List of timpani manufacturers
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The following companies manufacture timpani.
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[edit] Mass producers
- Adams Musical Instruments
- Dynasty USA
- Ludwig Drums
- Majestic Percussion
- Premier Percussion
- Yamaha Corporation
[edit] 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)
- Dorfler Klasik Percussion (Christoph Dorfler )
- Winkelmann (Hartmut Winkelmann)
- LEFIMA - AEHNELT (Ernst Leberecht Fischer)
- Kolberg - Bergerault (Bernhard Kolberg)
Potters of Aldershot
[edit] 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 (Dresden)
- Boosey and Hawkes
