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US 7,408,103 B2Granted
Cymbal muting system
OwnerMartin Richard Wachterinventor
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Abstract
A percussion cymbal instrument is muted by using a dampening layer to reduce the sound and acoustic vibrations when struck. In a preferred embodiment, the muting system is comprised of a layer of flexible plastic adhered to a cymbal surface. When the cymbal is struck, the muting system dissipates the normal vibrations of the cymbal without hampering the natural look, feel, playability, or natural swinging motion of the cymbal.
Claims1
A device for muting a cymbal, said cymbal having a first or playing surface, being the surface which is struck when the cymbal is played, and a second surface, and having a center mounting hole, comprising:
- a ring of flexible dampening layer adhesively attached to the second surface so as to reduce the vibratory response of said cymbal to being struck;
- wherein said ring has an inside diameter D1 and an outside diameter D2, and
- wherein the diameter D1 is no smaller than said cymbal's center mounting hole and the diameter D2 is no larger than the outside diameter of said cymbal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.