Yamaha TP-6223 User Manual

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PEDAL TIMPANI

TP-6220 / TP-6223 / TP-6226 / TP-6229 / TP-6232

TP-4223 / TP-4226 / TP-4229 / TP-4232

TP-5020 (G/H) / TP-5023 (G/H) / TP-5026 (G/H)

TP-5029 (G/H) / TP-5032 (G/H)

TP-7020 (H) / TP-7023 (H) / TP-7026 (H) / TP-7029 (H) / TP-7032 (H)

TP-7220 / TP-7223 / TP-7226 / TP-7229 / TP-7232

OWNER'S MANUAL

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 2 and 3.

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 care

fully. 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.

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.

NOMENCLATURE & LUBRICATION

Head Protector

Tuning Bolt

Head

Pointer Lock Nut

Pointer
Adjustment Knob

Kettle Edge

Hoop
(Counter Hoop)

Tuning Indicator (Tuning Gauge)

Spring Tension
Adjustment Bolt

Never put your hands etc.
under the pedal.

• 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.

Third Wheel
(removable)

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:

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-

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 head and
hoop as shown in the illustration titled “Correct”.

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,
insert it into the adjuster as shown in Fig. B.

Wrong

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 4
first.

Fig. D

Q 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.