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AssigneeThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
InventorsDaniel Zuffante, Vishal Kumar, Reid Ellison, Edward Joseph Baronowski, Emmanuel S. Milienos
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Methods and systems for automatically tuning a drum are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods and systems include the following: (a) exciting a drum head to cause it to resonate; (b) sensing a vibration frequency at one or more points relative to each tension rod; (c) determining a global average vibration frequency of the vibration frequencies for the points relative to each tension rod; (d) comparing the vibration frequencies of each of the points relative to each tension rod to the global average vibration frequency to determine a correction value for each point relative to the global average vibration frequency; (e) automatically turning each tension rod based on the correction value for the relative points; (f) automatically repeating steps (a)-(e) until each of the vibration frequencies of each of the points relative to each tension rod is substantially similar; and (g) automatically turning each tension rod in a uniform direction substantially simultaneously.
An automatic membrane tension adjustment system for a membrane whose surface tension is adjusted using tension rods, said system comprising:
An automatic drum tuning system for a drum having a drum head mounted between a drum shell and a drum hoop using threaded tension rods inserted through holes in the drum hoop that are joined to threaded lugs that are connected to the drum shell, said system comprising:
A method of automatically tuning a drum having a drum head mounted between a drum shell and a drum hoop using threaded tension rods inserted through holes in the drum hoop that are joined to threaded lugs that are connected to the drum shell, said method comprising:
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