US1442833A - Snare drum - Google Patents

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Jan. 23, 1923'. 1,442, 33

W. E. SODDERBERG. SNARE RUM. FILED MAR; 28. 1922,

Patented Jan. 23, 1923.

WALTER E. SODERBEBG, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

SNARE DRUM.

Application filed March 28, 1922. Serial No. 547,421.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER E. Soonannnc,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Snare Drums, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to snare attachments for drums the principal object of which is to provide an improved form of such device having the advantages of improvements in adjustability as well as improvements in resultant sound.

Another object is to produce such a snare attachment havin means for quickly and conveniently mu ing the sound of the attachment when desired.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the further description of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawing forming part of this application in which like reference characters indicate like parts:

Figure 1 is a top lan view of a fragmental portion. of a rum head having my improved snare attachment applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1 partly in section;

Figure 3 is transverse section on the line 33, Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is an extreme end elevation of the snare attachment.

1 represents the body portion of a drum 36 and 2 the lower head thereof which may be of any common snare drum construction and my improved snare attachment comprises the two outwardly projecting brackets 3 and 4 which are securely fastened in any desired manner to the exterior of the opposite walls of the body portion 1 of the drum. In the outer extremities of each of the brackets 3 and 1 are mounted two spaced screw threaded adjusting and supporting bolts 5, each pair of which carry upon the upper ends or heads thereof a U-shaped member 6 which is vertically slotted as at '7 in its upturned ends, resulting in a bifurcated portion at either end thereof, the termini of which are turned outwardly at right angles as at S for a short distance only to form a keeper to prevent dislodgment of the shafts or bridge trunnions 9, one of which is supported within each member 6; the shafts being held in position by means of common nuts 10 on either end thereof beneath the laterally turned projections 8.

11 represents the snare bridge which may be of any desired shape, though preferably tapered and trussed from the centermost portion thereof to the two ends, where it is forked as at 12, the ends of the forked portions being carried upon the trunnions 9 within the members 6. The bridge 11., thus supported, spans the head of the drum and is spaced therefrom as clearly seen in Figure 2 of the drawings.

Upon the truunions 9 intermediate of the ends of each fork 12 are loosely mounted a plurality of sheaves 13. fitting closely against each other and filling the entire space intermediate of the ends of the tines of the forks. Intermediate of the tines of each. fork and inwardly in respect to the sheaves 13 slightly above same, is supported a. cross-head, the transverse bar of which is indicated at let and the fork at 17 This cross-head is supported upon an externally screw threaded bolt 16 which is screw threaded within a boss like enlargement -37 just below the juncture of each fork 12 with the bridge. Imvardly of the fork 15 and outside of the cross-bar 14L occurs the head 17 of the rod 16, said head having holes therein as indicated at 18 whereby a pin wrench may be applied and the head turned for adjustment of the cross head in or out, as is obvious. The cross bar 14 is made to extend at either end slightly beyond the inner walls of the tines of the fork 12 so that the cross head is guided thereby and prevented from turning either one way or the other by the adjustment of the screw 16. Intermediate of the tines of each fork 15 is mounted a shaft 19 carrying a plurality of sheaves 20 similar to the sheaves 13 and about these groups of sheaves at either end of the attachment the snare string 21 is reeved, one end of which is securely attached as at 22 inv one of the adjustable cross heads, and is passed outwardly over one of the sheaves 13 to and over the head (In ill-J ot the drum around one of the. sheaves 13 at the opposite end of the attachment, to and around one of the sheaves 20, back again and around another sheave 13 in the same end of the attachment to and across the drum again, under and aroi'lud another of the sheaves 13 in the other end of the at tachment, ctcctera, until all of the sheaves are utilized in the complete reeving of the string when the other end is finally attached as at 23, opposite the end 22, and in the same cross head.

Vi hen the snare is thus strung or reeved it is obvious that a tightening of either or both cross-heads will correspondingly tighten the snare string and the vibratory eiiect thereof will be thus governed as desired, and result in equal tension throughout the string transverse the head of the drum.

On the bracket 4: I have illustrated a horizontally elongated enlargement or boss 24-. in which is pivotally mounted, upon the shaft 25, the muffler cradle 26, it having a transverse bed member :2? which engages and carries upwardly the strands of the snare string 21 when the cradle is turned to its UPPGIIIIOSQ position as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 2. In this manner it is apparent that the strings may be raised from vibratory coaction with the head of the drum and the effect of the snare thus muffled, whereas when the muffler cradle is in its lowermost position as shown in Figure 2 it is out 01 action reclining upon the bracket t and held there by means of a suitable resilient clip or spring 28 From the foregoing it is evident that I have devised a simple, efficient and practical snare attachment i 01 drums which is of pleasing appearance and has means for ready and convenient adjustment as to the normal relation of the snare strings to the head of the drum by adjustment of the nuts 80 upon the screws 5, and one having a convenient and simple muiiler attachment cooperatively associated therewith, the advantages of which to a musician are obvious.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patents, is:

1. A snare for drums comprising laterally projecting brackets attached to the sides of the drum adjacent one end thereof, a bridge spanning the head of the drum and supported upon the brackets, a plurality of strains of snare strings passing over the head of the drum and supported at the ends ot-the bridge'means at the ends of the bridge for automatically maintaining. an equal tension upon all of the strands of the snare string, means foradjusting said antomatic equalizing means, and means at either end for raising and slowering the strands ofthe string bodily in respect to the head of the drum. j a

Q. A snare for drumscomprising laterally projecting brackets attached to the sides of the drum adjacent one end thereof, a bridge spanning the head of the drum and supported upon the brackets, a plurality of strands of share strings passing over the head of the drum and supported at the ends of the bridge, means at the ends of the bridge for automatically maintaining an equal tension upon all of the strands of the snare string, means for adjusting said automatic equalizing means, means at either end tor raising and lowering the strands of the string bodily in respect to the head of the drum, and muffling means carried by one of the brackets for raising or lowering one end of all of the strands of the string sii ;ii'dta11eoiisl y.

in testlmony whereof I hereunto a'flix my signature in the presence 01 two Witnesses.

WALTER- E. SODERBEBG.

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