Drum and drum body formed from adhered, solid blocks of wood

Details Drum and drum body formed from adhered, solid blocks of wood Drum and drum body formed from adhered, solid blocks of wood

1983-06-13

1985-06-11

Bray, W. D.

Static structures (e.g., buildings)

Module or panel having discrete edgewise or face-to-face...

With joining means of dissimilar material and separate from...

52233, 52245, 144350, 144353, E04C 130, B27F 700

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045220069

ABSTRACT:
A drum with a body composed of solid wood blocks glued together. The blocks form a cylinder which constitutes the drum body with each block extending the entire thickness of the cylinder wall. The blocks lie in circular layers with each layer having a staggered orientation relative to its adjacent layers. Dowels pass through the blocks to provide greater support to the body. The upper and lower edges of the cylinder have a recessed configuration relative to the body's outer surface to provide a floating drum head. To produce the drum body, each block in a layer has its ends tapered toward the middle of the block. Where each layer includes 16 blocks, the end faces of a block have an angle of 22.5.degree. relative to each other. Gluing the blocks together forms a long cylinder having, however, rough external and internal surfaces. Milling on both the outside and the inside of the cylinder provides smooth surfaces of a pleasing appearance. Drilling holes through the length of the cylinder allows for the placement of the dowels, also then glued to the blocks. Slicing the cylinder into sections produces several drum bodies which then have their edges finished to a sharp ridge to support the drum head.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2062175 (1936-11-01), Hartman
patent: 2218288 (1940-10-01), Long
patent: 3788372 (1974-01-01), Terenzoni

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