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
• Whenoperatingthepedal,donottouchthehoop,head,
tuningindicator,ortensionrods.Fingersmaybecome
caughtorpinchedresultingininjury.
PRECAUTIONS / Daily Maintenance
• Replacetornheadsassoonaspossible.Thetornedgeof
theheadissharpandcancuthandsorfingers.
• Donotputyourhandsinsideanyofthepartsofthe
timpani(insidethetuningindicator,base,frame,etc.)
• Donotusethemalletforanythingbesidesplayingthe
instrument.Donotallowchildrentostrikeotherswiththe
malletasitcancauseinjuryorbecomedamaged.
•Theinstrumentmaymoveforwardslightlywhenengaging
thepedalcasterauxiliarybrake.Pleasetakenoteofthe
maincasterfloorpositions.
•Donottunetheinstrumenttoapitchoutsideofits
availablerange.Doingsocandamagetheinstrument.
•Donotloosenthespringadjustmentboltmorethanthree
rotationswhenadjustingpedalbalance.Thetoeendof
thepedalmaysuddenlydrop.
Yamahacannotbeheldresponsiblefordamagecausedbyimproperuseormodificationstotheinstrument.
Daily Maintenance
• Afteryouhavefinishedplaying,fullylowertheheelsideofthepedaltuningthetimpanitoitslowest
note.Iftheinstrumentisnottobeusedforanextendedperiod,slightlyloosentheheadaswelltoex-
tend the life of the head.
• Alwaysplacethecoverontheinstrumentwhenstoringtoprotectitfromdust.Useasoftclothtoclean
theheadandusetheheadprotectortoprotecttheheadfromimpacts,etc.Regularlywipetheentire
instrumentwithaclothtokeeptheinstrumentingoodcondition.
• Thebowlhasthemostinfluenceontheinstrument’spitch,soneverdentorstrikeit.
• Neverholdontoanythingotherthantheframewhenmovingtheinstrument.Doingsowillcausethe
instrumenttogooutoftuneanddistorttheshapeofthehoop.
• Instrumentsshiftingandbumpingintoeachwhiletransportingthetimpanibytruckcancausethehead
orhooppositiontoshift.Toreducethechanceofpositionshifting,pressthetoeendofthepedaltoin-
crease tension on the head.
Please use Yamaha care products for daily maintenance.
Hoop
TuningIndicator
TensionRod
Head
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