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Zikit سنیئر ڈرم ئے قطر ءِ تغییر ئی میکانیزم by Oz Shenhar and Boaz Ken-Dror

Zikit سنیئر ڈرم ئے قطر ءِ تغییر ئی میکانیزم by Oz Shenhar and Boaz Ken-Dror is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award برنجی انعام in میوزیکل انسٹرومنٹس ڈیزائن Competition Category.


برنجمیوزیکل انسٹرومنٹ· 2020

Zikit سنیئر ڈرم ئے قطر ءِ تغییر ئی میکانیزم

by Oz Shenhar and Boaz Ken-Dror

Client: Zikit Drums

A' Design Award برنجی انعام Winner in میوزیکل انسٹرومنٹ Category

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The Design

About Zikit سنیئر ڈرم ئے قطر ءِ تغییر ئی میکانیزم

ڈرم اے دلچسپ موسیقی ئی ساز اِنت، اِما اے تنہا موسیقی ئی ساز اِنت کہ یک سُر دارنت!!! اے پروفیشنل ڈرمر نہ تونت کہ راک، ریگے و جیز یک وڑی سنیئر ڈرم ءَ گوں بواز کنت۔ زکِت ڈرمز اے میکانیزم ڈیزائن کرتگ اِنت کہ ڈرمراں ءَ، سنیئر ڈرم ئی قطر ءَ حقیقی وخت ءَ بدل کنگ ءَ وڑا، خاص موسیقی ئی سٹائل ءَ بند نہ بیگ ءَ وڑا، بہترینی و گوں رنگی کار کنگ ئی تجربہ دیت۔ زکِت ڈرمراں ءَ نوکیں امکانات زیات کنگ ءِ واستہ ڈیزائن بوتگ اِنت و آیاں ءَ یکّا مواد جوڑ کنگ ءَ نوکیں آکوسٹک موقع دیت۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award برنجی انعام

Zikit سنیئر ڈرم ئے قطر ءِ تغییر ئی میکانیزم A' Design Award برنجی انعام ءِ ورگ آ انت، باز معزز اعتراف کہ تخلیقی صلاحیت، اختراع ءُ ذہانت گوں ممتاز بہترین ڈیزائناں دیگ بیت۔ برنج ءِ ورگ آ بھرپور مہارت ءِ ءُ نمایاں ڈولا تخلیقی شاہکار انت، کہ وتی ڈیزائنراں ءِ وسیع تجربہ، تخیل ءُ ہوشیاری ءِ تصدیق کننت۔ Zikit سنیئر ڈرم ئے قطر ءِ تغییر ئی میکانیزم چہ امید کنگ بیت کہ آ یک باز قدر کنگ بوتگیں، ساراہگ بوتگیں ءُ پیارکنگ بوتگیں چیز بیت، قابل ذکر حد ءَ پیشہ ورانہ ءُ جدت ءِ۔ ای ڈیزائن کہ A' Design Award برنجی انعام ءَ برتگ، فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن ءُ ٹیکنالوجی ءِ بہترین طریقہ شامل کنت ءُ ہورد تفصیلاں ءَ توجہ دیگ ءِ سببا شاندار انت۔ Zikit سنیئر ڈرم ئے قطر ءِ تغییر ئی میکانیزم ضرورتاں جوانیں ڈولا پورا کنت، خواہشاں ءَ ہنچیت، جذباں ءَ موہنت ءُ تجسس کشنت۔

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Zikit is an add-on device that can be installed in any 14" snare drum. It provides internal sleeves that sit under the drum head. Those sleeves can be controlled very accurately by the drummer. By moving them vertically up to the drum head they press on it from underneath. This action changes the "field" of the drum head, which makes the pitch go higher.
This action is so important for drummers since they can have the possibility to be the "designers" of their own identical sound.
This action happens instantly, and without changing anything in the original playing experience.
Dimensions & Packaging
Suits all types of snare drums
Extremely easy to fit and remove
A real-time diameter change mechanism
Design your unique sounds
Smooth and responsive action gear drive
Minimalistic low weight design
Fits 10/8 lugs snare drums
Compatible with all brands and materials
Brilliant design made by superior quality and durability materials
Game changer drumming experience
Maximum versatility
6mm-thick, seamless extruded acrylic shell
Laser-engraved logo
Custom Zikit die-cast lugs
Tags
Zikit Drums, A real-time diameter change mechanism, game changer drumming experience, Extremely easy to fit and remove
Production Technology
Most branded drum factories are using the classic combination of wood/metal shell and chrome finished hardware. Zikit Drums minimalistic design followed this concept to be naturally fit any existing drum.
Design Challenge
The most difficult challenge was to find the right configuration in which drummers will not have to change anything in their traditional playing experience and at the same time to give them a cool and good looking versatile device.
Research
Oz was an amateur drummer as a teenager. After working in several design studios and startups he decided to combine his skills as an innovator and his love for this exciting musical instrument - the drums.
Knowing that the best test for a new product is to get the end-user feedback, Oz traveled with the first prototype, meeting leading drummers across the globe, and after few months of collecting feedback, he came up with the best engineering solutions for each of the product challenges.
Inspiration
Zikit solution inspired by the guitar frets where you can easily change your music style by setting your fingers differently on the guitar neck. Frets are a simple minimalistic, and ongoing solution that became a part of the musician's body language. Part of the design mission was to eliminate the problem without changing anything in the original playing experience of the drummer.
Project Duration
Zikit was founded on Nov-2018
Operation Flow
Installing Zikit is really quite easy.
The process shouldn’t take more than just a few minutes
First, take off both drum heads and place the Zikit jig gently on the top bearing edge.
Then tighten it from both shell sides to set the handle hinge, and adjust the handle gear using the supplied screw.
Turn your snare drum upside down and then take the pro-kit and slide it inside the snare drum shell. Use the supplied Hex key to tighten the clamps to the shell. You then turn the snare drum up, and take off the spacers and place the drum heads back in position.
It’s time now for an awesome new drumming experience.
Patents
Patent No. US20190213982A1
Team Members
Oz Shenhar
Boaz Ken-Dror
Image Credits
Main Image & images 1-4: 3D simulation and NetArt
All videos: 3D simulation and North Point Studio

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