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Initial Preparation
3
Take your foot off the pedal.
• Heel still moves up
g
Repeat steps
2
through
3
.
• Heel stays down
g
Go to step
4
.
4
Put your foot on the pedal and fully depress it
in either direction (toe and heel).
• Toe and heel feel equal
g
Go to step
5
.
• Heel feels lighter than toe (*)
g
Head is too tight and should be loosened.
Keeping the heel of the pedal depressed,
loosen the first tension rod by 1/2 turn and
then re-tighten it by 1/4 of a turn. Perform
this operation for all other tension rods in
the order shown in step
2
.
Repeat this procedure until proper head
tension is obtained then go to step
5
.
• Heel feels heavier than toe
g
Head is not tight enough. Keeping the
heel end of the pedal depressed, tighten
each of the tension rods another 1/8 (45°)
turn in the same order as in step
3
.
Repeat this procedure until proper head
tension is obtained then go to step
5
.
As the toe of the pedal is pressed down, the
pitch is raised.
For details on precise tuning refer to
“Adjusting
the Pitch”
on the following page.
• If the pedal remains in the same position
adjustment is complete. Go to step
6
.
• If the toe of the pedal moves downward
g
The head is too tight. Loosen the head us
-
ing the procedure described in step
4
(*)
.
6
Tap the head lightly with the mallet.
The standard striking point is shown below.
The standard striking
point lies at distance B
from the bearing edge,
which corresponds ap
-
proximately to 1/4 to 1/3
of the distance between
the bearing edge and
the center of the head.
Striking point
Pedal
As the head will stretch over time, read-
justment should be performed periodi-
cally (starting with step
4
).
5
Move the pedal into an intermediate position,
as shown below, and remove your foot from the
pedal. Confirm that the pedal stays in this posi-
tion and does not move.
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