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US 2006/0075876 A1Published application
Percussion instrument remote air mute
OwnerRandall Mayinventor
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Abstract
A percussion instrument muting apparatus that dampens the volume or tone from a drum. The apparatus is mounted within a drum, and the muting level can be adjusted with a tube that extends from the muting assembly out an existing breather hole, and to an adjustment bulb. The muting assembly is an expandable or inflatable bladder that makes contact with a portion of the drumhead or drum skin when the drum is played.
Claims41
A drum muting system comprising:
- an expandable bladder,
- the expandable bladder connected to a rigid mounting system that can mount the air expandable bladder to a drum,
- a hose connected to the expandable bladder where the hose can extend outside the shell of a drum.
A drum muting system comprising:
- a pad attached to a expandable bladder, and
- the expandable bladder is connected to the shell of a drum.
A drum muting system comprising:
- at least one muting pad attached to a rigid mounting system wherein the rigid mounting system is attached to the inside of the shell of a drum.
A method of muting a drum comprising:
- providing a drum with at least one drumhead or skin,
- providing at least one expandable bladder,
- providing a mounting system to mount the expandable bladder within the drum, and
- expanding the bladder such that the bladder is brought into proximity to the drumhead such that when the drum is played the muting system attenuates the sound from the drum.
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