The Berlin Original Replica timpani follow the Berlin timpani manufacture of the 1950’s. With regards to technology and sound they are a significant further development. The new hand-hammered copper bowls have a warm and much fuller sound with great volume. Especially for these timpani type, we designed a ratchet clutch pedal with fine gears which two to three times as fine as conventional systems and thus gives substantially more precision accurately tuning your note.

These timpani are characterized by a gigantic sound volume, rich, full-bodied resonant tone, precise attack, romantic literature (e.g. Mahler, Bruckner, R.Strauss, etc), classical literature, large stages, large symphonic orchestras; heavy duty construction

The production of a world class concert timpani requires the manual skill and a lot of know how that we gained in over 70 years of manufacturing. For us making timpani is tradition.

The manufacture of the basic rak demands the highest precision

The whole rack and especially the bowl support have to be tension-free and round so that the timpani will not contort and the bowl won't buckle. These are crucial prerequisits for brilliant sound and good intonation.

Forging the bowl is a science

Besides the carefull selection of the finest materials, a knowledge of the numerous different manufacturing techniques is necessary to obtain an equal thickness of the metal and to guarantee the roundness of the bowl. Over the decades we permanetly optimized the dimensions of the bowls with regard to their shape. This and a special manufacturing technique create a warm and very voluminois sound. In addition each bowl of an AEHNELT Concert Timpani is hand hammered and compressed. One of the most difficult steps is the meticulous adaption of the bowl to the basic rack.

AEHNELT Timpani are not mass produced!

All its 325 single parts are produced by hand with great thproughness and attention to detail. The whole ball bearing mechanism is maintenance-free and manuifactured from best tempered stell which is in addition hard chromed. The slide bearing grips the center bolt and is self-lubricating.