Patent ID: 6242680
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
A device for tuning a drumhead positioned on a drum shell and secured thereto by an annular drum hoop having a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings therethrough for receiving a corresponding plurality of tensioning lugs, each of the tensioning lugs engaging a corresponding lug casing to exert a drawing force on the drum hoop and the drumhead, the drum tuning device comprising:a generally planar, relatively thin tuning plate having a circumferential dimension, a radial dimension and a thickness dimension, the circumferential dimension substantially greater than the radial dimension and the thickness dimension, the tuning plate comprising an arcuate inner surface and having an opening therethrough for receiving one of the plurality of tensioning lugs;wherein the tuning plate is positioned between a head portion of the tensioning lug and the drum hoop to evenly distribute the drawing force over an increased circumferential segment of the drum hoop.