How many of you HAVE a timpani in your drumset?

[Slaptastica]

Timpani are extremely expensive. even for low class drums. My parents offered to buy me a set of 2 until they saw the price.

[Ehrin]

A good set of timpani is going to cost about $1000 for two drums. I'm a hammered copper bowl fan myself.

Yes, heads for timpani are expensive. But, it works out for the amount of time a head is actually on the timpani (1-2 years should be the norm; most schools though??? They won't change the heads unless they're broken or welted, and even if they're welted, if they still sound ok they'll keep them on !!!!)

Finally, if you have trouble with loading a 22 or 24 bass drum, GOOD LUCK with loading a 26 and/or 29 timpani!!!! The cases only cover the top, and though they go over the drum a little bit, there are no full cover cases for timpani...

...watch me eat my words...

Anyway, even though timpani have casters, they are not meant to move around a lot, i.e. touring. It's not to say you can't do it, as many touring orchestras do (there are touring orchestras, right??), but timpani are best not moved around too much.

So, after all that, and the cargo van that you will have to buy to cart them in, you can have timpani!!!

Sorry drummaman, start eating. www.classiccases.net made our timpani cases. They are completely enclosed and shock mounted. They were expensive as crap but well worth it. They also made a custom mixer box I designed that holds effects, wireless mics, amps, accessories and everything else. They're also working on a road case to hold our concert band backline. Another one I personally designed.

[THSdrummer]

thread starter.

get better cymbals first. please

Oh heck yeah. MalletKat and Timpini would be some of my last purchases.

I'm starting to up grade my cymbals now. Saving for the Black Friday sale in hopes to pick up an AA RBDR, and hopefully a crash or too. (I can't get the hi-hats I want at my GC. Going for a pair of Saludas).

[David Hollywood]

I love how even in the "Concert" section, the discussion is still focused on drumset!!! Oh well, what can you do???

[no.1cooldrummer]

Anyway, even though timpani have casters, they are not meant to move around a lot, i.e. touring. It's not to say you can't do it, as many touring orchestras do (there are touring orchestras, right??), but timpani are best not moved around too much.

So, after all that, and the cargo van that you will have to buy to cart them in, you can have timpani!!!

hop into the world or drum corp or marching band, those timpani sure do move, and very often

[zackbr2000]

...the singular form of timpani is timpano...2 timpani, 1 timpano

not that it has any relevance...but just sayin...basic italian...

[pearldrummer123]

I would really love to get a 23" maybe a 26" as well along with a marimba and malletKat. You would have so many more optitions with this. I know I've seen a drumset with 1 maybe 2 timpani, but I can't remember which forum or group I saw it on .

john bonham had two or ?three? timpanies

[David Hollywood]

I believe he used 2 timpani in his set up. Usually a 29" and a 32" Ludwig.

[Prog Rocker]

I own a pair of timpani but I'd never use them on my set

[Hunk-a-hunk-a-burning-love]

^Dude seriously? I can't say Moby D I C K??? Seriously??? What kind of drummer's forum is this???

yeah, but you can call someone retarded now - it's utterly daft.