PEDAL TIMPANI
TIMBALE À PÉDALE
TIMBAL DE PEDAL
踏板定音鼓
TP-6220 /23 /26 /29 /32
TP-4223 /26 /29 /32
TP-5020(G/H) /23 (G/H) /26 (G/H) /29 (G/H) /32 (G/H)
TP-7020(H) /23(H) /26(H) /29(H) /32(H)
TP-7220 / 23 / 26 / 29 / 32
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Thank you for selecting a Yamaha musical instrument.
We are confident that the instrument will bring you years of musical
enjoyment and satisfaction. Please read through this booklet carefully. It contains important information about your instrument's care.
Your new Yamaha instrument, like all Yamaha musical instruments,
is the result of careful planning, testing and assembly using select
materials. Proper care will ensure that your Yamaha instrument will
deliver its full and rich sound for years to come.
When using the pedal timpani for the first time after unpacking, make
sure to set it up according to the instructions of section “Before Using
The Pedal Timpani” on pages 4 and 5.
PRECAUTIONS
• Fully depress the heel of the tuning pedal after use.
• Protect the head from heat, moisture, oil, and dust. Use a soft cloth to remove
dust and other foreign matter from the head surface, and cover the head with
the head protector when not in use.
• When using plastic heads such as the one initially supplied, loosening of the
head after use is not required.
• The kettle is very sensitive to shock and must not be bumped against another
object. Also, do not forget to remove dirt using a polishing cloth from time to
time.
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Nomenclature & Lubrication
Head Protector
Tuning Bolt
Head
Pointer Lock Nut
Pointer
Adjustment Knob
Kettle
Strut
Caster
Base
Caution
Tuning Pedal
Never put your hands etc.
under the pedal.
Kettle Edge
Hoop
(Counter Hoop)
Tuning Indicator (Tuning Gauge)
PAC Adjustment Bolt
The TP-50xx (H/G) / TP-70xx (H)
series use a wing bolt on the
PAC adjustment system.
Spring Tension
Adjustment Bolt
Third Wheel
(removable)
● Lubrication
Lubricate the moving parts of the tuning mechanism
as shown in the diagram.
This should be done at least once a year, or as
needed.
* The illustrations on this page show a pedal timpani of the
TP-6200 series.
Points of lubrication
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Before Using The Pedal Timpani
Your Yamaha pedal timpani is equipped with a plastic head carefully mounted and tuned
(adjusted to a note) at the factory, and thus can be used after setup immediately. However,
new heads will tend to stretch gradually during shipping and storage, resulting in a tuning
deviation when you receive the instrument. Therefore, please perform the steps below to
restore the tuning to the factory setting prior to shipment:
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 “Correct”.
Kettle
edge
Wrong
Counter
hoop
Correct
Kettle
edge
If the collar is not uniform (illustration titled
“Wrong”), keep the heel of the pedal fully depressed as shown in Fig. C, and align head and
hoop as shown in the illustration titled “Correct”.
Counter
hoop
Collar Collar
2 Make sure that the end of the wire tube is not
disengaged from the adjuster of the tuning indicator as shown in Fig. A. If it is disengaged,
insert it into the adjuster as shown in Fig. B.
3 If the heel of the pedal is fully lowered as in Fig.
C, proceed with step 5.
If the pedal position is as shown in Fig. D or the
toe of the pedal is fully lowered, perform step
first.
Fig. C
Fig. D
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4
Fig. B
Wire tube
Adjuster
Fig. A
Caution
Never put your hands etc. under the
pedal.
4 Fully depress the heel of the pedal as shown in
Fig. C. Hold the pedal in this position, as it will
return otherwise.
Before Using The Pedal Timpani
5 Using the supplied timpani key, tighten the tun-
ing bolts by 1/4 of a turn (90°) in the order
shown below. It is very important to always
turn all tuning bolts by the same amount.
Timpani key
26”, 29”, 32” 20”, 23”
6 Take your foot off the pedal.
● Heel still moves up
→ Repeat steps
● Heel stays down
→ Go to step
4 through 6.
7.
9 Tighten each tuning bolt by 1/8 of a turn (45°) in
the order shown in step
5.
10 ● Toe and heel feel equal
→ Go to step
● Heel still feels heavier than toe
→ Repeat steps
● Heel feels lighter than toe
→ Head is tightened too much. Loosen the
head as described in step
11
8 through 10
7.
11 Move the pedal into an intermediate position, as
shown in Fig. D, and remove your foot from the
pedal. Confirm that the pedal stays in this position and does not move.
If the pedal stops in this position, adjustment is complete. Return the pedal to the
position shown in Fig. C.
● If the toe of the pedal moves downward
→ Repeat steps
● If the heel of the pedal moves downward
→ Head is tightened too much. Loosen the
head as described in step
8 through 10.
7.
7 Put your foot on the pedal and fully depress it in
either direction (toe and heel).
● Heel feels heavier than toe
→ Go to step 8.
● Toe and heel feel equal
→ Go to step
● Heel feels lighter than toe
→ Head is tightened too much. Loosen the
head. Keeping the heel of the pedal depressed, loosen the first tuning bolt by 1/
2 turn and then retighten it by 1/4 of a
turn. Perform this operation for all other
tuning bolts in the order shown in step
If necessary, repeat this procedure, until
proper tension is obtained.
11.
8 Fully depress the heel of the pedal as shown in
Fig. C.
As the head will stretch over time, readjustment should be performed periodi-
Note
cally (starting with step
7 )
12 Strike the head lightly with the supplied mallet
etc. The standard striking point is shown below.
The standard striking
point lies at distance
B from the kettle
edge, which
Striking point
Pedal
5.
For note comparison a piano is most suitable.
When the toe of the pedal is depressed, a higher
pitch is obtained.
For details on precise tuning refer to “Adjusting
The Sound Of Your Timpani” on the following
page.
corresponds to 1/4 to
1/3 of distance A
(distance between
kettle edge and
center of head).
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Adjusting The Sound Of Your Timpani
When using the pedal timpani for the first time after unpacking, make sure to set it up according
to the instructions of section “Before Using The Pedal Timpani” on pages 4 and 5.
z Head Tuning* (* Adjusting the head tension to a specific note)
1 Tuning is performed for the lowest sound (note)
of the timpani.
For this reason, the heel of the pedal must stay
fully lowered during the tuning procedure.
The proper lowest note (and tonal range) depends on the size of your timpani. For example,
as shown in the figure below, the lowest sound
of a 26” timpani should be tuned to A. When
tuned properly, your Yamaha timpani will give
you its full tonal range without being
overtensioned.
■ Standard Tonal Ranges for Yamaha Timpani
32" (81cm) 29" (74cm) 26" (66cm) 23" (58cm) 20" (51cm)
Keep the heel of the pedal fully lowered during
the tuning procedure (steps
not specified otherwise.
2 through 7 below) if
When loosening the tuning bolts, always
loosen them by double the desired amount,
and then return (retighten) them by half.
When the sound lies within 1 halftone
below the desired pitch after loosening
the tuning bolts (repeatedly, if necessary),
proceed with step
3.
3 Lightly strike the head with the mallet about 2
inch (5 cm) from the kettle edge at each tuning
bolt. Check at which tuning bolt the sound is
highest.
● Pitch of highest sound higher than tuning
note
→ Loosen the corresponding tuning bolt by
about 1/16 to 1/8 of a turn. First loosen
the bolt by double the desired amount,
and then return (retighten) it by half. After
loosening the tuning bolt, repeat from the
beginning of step
● Pitch of highest sound lower than tuning
note
→ Go to step
3.
4.
2 Strike the head and check the sound. The stan-
dard striking point is shown below.
The standard striking
point lies at distance
B from the kettle
Striking point
Pedal
● Sound lower than tuning note
→ Go to step
● Sound higher than tuning note
→ Loosen tuning bolts by an equal amount
in the order shown in the figure of step
on page 5.
3.
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edge, which corresponds to 1/4 to 1/3 of
distance A (distance
between kettle edge
and center of head).
4 Tighten the other bolts little by little (by about 1/
16 to 1/8 of a turn) until the sounds at the corresponding striking points match the pitch of the
highest sound. Please note that tightening of
one bolt will also raise the pitch at the neighboring and opposite tuning bolts. Thus, after tightening the tuning bolt with the lowest sound, first
reconfirm the sound at the other tuning bolts
before tightening the tuning bolt with the next
lower sound. While alternately tightening the other
bolts, do not touch the tuning bolt with the highest sound (reference pitch).
5 Loosen all overtightened bolts according to the
procedure described in step
5
approximately the same at each bolt, repeatedly
depress the toe and heel of the pedal several
times.
3. When the pitch is
Adjusting The Sound Of Your Timpani
x Pedal Adjustment
6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 until the pitch at each
bolt is exactly the same.
7 Check the sound by striking the head as de-
scribed in step
● Sound lower than tuning note
→ Tune the instrument by tightening all tun-
ing bolts by an equal amount (max. 1/16
of a turn).
● Sound higher than tuning note
→ Tune the instrument by loosening all tun-
ing bolts by an equal amount (max. 1/16
of a turn) according to the procedure described in step
2.
3.
8 Operate the pedal as described in step 5. If the
pitch does not change, the instrument is tuned
properly.
(If the pitch changes, repeat from step
The instrument is now tuned to the lowest sound
(note) of its tonal range. Depress the toe of the
pedal to change to a higher pitch (note).
7.)
After depressing the toe and heel of the pedal, turn
the spring tension adjustment bolt as described below.
● Heel moves up when releasing the foot from
the pedal after depressing the heel, or heel
feels heavier than toe
→ Turn the spring tension adjustment bolt to
the left (counterclockwise)
● Toe moves up when releasing the foot from
the pedal after depressing the toe, or toe feels
heavier than heel
→ Turn the spring tension adjustment bolt to
the right (clockwise)
Turning the spring tension adjustment bolt is performed using the timpani key. Do not turn by too
many full rotations at once, but re-check the adjustment state every 2 turns by depressing the toe and
heel of the pedal.
Do not loosen the spring tension ad-
Note
justment bolt by more 3 rotations at a
time, as the toe of the pedal tends to
drop abruptly after a specific point.
9 After tuning, perform x Pedal Adjustment and
then c Tuning Indicator Adjustment.
Caution
Never put your hands etc. under the
pedal.
Spring tension
adjustment bolt
Spring
Timpani key
● Pedal balance spring mechanism
Your Yamaha pedal timpani is equipped with a unique
pedal balance spring mechanism (a coil spring counteracting the tension of the head) which allows you to
freely change the pitch (note) of the instrument at an
instant. When the pedals are moved, the pitch of the
head will change, and the balance spring ensures that
the pedal angle (pitch) will not change when you remove your foot from the pedal.
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Adjusting The Sound Of Your Timpani
c Tuning Indicator Adjustment
The tuning indicator shows to which note the pedal is
set. After tuning the instrument, you must set each
note of the indicator to its proper position.
1 After you have tuned your timpani to the lowest
note of its tonal range, make sure that the pointer
is located within 10 mm from the pedal-side end
of the indicator rail.
* If not, adjust referring to “Adjusting the Pointer
Position”.
2 Slide the lowest note of the indicator (“A” in case
of a 26” timpani — see “Standard Tonal Ranges
for Yamaha Timpani” on page 6) to the position
where its center line coincides with the pointer.
3 Tune the instrument to the next higher pitch
(note) by moving the pedal, and then slide the
corresponding note on the rail to the respective
pointer position. Repeat for each note.
* The tuning indicator can be set to a desired angle
by loosening the indicator mounting screw using a
Phillips screwdriver.
● Adjusting the Pointer Position
First loosen the pointer lock nut and then turn the
adjuster as follows:
● Pointer is located beyond the lower rail end
when heel of pedal is lowered fully (lowest
note)
→ Turn the adjuster to the left (counterclock-
wise) until the pointer is aligned with the
lowest note of the indicator.
● Pointer moves beyond the upper rail end
before toe of pedal reaches end of stroke,
or
Pointer does not reach lower rail end when
heel of pedal is lowered fully (lowest sound)
→ Turn the adjuster to the right (clockwise) to
correct the pointer position as required.
After adjustment, securely tighten the pointer lock
nut.
Indicator rail
8
Note
Pointer
Indicator rail
Adjuster
Note
Pointer
Adjustment nut
Other Features
■ Pedal Adjustment Clutch
Using the PAC, you can adjust the rotational torque
of the pedal to a comfortable pedal force without
degrading the smooth pedal action. In addition, the
PAC is useful in preventing undesirable happenings
such as slight movement of the pedal when the head
is struck strongly causing a small change in pitch.
PAC adjustment bolt
The PAC (Pedal Adjustment Clutch) is an original
Yamaha mechanism that enables you to adjust the
pedal’s rotational torque (the force required to move
the pedal) by altering the amount of friction within the
pedal balance spring mechanism.
● PAC Adjustment
Use the timpani key to turn the PAC adjustment bolt
as follows:
Turn the PAC adjustment bolt to the right (clockwise)
to tighten the pedal movement.
To return the tightened pedal movement to the initial
rotational torque setting, turn the PAC adjustment
bolt to the left (counterclockwise).
* Be sure to turn the timpani key using one hand
only.
* Do not use both hands or an additional tool.
The TP-50xx (H/G) / TP-70xx (H) series use a
wing bolt on the PAC adjustment system.
Note on PAC Usage
• The pedal cannot be locked with the PAC,
even at its tightest position.
(Do not try to use the PAC for locking the
pedal, for example to prevent the toe of the
pedal from jumping up when the head is removed.)
• The PAC adjustment bolt has limit positions in
both turning directions. If the bolt is hard to
turn, do not force to overtighten it because this
may cause damage to the mechanism.
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Moving And Setup Your Timpani
The timpani can easily be moved when the third
wheel is attached to the pedal section as shown on
the right. Attaching and removing the third wheel can
be performed easily.
To move the timpani on a flat surface, make sure to
hold it by the frame section on the pedal side and
push it in the direction opposite the pedal (see
illustration below).
Never hold the instrument by the counter hoop, as
this may result in a deformation of the head or the
counter hoop.
On gravel and stairways the instrument should not
pushed on its casters. Instead, to prevent damage, it
should be lifted by its frame and carried by at least
two persons.
Hold the instrument by
its frame and push in
the direction opposite
the pedal.
● Attaching and Removing the Third Wheel
Pedal
Base
Locking shaft
1) Hook the mounting plate of the wheel onto
the base end, and, while pushing both ends
of the locking shaft in the direction of the
timpani, push the wheel up in the direction of
the arrow, engaging the locking shaft into
the groove of the base.
2) To remove, disengage the locking shaft by
fully pushing both ends in the direction of the
timpani, and pull the wheel down.
Mounting plate
* The illustration shows a pedal timpani of the TP-62xx
series.
After setting up the timpani, lock the other two
casters to stabilize the instrument during performance. Also, the pedal wheel should be removed
for performance. If it is left attached, it may be
the cause of noise and will also result in different
head angles when several timpani of different
size are used.
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To stabilize the timpani, push down the “ON”
side of the caster lock.
Using the Third Wheel (TP-70xx Series)
The third wheel can be easily moved in or out of
position with a single motion. To use the third
wheel, lean the tympani slightly forward to lift
the pedal off the ground then use your foot to
manipulate the wheel into the desired position.
Replacing The Head
1 To prevent the pedal from being pulled down by
the spring force, the heel of the pedal must be
kept down (this can easily be accomplished by
placing a piece of wood or a softball between
the base and the pedal) while the tuning bolts
are loosened alternately in the proper sequence.
Softball etc.
Caution
Never put your hands etc. under the
pedal.
2 After removing all tuning bolts, mark the pedal
side of the hoop with cellophane tape etc. and
then remove the head together with the hoop. At
this time, be careful not to lose any of the tuning
bolts and prevent dust from adhering.
Also, avoid touching the tuning bolt threads, as
they are greased.
Hoop
Cellophane tape
Pedal
* Be careful not to make any scratches in the tape
attached to the kettle edge. If the tape is peeling or
badly damaged, it must be replaced with timpani
edge tape (Teflon™ tape).
3 Place the new head with the hoop on the kettle.
When using a Yamaha timpani head, its YAMAHA
logo must be on the side opposite the pedal.
The hoop must be re-mounted in the same position as marked with cellophane tape in step
Tighten the tuning bolts alternately by hand until
the head is tensioned slightly. At this time, make
sure that head and hoop are centered on the
kettle.
Tighten each tuning bolt an additional 1/4 of a
turn using the timpani key. Repeat at least 4
times.
2.
4 Adjust the timpani as described on pages 4 and
5, “Before Using The Pedal Timpani”, starting
with step
“Adjusting The Sound Of Your Timpani” on
page 6.
● Interval For Head Replacement
The maximum head life normally is approximately 2 years and depends on the frequency
and duration of use. However, the head should
always be replaced before the sound quality
deteriorates dramatically. If a head is left on
and used more than two years, the following
problems may occur:
When the head is slightly tensioned and its
surface looks wavy or shows dents, it is time to
replace the head with a new one.
5. For precise tuning, refer to the section
• It may become impossible to tune the
head to the proper pitch range.
• It may become impossible to balance
the pedal.
• The main unit mechanisms themselves
may become damaged.
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