Adjustable muffler for percussion instrument

Details Adjustable muffler for percussion instrument Adjustable muffler for percussion instrument

1980-12-08

1982-07-13

Hix, L. T.

Music

Instruments

Drums

G10D 1302

Patent

active

043388507

ABSTRACT:
An adjustable muffler for a percussion instrument, such as a bass drum. The muffler includes a supple material which is situated contiguous to the head of the drum, one or more elastic strips to maintain the supple material in contiguous relationship with the drum head, and a cord situated to selectively withdraw successive portions of the supple material from contiguous relationship to the drum head in order to alter the degree of muffling produced. The supple material, which may be of felt, fur or any other suitable soft, flexible material, lies adjacent only a portion of the drum head bounded by a chord and the circumference of the drum head. The cord is attached through the top of the supple material and is located so that as the cord is tensioned, successive portions of the supple material are selectively withdrawn from contiguous relationship to the drum head. The cord passes through an aperture in the shell of the percussion instrument and is marked with indicia bearing a direct relationship to the degree of withdrawal of the muffler from the drum head so that the user can readily adjust the degree of muffling without having to actually observe the position of the muffler itself.

REFERENCES:
patent: 573320 (1896-12-01), Boulanger
patent: 663853 (1900-12-01), Boulanger
patent: 2499616 (1946-02-01), Walberg
patent: 2572504 (1950-01-01), Meriwether
patent: 4154137 (1979-05-01), Kobayashi
patent: 4244266 (1981-01-01), Hardy

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