Patent ID: 7151211

Claim:
A device for dampening sounds produced by a drumhead of a musical drum having a drumshell, comprising: a frame assembly having a first elongated bar member with a first channel integrally formed therein and a second elongated bar member with a second channel integrally formed therein, said first elongated bar member and said second elongated bar member disposed in opposed spaced apart relation, a first mounting bracket and a second mounting bracket affixed and secured to the opposing ends of said first elongated bar member and said second elongated bar member, respectively, a snare assembly having a plurality of wire strands placed in parallel relation to said first and second elongated bar members and secured at opposite ends of said snare assembly to said first mounting bracket and said second mounting bracket, respectively, a dampening member having ends adapted to fit slidably into said first channel and said second channel, respectively, to enable said dampening member to be longitudinally movable between said first and second elongated bar members along said frame assembly in contact relation with said wire strands to adjust the tension of said wire strands against the drumhead to produce a variety of sounds.