Music – Instruments – Drums
Patent
1977-07-28
1979-02-13
Franklin, Lawrence R.
Music
Instruments
Drums
G10D 1302
Patent
active
041389204
ABSTRACT:
A snare drum attachment comprising a first and a second bar about the same length as the snare head diameter of a snare drum, a pair of bridges mounted between the bars, a plurality of snares stretched across the bridges and defining a snare surface, vibration-absorbing pads positioned between the bridges and the snares to cushion the snares thereby preventing the transfer of vibrations to the bridges and maintaining the snares in fixed straight lines, and a supporting bar and end plate arrangement fastened to the snare drum hoop for rigidly suspending the two bars directly below and independent of the snare head. Also provided are two separate strainers for separately adjusting the vertical drop of each bridge thereby allowing independent control of the contact pressure between the snares and the snare head adjacent each bridge and a spring-loaded screw and guide pin arrangement for adjusting the tension on the stretched snares. The position of each bridge along the bars may be individually adjusted to control the span of the snare surface which contacts the snare head and a cushioned tension plate assembly is provided to further dampen all residual vibrations remaining in the snares and thereby prevent the transfer of vibrations from the stretched snares to any metal surface.
REFERENCES:
patent: 614694 (1898-11-01), Boulanger
patent: 2433200 (1947-12-01), Cordes
patent: 3113481 (1963-12-01), Thompson
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