Patent ID: 6924422

Claim:
A drum pedal stabilizer for attachment to a drum pedal having a return spring with a first end attached to an upright and a second end attached to a free end of a lug keyed to a pivotally mounted beater shaft, the return spring and lug being linearly aligned in a rest position, the stabilizer comprising: (a) an elongate stabilizer mounting bracket having a first end adapted for attachment to the upright adjacent the first end of the return spring and having a second end adapted for extending normal to the upright; and (b) a gas spring having a cylinder and a rod slidably extensible from the cylinder, the cylinder being pivotally attached to the second end of the stabilizer mounting bracket and the rod being adapted for pivotal attachment to the second end of the lug; whereby the gas spring dampens oscillation of the return spring when the return spring returns to the rest position; and whereby the drum pedal stabilizer provides a weighted feel when a user depresses a drum pedal foot plate.