Music – Instruments – Drums
Patent
1993-03-15
1996-01-30
Stanzione, Patrick J.
Music
Instruments
Drums
84419, G10D 1302
Patent
active
054873207
ABSTRACT:
A drum and drum gauge have a head supported on a cylindrical shell which is open at its bottom and provided with tensioning bolts for tensioning the head to tune the drum. The drum shell is detachably connected to a stand. The stand can be easily folded to a closed position for ease of transport. The tuning part of the drum comprises a plurality of arms extending substantially horizontally and radially from a tension bolt at one end, through a bushing in the shell, to a central operating rod at the other. Upward movement of the central rod moves the tension bolts downwards, with a lever action, increasing the tension of the drum head. The lower end of the central rod is attached to a foot lever pivotable about a horizontal access and carrying a pedal for applying a brake. A gauge for indicating the drum's pitch has a fixed scale and a movable indicator coupled to the foot lever by a sheathed cable. Alternatively, the gauge has a fixed indicator and a scale pivotally fixed to the drum shell coupled to the foot lever by a rigid rod.
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