Hossein Omoumi has introduced innovations related to the Persian
ney and percussion instruments (Tombak and Daf). His research on
the ney and percussion opened new possibilities and introduced
significant innovations to these instruments. He has added a
mechanism to the traditional reed flute of Iran or the ney (Patent
Number 27251 granted in Iran). This mechanism enables the player
to play notes that were impossible to play in the past. He has also
invented a system to adjust surface tension on the traditional Persian
drums, Tombak and Daf (Patent No. 27250 for Daf and No. 27252 for
Tombak granted in Iran). This system enables the player to tune the
Tombak or Daf which was done by applying heat to the skin surface in
the past. These tunable Tombak and Dafs are being used by
professional Persian Tombak and Daf players around the world. The
ney mechanism has been endorsed by the greatest Iranian master of
ney, Ostad Hassan Kassai of Isfahan, Iran.
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