Upon arriving home after his wartime service, Wm. F. Ludwig II discovered his father, William, Sr., quietly working away on yet another revolutionary timpani design. At that time, timpani were mounted on a pedestal. Instead, William, Sr. successfully mounted a kettle on support struts like the original Dresden design. Then, he added his original design of the floor pedal with Balanced Action tuning -- promptly naming it the Symphonic model.Today, it is estimated that there are more Standard Symphonic timpani in use throughout the world than all other models and brands combined.
