Patent ID: 7288707

Claim:
A device for setting the tension of a skin, in particular for use in a musical instrument such as a kettledrum, provided with a frame, a first link part and a second link part, both having a longitudinal direction, wherein, adjacent a first end, the second link part is connected to the first link part for pivoting relative to each other about a pivot extending approximately at right angles to the longitudinal direction, while, adjacent a second end opposite the first end, the second link part is connected to setting means which comprise support means receiving support from the frame, which support means are located between the first and second end of the second link part, while adjacent a second end opposite the first end, the first link part comprises an operating face for operating means, while coupling means are connected to the first link part between the first end second end thereof, the first and second link part extending in said longitudinal direction at the same side of the pivot.