhenmovingtheinstrument.Doingsowillcausethe
instrumenttogooutoftuneanddistorttheshapeofthehoop.
• Instrumentsshiftingandbumpingintoeachwhiletransportingthetimpanibytruckcancausethehead
orhooppositiontoshift.Toreducethechanceofpositionshifting,pressthetoeendofthepedaltoin-
crease tension on the head.
Please use Yamaha care products for daily maintenance.
Hoop
TuningIndicator
TensionRod
Head
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