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Yamaha Floor Timpani recording series ever seen one?

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Here is a question for all you Yamaha oficianotoes. I have a Yamaha recording series 16" floor tom that has a foot pedal that actuates an internal timpani mechanism. I acquired it in a trade so I'm not sure of it's history or if it's called by Yamaha a "floor timpani" I need parts for the foot pedal linkage. I have gone to the yamaha corporation web site and entered the model number (FT-916T) and got no information, it doesn't even come up in their system, I'm stumped!

I googled searched every Yamaha web site and still have not found even a single referrance or picture of this drum. Has anyone ever heard or seen one of these 16" floor timpani before.

Your help would be much appreciated.

Bryan T

Posted on 18 years ago
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http://instagram.com/p/oCLE1fgVo5/

Looks like Jose at Revival Drums had one on the market...that's a different bird for sure.

Not a Guru... just interested..
Posted on 10 years ago
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Nothing original there - Yamaha merely copied the Meazzi Hollywood President tympani floor tom manufactured in Milan, Italy way back in the 1960's.

Laughing H

Posted on 10 years ago
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Bryan,

You must have one of these....

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They're not that common, and usually sell for a good price when they come on the market, but finding parts for that tuning mechanism is going to be tough. Good luck. Post a note here if you're going to sell it.

Mike

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Posted on 10 years ago
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Cool stuff! I've only ever seen the Meazzi.

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Posted on 10 years ago
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Some guy in around 1990 here had 3 of them FS...Know I bought 1..if not 2....

I think they were assembled here (G.R. Mich)..maybe that' how he got all 3?

I had a Meazzi 16" timpani FT in Black once...should have kept!

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Posted on 10 years ago
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