Initial Preparation - Yamaha TP-3123 Owner's Manual

Initial Preparation

Your Yamaha timpani is equipped with a plastic head carefully mounted and adjusted at the factory.
However, new heads tend to stretch during shipping and storage, so it may be necessary to re-tune the
instrument before using. Please perform the following steps to check and, if necessary, readjust your
instrument.
1
The area between the kettle edge and the inner
circle of the counter hoop is called the collar.
Please make sure that the width of this collar is
uniform, as shown in the illustration titled "Cor-
rect".
Correct
Kettle
edge
Collar
If the collar is not uniform (illustration titled
"Wrong"), keep the heel of the pedal fully de-
pressed as shown in Fig. C, and align the head
and hoop as shown in the illustration titled "Cor-
rect".
2
Make sure that the end of the wire tube is not
disengaged from the adjuster of the tuning indi-
cator as shown in Fig. A. If it is disengaged, in-
sert it into the adjuster as shown in Fig. B.
Fig. B
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Wrong
Kettle
Counter
edge
hoop
Collar
Adjuster
Wire tube
Fig. A
3
If the heel of the pedal is fully lowered as in Fig.
C, proceed with step
If the pedal position is as shown in Fig. D or the
toe of the pedal is fully lowered, perform step
first.
Fig. C
Counter
hoop
Fig. D
Caution
Never place your fingers or foot into the mov-
ing parts or the space under the pedal or base.
Serious injury can result if fingers or feet be-
come pinched.
4
Fully depress the heel of the pedal as shown in
Fig. C. Hold the pedal in this position, as it will
return otherwise.
5
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