Timpani: Brief Description — Vienna Symphonic Library

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Classification
Percussion instrument, membranophone, skin-covered instrument with definite pitch
Bowl

Copper, brass

Diameter
From 52 cm (piccolo kettledrum) to 76 cm (bass kettledrum)

Height
Approx. 80 cm

Wall thickness
0.5 mm

Skin (vellum)
Calf, goat or donkey skin. Plastic

Skin thickness
0.12 – 0.17 mm

Mallets
Handle, head, covering”

https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Percussions/Timpani

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