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An electric percussion instrument having at least one drum head is provided with a mute assembly arranged near the drum head and at least one mechanical-electric convertor containing a vibration responsive pickup element is incorporated into the mute assembly. Direct collection of the drum head vibr

An electric percussion instrument having at least one drum head is provided with a mute assembly arranged near the drum head and at least one mechanical-electric convertor containing a vibration responsive pickup element is incorporated into the mute assembly. Direct collection of the drum head vibrations via the mute assembly successfully precludes undesirable mixing of external vibratory noises which are transmitted to the drum frame.

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An improved electric percussion instrument, comprising: a cylindrical drum frame having an open end; a drum head made of a flexible material and covering, in a stretched state, said open end of said drum frame; a mute assembly including a rigid substrate and flexible mute element mounted on said sub

An improved electric percussion instrument, comprising: a cylindrical drum frame having an open end; a drum head made of a flexible material and covering, in a stretched state, said open end of said drum frame; a mute assembly including a rigid substrate and flexible mute element mounted on said substrate; a mechanical-electric converter embedded in said substrate of said mute assembly and including a vibration responsive pickup element; means for positioning said mute assembly in such a manner that said mute element faces one surface of said drum head; manually adjustable means for urging said mute assembly towards said drum head such that said mute element is placed in tight pressure surface contact with said one surface of said drum head; and an electric signal processing circuit coupled to said mechanical-electric converter.