Monolithic composite drum shell
OwnerMichael G. Melitiinventor
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Abstract
Methods of making, and the resultant monolithic drum shell for a musical instrument, that include selecting one or more desired wood fibers, providing a resinous binder solution, and immersing the wood fibers within the resinous binder solution for a duration that saturates and covers the wood fibers with the resinous binder solution to form a drum shell liquid composition. The drum shell liquid composition is deposited into a mold, and then cured to form a monolithic composite drum shell. The monolithic composite drum shell is removed from the mold to provide a ready-to-use drum shell for assembling into a musical instrument.
Claims19
A drum shell for a musical instrument comprising:
- a monolithic drum shell comprising cured wood fibers saturated and covered with a resinous binder, the wood fibers present in an amount of 30% to 80% by volume and the remainder being the resinous binder, wherein the monolithic drum shell is a contiguous solid structure devoid of seams and is a ready-to-use one-piece molded drum shell for assembling into a musical instrument.
A monolithic drum shell for a musical instrument comprising:
- a cured one-piece molded drum shell comprising wood fibers saturated and entirely covered with a resinous binder, the wood fibers being present in an amount of 30% to 80%, by volume, with the remainder being the resinous binder, whereby the cured one-piece molded drum shell is a contiguous solid structure devoid of openings and seams, and is in a ready-to-use state for assembling into a musical instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.