List of timpani manufacturers
- List of timpani manufacturers
The following companies manufacture timpani.
Mass producers
* Adams Musical Instruments
* Dynasty USA
* Ludwig Drums
* Majestic Percussion
* Premier Percussion
* Yamaha Corporation
Custom builders
Most companies that build custom timpani are associated with an individual builder or timpanist, listed in parentheses.
* American Drum Manufacturing Company (Walter Light)
* Berlin Classic Timpani (Wolfgang Hardtke)
* Clevelander Drum Company (Paul Yancich)
* Lang Percussion (Saul Goodman)
* Precision Classic Timpani (Mark Guthrie) [http://www.pctimpani.com]
* Dorfler Klasik Percussion (Christoph Dorfler)
* Winkelmann (Hartmut Winkelmann)
* LEFIMA - AEHNELT (Ernst Leberecht Fischer)
* Kolberg - Bergerault (Bernhard Kolberg)
Potters of Aldershot
Historical
These companies no longer produce timpani, but their instruments are still widely used.
* Hinger Touch-Tone Corporation
* Leedy Drum Company
* Günther Ringer Company
("Note:" Ringer was purchased by Ludwig, who used the name for their top-of-the-line Berlin-style timpani.)
* Rogers Drum Company
* Slingerland Drum Company
* Jenco
* Spenke und Metzl (Dresdner Apparatebau)
* Jähne and Boruvka (Dresdner Apparatebau)
* Boosey and Hawkes
External links
* [http://www.berlinclassic.com/ Official website Wolfgang Hardtke]
* [http://www.guidorueckel.de/ Website of Guido Rückel, solo-timpanist of munich Philharmonic, many timpani pictures]
* [http://www.pctimpani.com]
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