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US 9,520,113 B2Granted
Resonance control compression pad for the acoustic bass drum
AssigneeSledgepad Innovations, LLC
InventorMichael G. Vermillion
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AssigneeSledgepad Innovations, LLC
InventorMichael G. Vermillion
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A resonance control compression pad for the acoustic bass drum which in some embodiments may comprise: an elongate batter head contacting surface; an elongate resonance head contacting surface opposingly positioned to the elongate batter head contacting surface; and a plurality of baffles coupled to the elongate batter head contacting surface and to the elongate resonance head contacting surface. The elongate resonance head contacting surface may be configured to contact portions of a resonant head when the pad is positioned within a drum instrument, while the elongate batter head contacting surface may be configured to contact portions of a batter head when the pad is positioned within a drum instrument. The elongate resonance head contacting surface may exert pressure on the resonant head and the elongate batter head contacting surface may likewise exert pressure on the batter head, thereby providing resonance control to the drum instrument.
A resonance control compression pad for use with a drum instrument of the type including a resonant head separated by a first distance from an opposing batter head, both the resonant head and the batter head supported in a stretched state by a rigid frame and which can be selectively vibrated when the drum is played, the pad comprising:
A resonance control compression pad for use with a drum instrument of the type including a resonant head and an opposing batter head both of which are supported in a stretched state by a rigid drum frame, the pad comprising:
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