Electromechanical device and system to automatically tune a drum assembly without having to strike either the top or bottom surface of the drum

A method for tuning a musical drum instrument comprising a drum body, one or more hoops holding drum surfaces to said drum body, a computing device, a first software program, a communications bus, an electrical current distribution bus, an electrical current sensing device, an electrical switching device and a plurality of auto tune devices comprising a plurality of tensioning assemblies:

• a. On application of electrical current to said computing device, said first software program sends commands to said electrical switching device via said communications bus to apply electrical current to each of said auto tune device and sends commands to each of said auto tune devices via said communications bus to remove tension on each said tensioning assembly associated with each of said auto tune devices thereby reducing tension on the hoop holding the drum surface thereby removing tension from said drum surface;
• b. said first software program monitors the amount of electrical current being sent to each of said auto tune devices and when the amount of electrical current being provided to any of said auto tune devices indicates that said auto tune device is not providing output torque, said first software program turns off said electrical current to that said auto tune device by sending a command via said first communications bus to said electrical switching device to terminate electrical current to that said auto tune device;
• c. said first software program, when each of said auto tune devices is no longer receiving electrical current, sends commands via said first communications bus to said electrical switching device to apply electrical current to each of said auto tune devices, and said first software program sends commands to each of said auto tune devices via said first communications bus to send torque to each of said associated tension assemblies and receives from each said electrical sensing device connected to each of said auto tune devices the amount of electrical current being consumed by said plurality of each of said auto tune devices;
• d. said first software program monitors the amount of electrical current being used by each of said auto tune devices received from each of said associated electrical current sensing devices and, when said electrical current being sent to each of said auto tune devices and when said indication indicates that any auto tune device is using the maximum amount of electrical current to provide torque to its associated tensioning assembly, said first software program sends a command to said electrical switching device to terminate electrical current to that auto tune device;
• e. when said first software program has terminated electrical current to each of said auto tune devices the musical drum instrument is declared to be in tune.

A method for continuously tuning a musical drum instrument while it is being played comprising a drum body, one or more hoops holding drum surfaces to said drum body, a computing device, a software program, a communications bus, an electrical current distribution bus, an electrical current sensing device, an electrical switching device and a plurality of auto tune devices and a plurality of associated tensioning assemblies:

• a. On application of electrical current to said computing device said software program initiates a tuning process that sequentially tunes each of said auto tune devices:
• i. said first software program sends commands to said electrical switching device via said communications bus to apply electrical current to each of said auto tune device and said first software program sends a command to each sequentially selected auto tune devices via said communications bus to increase the torque to said associated tensioning assembly;
• ii. said first software program monitors the amount of electrical current being used by said sequentially selected auto tune device received from the said associated electrical current sensing device associated with said sequentially selected auto tune device indicating the amount of electrical current being used by said sequentially selected auto tune device and when said indication indicates that said sequentially selected auto tune device is using the maximum amount of electrical current to provide torque to its associated tensioning assembly, said first software program sends a command to said electrical switching device via said communications bus terminate electrical current to said sequentially selected auto tune device;
• iii. when said first software program has terminated electrical current to all said sequentially selected auto tune devices the musical drum instrument is declared to be in tune;
• iv. said tuning process is periodically repeated until the musician terminates current to said auto tune devices and to said computing device.