Systems and methods of stretching and tuning drumheads
OwnerRohan Krishnamurthyinventor
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Abstract
A system for stretching and tuning a drumhead includes a plurality of bolts each provided with a threaded shank and at least one associated nut threaded thereon. Each bolt is secured circumferentially and substantially equi-angularly about the periphery of the drum shell. The system includes a flexible, elongate member that is woven alternatively between the drumhead and each of the bolts until the elongate member is taut. Thereafter, the bolt shanks may be rotated relative to the bolt nuts so as to pull the elongate member into a more taut tension, whereby the condition of the drumhead increases. A drum including the system, a kit for implementing the system, and a method of implementing the system are also disclosed.
Claims14
A drum comprising:
- a drum shell substantially concentrically arranged about a central axis and possessing a substantially hollow cavity extending along the central axis thereof, said shell having at least one substantially open end defined by an associated, substantially circular lip;
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- a membrane extending over said at least one open end and said lip;
- and means for stretching and tuning said membrane.
A kit for stretching and tuning a drumhead of a drum, the kit comprising:
- a plurality of bolts adapted to be circumferentially and substantially equiangularly arranged and connected to the outer periphery of said drum;
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- a flexible, elongate member adapted to interconnect said membrane and each of said plurality of bolts, said elongate member being selected of a length sufficient to interconnect in an alternating fashion a different one of said plurality of bolts and said membrane.
A method of stretching and tuning a drumhead of drum including a drum shell concentrically arranged about a central axis and possessing a substantially hollow cavity extending along the central axis thereof, said shell having at least one substantially open end defined by an associated, substantially circular lip, said drum further including a membrane extending over said at least one open end and said lip, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a plurality of bolts, each bolt provided with a threaded shank and at least one associated nut threaded thereon;
- (b) providing a flexible, elongate member;
- (c) securing each of said plurality of bolts substantially circumferentially and substantially equiangularly about the outer periphery of said shell;
- (d) weaving said elongate member alternatively between said membrane and each of said plurality of bolts until said elongate member is taut;
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- (e) rotating the shank of at least one of said plurality of bolts with respect to the associated nut threaded thereon such that the shank translates and pulls said elongate member whereby said elongate member becomes more taut.
A system for stretching and tuning a drumhead of a drum including a drum shell possessing a hollow region and including a membrane extending across said hollow region, the system comprising:
- a plurality of bolts secured to and arranged about the outer periphery of said shell, each of said plurality of bolts having a threaded shaft portion and at least one associated nut threaded thereon;
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- means for connecting each of said bolts to said membrane, such that when at least one of said nuts is rotated with respect to said associated shaft, said connecting means causes said membrane to be stretched either tighter or looser across said hollow region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.