Sound damping devices to improve the resonance of the shells of drums

In combination with a drum, a sound damping device to improve the resonance of the drum, comprising:

• a drum shell formed of a rigid material in a cylindrical configuration with a vertical axis and having a round top end and a round bottom end;
• a drum head formed of a resonating member extending over one end of the drum shell;
• a strip of foam material in a cylindrical configuration, the cross section of the material including long parallel sides positionable in a vertical orientation with one of the long sides positionable in contact with the drum shell and short parallel ends in a horizontal orientation, the short end including a first end and a second with the first end positionable in contact with the drum head;
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• removable attachment means to secure the material with the one of said long sides in contact with the drum shell and with the first end in contact with the drum head, the attachment means including holes extending through the sides in a line parallel with the first end adjacent thereto, the holes being sized for the receipt of removable fasteners for coupling to the drum shell.