Yamaha TP-3123EA Owner's Manual - Page 6

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 "Correct". Correct Wrong 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 4 first. Fig. C Kettle Counter edge Collar hoop Kettle Counter edge Collar hoop If the collar is not uniform (illustration titled "Wrong"), keep the heel of the pedal fully depressed as shown in Fig. C, and align the 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 indicator as shown in Fig. A. If it is disengaged, insert it into the adjuster as shown in Fig. B. Fig. D Fig. B Adjuster Wire tube Fig. A 6 Caution Never place your fingers or foot into the moving parts or the space under the pedal or base. Serious injury can result if fingers or feet become 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.