Yamaha TP-7300R Series Owner's Manual page 8

3
Take your foot off the pedal.
• Heel still moves up
2
g Repeat steps
• Heel stays down
4
g Go to step .
4
Put your foot on the pedal and fully depress it
in either direction (toe and heel).
• Toe and heel feel equal
5
g Go to step .
• Heel feels lighter than toe (*)
g Head is too tight and should be loosened.
Keeping the heel of the pedal depressed,
loosen the first tension rod by 1/2 turn and
then re-tighten it by 1/4 of a turn. Perform
this operation for all other tension rods in
the order shown in step
Repeat this procedure until proper head
tension is obtained then go to step
• Heel feels heavier than toe
g Head is not tight enough. Keeping the
heel end of the pedal depressed, tighten
each of the tension rods another 1/8 (45°)
turn in the same order as in step
Repeat this procedure until proper head
tension is obtained then go to step
3
through .
2
.
5
.
3
.
5
.
5
Move the pedal into an intermediate position,
as shown below, and remove your foot from the
pedal. Confirm that the pedal stays in this posi-
tion and does not move.
• If the pedal remains in the same position
adjustment is complete. Go to step
• If the toe of the pedal moves downward
g The head is too tight. Loosen the head us-
ing the procedure described in step
6
Tap the head lightly with the mallet.
The standard striking point is shown below.
Striking point
Pedal
As the toe of the pedal is pressed down, the
pitch is raised.
For details on precise tuning refer to "Adjusting
the Pitch" on the following page.
As the head will stretch over time, read-
justment should be performed periodi-
cally (starting with step
Initial Preparation
6
.
4
(*).
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.
4
).
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