Yamaha Percussion Factory Tour - Part 4, Timpani

Featuring Yamaha Artist and Drum Corps legend Bret Kuhn, along with Yamaha Product Manager, Joel Tetzlaff, these fun-to-watch videos showcase the various production facilities where Yamaha Percussion instruments are born. In each of the four videos, viewers are introduced to the processes that help create various Yamaha instruments including marching drum shells. The tours also show how mallet keyboard instruments are tuned and constructed; and how timpani bowls are formed and put together.

[@markpmar0356]

I am very pleased and impressed with my Yamaha 7300 series timpani. As Mr. Tetzlaff stated, the tone of the Yamaha timpani is absolutely exceptional. These timpani can be logically and favorably compared to top-tier instruments, in my opinion. I've played on Ringer, Hinger, Clevelander, Lang, and Walter Light timpani and the way the Yamahas respond and sound is the same to my ears as these other instruments. Each of the other sets has their own voice, of course, but none of them out-performed the Yamahas I have now in any way I can think of.

[@NintenDub]

Joel wants to touch your shoulder as he walks you to the next process

[@NintenDub]

Take a shot everytime Joel touches his shoulder to walk him to the next step...hand✋

[@Rudeman61]

I wanted to hear those tympanys

[@wj2music]

@No one Technically they can be said both ways, Timpani or Tympani.

[@4pospisil]

What is the curve of the bowl contour - is it a parabola, catenoid, or what?