Music – Instruments – Drums
Patent
1997-04-28
1998-06-23
Gellner, Michael L.
Music
Instruments
Drums
84454, G10D 1302
Patent
active
057708100
ABSTRACT:
The method of enabling optimum tuning of a drum having a shell, a head and adjustable tuning members, that includes suspending the drum shell to vibrate when struck; striking the suspended shell to vibrate at a characteristic acoustic frequency; sensing the acoustic frequency and converting the sensed acoustic frequency to a labeling value; and using the value to label the drum to indicate the frequency; whereby a drum user may tune the drum by adjusting the members to cause the drum to resonate at or near the frequency when the head is truck.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4023462 (1977-05-01), Denov et al.
Drum Workshop, Inc.
Gellner Michael L.
Haefliger William W.
Hsieh Shih-yung
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