Yamaha DEAGAN DG1590B, Owner'S Manual

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Precautions
Before using your DEAGAN Bells, carefully read
and follow the precautions below.
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Location
Use or storage in the following locations may cause dam-
age, even when packaged.
• In direct sunlight, such as near a window, or in a
closed vehicle in daytime. Near heating devices or in
other locations subject to excessive heat.
• In excessively cold environments.
• In places with excessive humidity or dust.
• Locations subject to vibrations.
• Locations where the instrument can be exposed to
rain or moisture.
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Handling
• Never place an object on or lean against the instrument
while in or out of its case. This may cause damage to
the tone bars and frame parts or topple the instrument,
which is extremely dangerous.
• Do not turn the instrument over when its case is not
closed, the pins which hold the tone bars in place may
become damaged.
• Do not use the Glockenspiel’s hard mallets on vibraphones
or other mallet instruments. The resulting dents or scratches
on the other instrument’s tone bars could impair the sound.
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Moving and Transporting the Instrument
• Keep the instrument in its closed case if it is to be
moved or transported, or not to be used for a period of
time. The case will protect the instrument from dust and
damage due to accidents.
• Even in its case, the instrument is susceptible to shock.
Use care whenever moving the instrument. Never drop
or throw the instrument for any reason.
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Maintenance
The tone bars should be wiped with a soft dry cloth. Never
use thinner, benzene, or a wet cloth for cleaning purposes.
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Keep This Manual for Future Reference
After reading, make sure to keep this manual in a safe place.
Features
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Special Steel Alloy, High Quality Tone Bars
Deagan’s metallurgical engineers developed a special steel
alloy for the glockenspiels tone bars. The tone bars are
designed with sufficient width and thickness and highly
evolved metallurgical know-how to produce a clear tone
with abundant sustain and ample volume. The instruments
tone will even reach the back of large halls or auditoriums.
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Easy to Play, Single Pin Design
The tone bars are held to the frame with a single pin
design which reduces the chance of inaccuracy in perfor-
mance and unwanted movement of the tone bars.
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Stable Tuning
The tone bars are tuned under strict temperature and hu-
midity conditions to provide bars with stable pitch.
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Nodal string mounting system delivers opti-
mum sound
This mounting system mini-
mizes the amount of surface
to surface contact at the tone
bars’ nodal mounting point
by placing a twisted string
between the tone bar and the
felt. The use of this system
results in the nearly total
elimination of noise plus
greater resonance and purer tone.
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Rugged, Easy to Play Design
• The case is designed to deliver optimum tone and vol-
ume from the glockenspiel.
• The case is also designed so that the handle and locks are
not an obstruction while the instrument is being played.
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Aesthetic Design
• The chrome plate finish on the tone bars resists tarnishing.
• The tone bars are finished with a matte finish which re-
duces glare from lights and eliminates eye strain.
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Scale Range
Middle C
DG1590A/B