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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2010
Richard Simons, Garfield, NJ (US);
Ray Enhoffer, Clifton, NJ (US);
Chatchai Chandontrikit, Nakhonphathom, TH;
Andrzej Krol, Wayne, NJ (US);
Richard Simons, Garfield, NJ (US);
Ray Enhoffer, Clifton, NJ (US);
Chatchai Chandontrikit, Nakhonphathom, TH;
Andrzej Krol, Wayne, NJ (US);
KMC Music, Inc., Bloomfield, CT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a tuning system for tuning a hand percussion instrument having a head and a shell. The tuning system comprises a rim, the rim secured to the head of the instrument, the rim comprising at least one receptacle, the receptacle positioned at outer periphery of the rim such that the receptacle body is below the plane of the rim, a side plate assembly, the side plate assembly secured to the shell of the instrument, a tuning rod, the tuning rod having a first end secured to the receptacle for varying the tension on the head, and the tuning rod having a second end secured to the side plate assembly.