Laminated head of plastic sheet material and nonimpregnated synthetic woven fabric material

Abstract

A laminated head for a drum or similar musical instrument comprising a synthetic plastic sheet material laminated to both sides of a synthetic fabric material woven from a fiber yarn, the fabric material being the primary tension load carrier. The synthetic woven fabric material is not impregnated by the adhesive resin composition employed in the lamination process in order to allow the individual fibers therein to move freely. The mobility of the individual fibers produces a damping effect which removes high overtones and allows the individual fibers to vibrate for a longer period of time. The laminated head thus achieves an improved sound while reducing incidents of bias fracture, thereby having a greater variety of uses in the music field.

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