Music – Instruments – Drums
Patent
1998-06-22
1999-11-02
Donels, Jeffrey W.
Music
Instruments
Drums
G10D 1302
Patent
active
059774630
ABSTRACT:
A percussion-type drum assembly is disclosed including a generally cylindrical shell which is open at both ends and has a sidewall that defines an inner diameter and an outer diameter. A generally circular centering ring is also provided. The centering ring has a diameter that is larger than the outer diameter of the shell and is adapted to be disposed around the exterior of the sidewall of the shell without making contact with the shell. The drum assembly also includes a pair of membrane mounting and tuning assemblies, one for each end of the shell. Each of these assemblies includes a membrane that is adapted to cover an open end of the shell in a desired state of tension, and which has a diameter that is at least as large as the outer diameter of the shell. Each membrane mounting and tuning assembly also includes a generally circular rim having a diameter that is at least as large as the outer diameter of the shell. The rim is adapted to fit over an end of the shell with the membrane disposed between the shell and the rim so that the rim does not contact the sidewall of the shell. Each assembly also includes a plurality of tuning lugs, each of which is adapted for attachment between the rim and the centering ring without making contact with the shell and for adjustably changing the distance between the rim and the ring so that the desired state of tension in the membrane may be maintained. A method for adjusting the tension in the membranes of the drum is also disclosed.
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