Timpani Head Change

How to change, tune, and clear a timpano head.
- GEAR USED -
23-inch Yamaha 7000 Series Timp
25-inch Remo Renaissance Clear Timp Head
Yamaha Timpani Tuning Keys
DrumDial
Clevelander Bamboo Large Classic Ball Timpani Mallets (CDB5)
Lith-Ease White Lithium Grease
Teflon Tape
Some 2-by-4 blocks
Bag-o-rags
- CONTENTS -
00:00 - Stuff You'll Need
00:58 - When to Change Heads
01:17 - Blocking the Pedal
02:18 - Mark the Rim
02:36 - Note the Starting Pitch
02:58 - Removing the Old Head & Rim
03:48 - Add Teflon Tape to the Bowl
04:07 - Placing the New Head & Rim
04:41 - Lubricate the Tension Rods
05:04 - Centering the New Head
05:23 - Initial Head Tensioning
06:46 - Check Head Range
07:13 - Head Clearing
08:44 - Checking with a DrumDial
10:18 - Mark the Change Date
10:34 - Sound Check & Settling
11:19 - Timpani Head Selection
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Background Music Credit:
"Cuban Sandwich" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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[@jimgott119]

Teflon tape from the hardware store does not work for the bearing edge on timpani. It is not adhesive on one side. Adhesive Teflon tape is available at Steve Weiss Music.

[@DanLoFat]

This is pretty good but you still at like every other video I've seen on Tiffany had changes and clearing, damn spell check I'm not going to resell Tiffany I'm going to leave. What you all fail to do is tell us how to adjust the tension spring with the head off and the blocks under the towel, where should the tension be on the tension knob? You've got to figure certainly in a school in the environment, that kids have been messing with the tension knob thinking it does one thing when it actually does another or not knowing what it's for. It's a shame but it does happen, That is why we need to know how do we know the tension spring is at the optimal position before we move the temperature put a new head on or do anything with it? No one ever mentioned this they just say if the pedal sticks to the top go counterclockwise if the pedal stays at the heel down, then go clockwise a few turns, I've heard five or six full turns, I've heard just a few half turns, well it's going to be as many times as you need What if you start with the knob has been already all the wayclockwise, and if it goes all the way clockwise is that when it pops out?, or does it pop up when you go all the clockwise with the tension. How can we know if it's turned into the mid position if that's the indeed where it should be when we start out with a new head? They're absolutely must be a clear and concise answer because at some point the Tiffany are brand new at the factory with no head on them yet, what did they do with the factory, how do they set the tension knob so that it is in the correct position to accept a brand new head for the very first time?