Patent ID: 9704460
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G10D

Claim:
1. A snare device for use with a toro-tom drum comprising: a plurality of snare wires having a length L less than a drum diameter, the plurality of snare wires disposed in a planar configuration and having a first end termination and a second, opposing end termination; an end termination mount attached to only the first end termination of the plurality of snare wires; a side bracket extending orthogonal from the end termination mount; a clamping configuration attached to the side bracket and including a clamping device for attaching the snare device to an adjustable pitch mechanism of the roto-tom drum in a manner that the plurality of snare wires extend across only a portion of a drum head, such that the second, opposing end termination of the plurality of snare wires remain unattached from any element of the roto-tom drum; and a lever arrangement for adjusting the position of the plurality of snare wires with respect to the drum head.