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Zikit Diameter Change Mechanism

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The drum is an exciting music instrument, but they are also the only musical instrument that has one pitch!!! A multiplayer drummer cannot play Rock Reggae and Jazz using the same snare drum. Zikit Drums designed a mechanism that provides drummers a versatility playing experience without being bound to a specific music style by changing the diameter of the snare drum in real-time. Zikit designed to augment possibilities for drummers and giving them new acoustic opportunities in creating unique content.

Zikit Diameter Change Mechanism by Oz Shenhar was identified as a grand representation of industrial design by the A' Design Award. Zikit Diameter Change Mechanism won the Bronze A' Design Award in Musical Instruments Design in 2020. The A' Musical Instruments Design Award is an international, jury-voted, fair and ethical design award which celebrates superior design of guitars, pianos, violins, drums, saxophones, flutes, trumpets, harps and more.

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