Percussion instrument

Details Percussion instrument Percussion instrument

1999-03-10

1999-10-05

Shoop, Jr., William M.

Music

Instruments

Drums

84419, 84411R, 84414, G10D 1302

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059627980

ABSTRACT:
In a percussion instrument, for example in the form of a tambourine, of bongos, congas or the like, with a resonance body open in particular on top, a skin being stretched over the upper opening and comprising a plastic film which is fixed at a constant tension by means of a clamping hoop, the skin being stretched directly over the resonance body, and the resonance body having an annular groove in the vicinity of the upper opening, and the clamping hoop being elastically widened and forced over the upper side of the resonance body into the annular groove, thus stretching the skin, it is provided that at least one nonwoven fabric is disposed in parallel to the at least one plastic film, the nonwoven also being stretched by the clamping hoop and not being joined to the plastic film by gluing.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3636801 (1972-01-01), Moore
patent: 4334458 (1982-06-01), Grauso
patent: 4356756 (1982-11-01), Hartary
patent: 5385076 (1995-01-01), Belli
patent: 5555653 (1996-09-01), Morgan
patent: 5581044 (1996-12-01), Belli et al.

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