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US 2012/0055315 A1Published application
Channeled Shaker
AssigneeKMC Music, Inc.
InventorsJeff Sallee, Mark A. Schnose
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Abstract
A percussive shaker instrument with improved control in producing rhythmic sound and capable of producing different percussive sounds in a single shaker is disclosed. The shaker comprises one or more channels filled with a striker material. The channel isolates the striker material from the striker material in other channels and from any other part of the shaker. The striker material is freely movable within the channel such that it may collide with a striking surface when the shaker is moved.
Claims9
A percussive shaker instrument comprising:
- an enclosed body, the body comprising a plurality of striking surfaces;
- at least one channel, the channel disposed inside the body, the channel further extending between a first striking surface and a second striking surface;
- at least one striker, the striker disposed inside the channel;
- the striker freely movable within the channel such that striker is capable of striking the first striking surface and the second striking surface when the instrument is moved.
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