Bernist L Mcmichen

US Patent:

20080202315, Aug 28, 2008

Filed:

Feb 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/709776

Inventors:

Bernist Leon McMichen - Nashville TN, US

Assignee:

Roland Meinl Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG - Neustadt/Aisch

International Classification:

G10D 13/08

US Classification:

84402

Abstract:

In a musical instrument of the cabasa type having a substantially cylindrical hollow main body with a cover plate, and base plate, and a handle connected to the base plate, wherein between the cover plate and base plate along the outer surface of the main body beaded-string-like sounding bodies are arranged extending in the circumferential direction, which, when the main body is rhythmically shaken, by their movement against each other and relative to the surface of the main body, generate a tone, provision is made that the cover plate and/or the base plate are provided with openings.