Acoustic drum shell including inserts
OwnerGreg VOELKERinventor
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Abstract
A metal shell and metal inserts of an acoustic drum. In some examples, an acoustic drum having a metal shell can include one or more metal inserts configured to control the tone of the drum. In some configurations, the one or more inserts can form a portion of a bearing edge at one or more openings of the shell. Moreover, in some examples the inserts can be fitted to be in contact with the shell. The shape and configuration of the metal inserts can therefore control and refine the tone of the drum, allowing, for example, a drum with a metal shell to have a tone resembling that of a wooden drum with the sensitivity and power of a metal drum.
Claims20
An element of an acoustic drum comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical shell formed of a first metal, wherein the shell has a first radius extending perpendicular to a first dimension and the shell includes a top edge at a top opening, wherein the top edge of the shell includes an inner shell edge;
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- an insert formed of a second metal, wherein the insert has a curve of the first radius, the insert is fastened to the shell such that the insert is further from the top opening than the top edge of the shell in the first dimension, and the insert includes an insert edge such that the inner shell edge and insert edge together form a continuous inner edge.
A method to manufacture elements of an acoustic drum, comprising:
- forming a hollow cylindrical shell of a sheet of a first metal;
- forming a top shell edge of the shell including an outer shell edge and an inner shell edge;
- forming an insert of a bar of a second metal;
- forming an insert edge of the insert;
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- fastening the insert to the shell below the top edge such that the inner shell edge and insert edge form a continuous inner edge.
An element of an acoustic drum comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical shell formed of a first metal, wherein the shell has a first radius extending perpendicular to a first dimension and the shell includes a top edge at a top opening;
- and
- an insert formed of a second metal comprising a ring having a curve of the first radius, and the insert is fastened to the outside of the shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.