Patent ID: 6700045
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
Constructive arrangement disposed in a tuning mechanism for percussion instruments, comprising:a substantially parallelepiped-shaped body having a front face, a back wall and an upper portion, said front face of said body including a lower recess extending substantially through a depth of said body, said upper portion of said body including an inverted T-shaped recess having a horizontally oriented lower part and a vertically oriented upper part, said body including a through-hole formed in a bottom wall of said lower recess; a tubular sleeve having internal threads; a rectangular base coupled to said sleeve; an insert arranged in connection with said body and defining a trough, said insert and said T-shaped recess together defining an adjustable bed for said base and said sleeve; said body including an intermediate wall defined between said T-shaped recess and said lower recess, said intermediate wall being adapted to be fastened to an end of a tuning stem which is threadable through said sleeve such that the end of the tuning stem passes through a length of said sleeve to be threadingly fastened to said intermediate wall; a tubular projection extending perpendicularly from said back wall of said body and coincident with said through-hole in said bottom wall of the said lower recess, said projection being adapted to be arranged in a corresponding hole in a side wall of the percussion instrument; a fastening screw for fastening said projection to the side wall of the percussion instrument; and a finish case having a parallelepiped-shaped contour defining a half oblong recess in an upper face to ensure press-fit of said finish case to said body, said finish case covering the arrangement.