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”