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Thank you so much man, I needed this video for street timpani playing.

This is very cool. the pre-slide (sliding before you hit), run through a nice distortion pedal and squelchy filte,r might get you to make a timpan303 (look up Roland TB-303)

Where did you find that electronic vibraphone!?

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This is fascinating thank you so much for sharing! Question: Does any of the music from Mr. Roger's Neighborhood use the vibraphone?

I love your videos so much theyre so helpful, thank you!

Tape cores are made of masking tape usually. Simple wrap tape around until you have your preferred diameter. Hinger Timpani Mallets were often made with tape cores

What is tape core?

so helpful!

Thanks, what are the two easiest notes to tune on timpani

I'm in my school's symphonic band and was handed paprikash by Julie giroux for the timpani. This helped a lot, thanks!

Thank you so much. This is the kind of important stuff that they dont teach you in highschool percussion.

Thank you, this is very helpful!

Very useful, thanks

What tension should each head have depending on the size of each drum?

thank you

will use vic firth and pros markets on the song viva la vida

Very useful. As I see, this is the only video you can show to someone who doesn't know what a vibraphone is.

Old video, still relevant! Thanks for sharing, I'm new to percussion in an orchestra that has been desperate for people hitting things, and was wondering how to use the built-in mount on our drum!

Does a regular drum key work for tuning timpani or do you need one specific for timps? Thanks.

I didn't even realise this was a thing, playing timps for the first time tomorrow I'm so excited

This is only the second video I've seen by you and I'm already so thankful for your channel!! Currently a beginner percussionist in my school's wind band I have a feeling your videos are going to help a ton🙏🏻

Thank you for the tutorial. Very helpful.

I thought drummers were not supposed to practice speeding up and slowing down. Do I have that wrong?

You mentioned which drum the 32” is, but what are the other three? The smallest one may just be the standard 23” like I’d assume but I can’t quite tell. It may be a piccolo (20”). The two middle ones are 26” and 30”?

Fantastic demonstration, especially for composers like myself! Liked and subscribed!

Thanks this is very helpful especially for slow ppl like me!

What about when you push the pedal down to tune the timpani to a higher pitch, but the pedal moves back to a lower pitch position?

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Nice "Karate" T-shirt!!

Great demonstration and the correct pronunciation is: bow-rawn ('bow' as in 'doggie bow-wow')

Mahalo nui!

Thank you so much!!

Thank you! Just started teaching in a new band classroom and the drums were doing this exact thing, the heads are too tight. Glad to know this is an easy fix. Thanks from a trombone player!

The drum Dial can get you started on a stable tone very quickly. Some further adjustment by ear may be needed. Also, if you are in a noisy environment, the Drum Dial saves a lot of time.

I’m glad you mentioned Beethoven’s Ninth because I always suspected that the bass drum and cymbal parts were meant to be played by the same person in that score and you have just confirmed it. Thank you. It makes sense because that’s how it’s done in Turkish marching bands (which as you know is what inspired Classical composers when they use these instruments, as in Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio and Haydn’s 100th Symphony - and I imagine those works also use this setup). Though I believe that in Balkan countries the cymbal is played with a stick. Thanks again and I hope that you are still thriving as you were eight years ago.

Thank you so very much. I'm writing for a contest and they request it to be timpanis 2 and 3 in a set of 4. I did not know it was thing.

Thank you!

I want a bass drum like that.

Great video, thank you!

Do you do multiple bounce rolls and double stroke rolls, like on a snare drum, or is it typically single stroke rolls on timpani, hence the need for the softer mallets? Thanks.

I don't think the conductor had anything other then what was before him, and completely so.

As music makes my life worth living.. thank you again!

I'm still seeking where my right place is, if there is even one instrumentally .. perhaps mine is to listen.

My mother was a classical pianist.... lots and lots of memories of her practicing and playing.. beautiful.

Hey Andrew....First I want to extend my heart felt gratitude for your willingness to share your knowledge and love for music with others... for your unselfishness and lack of greed, giving freely to anyone who seeks,... Very Commendable.... and deserves the best shout out ! May you always be graced from the gifts you give... PS. And secondly it's okay to smile, Mr Serious...Haha

Oh my gosh, finally a video that actually explains this. Thank you!

Unironically pretty good to watch, I’m a bit late but it’s pretty good. Doing a solo and this is my problem rudiment, thanks!

Sorry we’re you playing 5 then 6 or 7?

Man, I’m having a heck of a time drilling through my spring clips. I used to do this all the time and used your video as a reference years ago. Came easily for me at this time. Hardware skills are not a strength of mine though.