Supports

A kettle-shaped drum has an annular recess adjacently below the top end of its hollow body. The flexible drum head includes a peripheral rib disposed in the recess and engaged at the top by a bracket. A plurality of recessed tensioning screws that extend downwardly from the bracket are threaded into...     

A kettle-shaped drum has an annular recess adjacently below the top end of its hollow body. The flexible drum head includes a peripheral rib disposed in the recess and engaged at the top by a bracket. A plurality of recessed tensioning screws that extend downwardly from the bracket are threaded into...     

A unitary retainer for a cymbal on a stand. The combination employs a conventional stand for supporting a cymbal at the suitable height for playing by a drummer in a band. The essence of the invention is a one-piece retainer secured to the cymbal rod. The unit employs a threaded cymbal base with an integral...     

An adjustable pitch drum consists of a drum shell having an open end, a drum head pitch changing mechanism, and a supporting structure mounting the pitch changing mechanism to the drum shell. The pitch changing mechanism consists of a threaded rod adjustably threaded to the supporting structure, a drum...     

A holding device is described to render a pair of cymbals in a prescribed relationship to produce sound characteristics commensurate to that of conventional high hat devices. The holding device comprises a first member secured to a shaft for supporting a lower cymbal, a second member slidably engaged...     

The hinge joint of a tom-tom holder for maintaining an adjustable angle relationship between a support bar mounted on a bass drum and a tom-tom holding arm adapted to hold a tom-tom comprises a housing connected to the support bar and a bushing connected to the tom-tom holding arm. A resilient band extends...     

A bracket for mounting drums of the tom-tom type consists of an arcuate member having inwardly directed flanges which have apertures to mount to the pre-existing lugs of the drum. Vibration absorbing grommets are provided in the flanges in order to provide both a resilient support as well as to cut down...     

A drum holder utilizing a universally angularly turnable ball joint mechanism is provided with a spherical member mounted atop a stand, a housing lockable accommodating the spherical member, and an elongated rod extending from the housing along which a block for holding drums is slidable. Uniform locking...     

The connector hardware portion of each percussive musical instrument or accessory comprises strong, practical, rugged, and economical connector parts, one of which is a clamp adapted to grip solidly onto a tube at any desired rotated and axial position, and the other (second) of which is connected to...     

A musical instrument having an adjustable elongated member supported in an upright position on a collapsible base. A flat flexible sheet of metal, or other suitable materials capable of producing a musical tone when struck, is adjustably mounted on the upper end of the elongated member. An operator lever,...     

A one-piece reversible fastener for mounting cymbals to cymbal stands. The fastener includes a cymbal retaining flange portion intermediate a long sleeve portion and a short sleeve portion, and means to selectively attach the fastener either long sleeve portion or short sleeve portion first to the stand...     

There is described a percussion instrument which is adapted to be used with a drum apparatus, for example, to provide additional sound effects therewith. The instrument comprises a generally ring shaped member and is arranged to support sound producing elements such as cymbals, shakers or the like. A...     

A stand for mounting floor tom-toms consists of an arcuate member having inwardly directed flanges which have apertures therein for mounting to the lugs of the drum between the castings and the rim. Vibration-absorbing grommets are provided in the flanges in order to provide a resilient support and isolate...     

A percussion instrument carrier particularly adapted for marching. The instrument carrier comprises a rigid frame having a pair of spaced-apart hook members for contacting the shoulder blades of the marcher, an integral rear support portion adapted to rest upon the back of the marcher, a pair of forwardly-projecting,...     

A drum is adjustable in pitch by a pedal assembly connected by a wire cable to an actuating lever. The lever causes pressure to be exerted against a tension-adjusting ring over which the drumhead is stretched. The pedal may be locked in any selected position to maintain the desired pitch, and the height...     

The complete drum comprises two, axially-separable, generally cylindrical sections, which are open, inwardly, toward each other, each of these two sections having but one playing head, so that the two heads are disposed respectively at the outer ends of the cylindrical assembly. When the open ends of...     

A unique mounting device for a cymbal providing a quick-release arrangement. The mounting device, adapted to be secured to the free end of a cymbal stand, includes a bushing mount that is positioned on and secured to the stand, the bushing mount being adapted to receive a flexible cymbal restraint, wherein...     

A quick release locking mechanism suitable for use as a cymbal retainer includes an adaptor threadably enageable on a cymbal support rod. A collar member adjustably positionable along the adaptor has a tapered socket aperture for accommodating a spherical keeper element. A locking ring surrounding the...     

A cymbal stand is taught comprising upper and lower tubular members in adjustable telescoping relationship. A pedal frame is affixed to the bottom end of the lower tubular member. The rearward end of a foot pedal is pivotally connected by a pair of arms to the pedal frame. The forward end of the foot...     

A harness intended to be worn by a marching drummer, to support the drum in playing position at the front of the marcher. The harness comprises shoulder hooks supporting a center breast plate, from which a hanger structure depends. At the lower portion of the hanger structure there is an upwardly-facing...     

Cymbal drum (10) includes a drum (12) having a plurality of openings (22) for receiving portions of a pair of cymbals (24) of cymbal assemblies (14), which cymbals (24) are adapted to clash together in response to the beating of the drum (12). The cymbals (24) are slidably mounted on a spindle (26) and...     

A musical instrument carrier comprising a support frame having shoulder pads, a front body engaging pad and a support frame securing the shoulder pads rearwardly of and above the front body engaging pad. The frame includes a pair of tubular members extending outwardly from the body engaging pad and dimensioned...     

A percussion practice pad is formed of a panel supporting a layer of material for intercepting blows of drum sticks and for muting sounds produced by the striking of the drum sticks. The panel which serves as a base for resisting forces of the drum sticks is made of wood or plastic and is spaced apart...     

A musical instrument support having a clamp for releasably coaxially securing an instrument post to a tubular floor support, or the like. The clamp includes a housing secured to the upper end of the tubular support and having an opening receiving a resilient locking body. The locking body is caused to...     

An anchor for a bass drum or similar percussion instrument having a barrier secured to one end of a flexible foldable friction mat of a size capable of receiving the instrument at the barrier end and the player at the other end.

This invention comprises a percussion instrument, including seven bongo drums held together by blocks fastened therebetween, a carrying handle on one of the blocks, and a microphone holder attached to one of the drums.

A carrier for a percussion instrument includes a belly plate with an instrument carrier extending outwardly therefrom to supply an instrument in an overhanging position from a person. A rigid band extends along one or both sides of the person at the waistline area from the belly plate to the back of...     

The disclosure concerns a tom-tom holder for supporting a pair of tom-toms on a stand. The holder has two arms which are pivotally attached to each other at an upright support rod. Each arm includes a hinge ball pressing part above and a hinge ball receiving part below, which parts are hinged together...     

A percussion drum set is disclosed herein having an elongated semi-oval main shell with semi-squared ends enclosing a plurality of sound chambers or resonators in a side-by-side relationship. An auxiliary shell supports the main so that the drum height of the main shell is at one continuous level. A...     

A multiple drum support assembly containing several supports for positioning drums and cymbals in playing position the support being attached to a bass drum or a pair of bass drums. The support can be folded into a storage or travel position wherein all auxiliary drum supports are parallel to each other.

Disclosed is a reversible high-hat cymbal stand. The cymbal stand can be operated in a first mode of operation wherein the foot pedal or other actuator can be pressed downwardly to pull the upper cymbal into contact with the lower cymbal. In the second mode of operation the foot pedal or other actuator...     

An upright first tubular member is provided including base structure at its lower end for support from a horizontal surface. A second tubular member is slidably telescoped in the first tubular member and includes an upper end projecting above the upper end of the first tubular member. A lower centrally...     

A stand for the mounting of floor toms is provided with a circular member having several inwardly directed flanges which engage the lugs of a drum. The circular member has a moderate adjustment as to circumference to provide optimum sound quality. Grommets and springs are utilized in conjunction with...     

Apparatus for mounting a cymbal on the threaded end of a cymbal stand. A cylindrical fitting made of resilient material having embedded in its lower end an internally threaded plug adapted to fit onto the threaded end of the cymbal stand and having at its upper end an externally threaded shaft. A shouldered...     

A percussion stick holder assembly is provided, having at least two tubes (12) held in a parallel, spaced apart relationship by a support plate (16). A spring clamp (18) is provided for gripping a percussion unit stand and is rotatably secured to plate (16). Percussion sticks may thus be conveniently...     

A portable drum set is provided by utilizing a pre-tuned head which is clamped to an arcuate member. The arcuate member has a pair of floor-engaging legs on either side which are releasably clamped to the arcuate member. Other percussion instruments such as drums or cymbals may be mounted to the top...     

A bracket for mounting shell-less drums such as roto-toms or pre-tuned heads consists of an arcuate member having inwardly directed flanges which have apertures to mount the lugs of the roto-tom or clamps for clamping the pre-tuned head. The bracket is essentially semi-circular and provides its main...     

A support mounting for support of a percussion instrument such as a drum or the like with respect to a carrier frame wherein the mounting structure includes inner and outer clamp elements which are engageable with a side wall portion of the instrument and an elongated, selectively releasable fastener...     

Height adjustment structure is provided for a music stand having upper and lower telescopic sections, at least one of which is tubular. The structure includes: (a) a height limiting flexible strand extending lengthwise within said tubular section or sections, (b) the strand having an upper portion attached...     

A musical instrument having two drum heads of different size and tone quality, with a plurality of tension straps used to vary the drum pitch of one or both of the drum heads during its operation. The instrument is supported on a specially adapted stand with mechanical constricting means which allows...     

A support leg for a bass drum is provided. A circular surface is provided on the base member attached to the drum which has a positioning member thereon. A shaft means projects from the center of the circular surface, one end of which is attached to the base member. Inner and outer block members surround...     

A holder for a pair of crash cymbals of the type which are generally employed in orchestral performances is constructed to be collapsible for facilitating storage thereof and transportation between engagements of a percussionist. A pair of cymbal holder members, each of which is symmetrical, utilizes...     

The present invention relates to a high-hat cymbal locking device. The device is designed to be attachable to an existing high-hat cymbal assembly and includes an actuating rod having a device which may couple to the existing actuator for the high-hat cymbals. In one position of actuation of the present...     

A percussion instrument includes a drum body and a percussion head movable with respect to and stretched over the drum body. A master tensioning member is provided for pulling the drumhead downward to enable a musician to vary the pitch of the sound produced when the drumhead is struck. The master tensioning...     

In construction of a snare drum, use of at least one detachable support leg extending downwards beyond the lower end of the snare strainer provides a three-point support much stabler than the conventional dual-point support and easy application to conventional snare drums without any reformation, thereby...     

A percussion instrument comprising a base (10) supporting a plurality of percussion heads (11, 12, 13 and 14) on standards (25). The standards are each adjustable lengthwise and fixed to the base by mounts (26) and to the percussion heads by mounts (54) such that the positions of the heads can be set...     

A clamp comprises a pair of pivotally connected jaws. A spring urges the jaws apart. A screw extends from the first jaw through the second jaw and projects above the second jaw. An operating lever for clamping and unclamping the jaws is screw threadedly received on the screw above the second jaw. The...     

An apparatus for holding a guitar in playing position is provided which connects to the strap fasteners attached to the guitar body. The apparatus includes a bracket for receiving the strap fasteners and supporting the instrument at the strap fasteners. The bracket is supported by a support part such...     

A drum or other percussion instrument is held suspended in air by magnetic force fields which allows sound vibrations to radiate from the instrument uninhibited by direct contact of the instrument with a support structure. Magnetic force is provided by permanent magnets or electromagnets. A first set...     

A fixture for supporting a musical instrument drum, or the like, includes a stem which supports a ball and the ball is clampable between two clamping parts forming a socket for clamping the ball. A pivotable cam draws the two socket parts together or releases them from clamping and unclamping the ball,...     

A carrying holder of a musical instrument comprising a "T" bar, a pair of shoulder bars, a belly plate and fastening means. The pair of shoulder bars are fastened to a lateral plate of the "T" bar by bolts. Note that the fastening portions of the lateral plate are formed by two longitudinally aligned...     

An angle adjusting apparatus for a percussion instrument has a ball member and a seat in slidable contact with the ball member. One of the ball member and the seat is mounted on a musical instrument support member of a musical instrument stand. The other of the ball member and the seat is mounted integrally...     

A bass drum support to position the drum beating spot at a desired height, to prevent stress at the connection of the drum to a foot pedal operated drum beater and to minimize transmission of vibration from the drum body to the support and the foot pedal. A front support leg is supported at the center...     

A percussion instrument includes a drum body and a percussion head movable with respect to and stretched over the drum body. A master tensioning member is provided for pulling the drumhead downward to enable a musician to vary the pitch of the sound produced when the drumhead is struck. The master tensioning...     

A percussion instrument stand includes a percussion instrument holding unit including at least one hollow pipe (5, 20) for holding a percussion instrument, a leg unit (2, 7) for supporting the hollow pipe in a predetermined state, and a vibration damper (13) filled in the hollow pipe.

A support for a cymbal includes, a first endwise elongated member defining an axis, two annular felt pads received on the member to be removable therefrom, axially, a stop on the member to seat one of the pads, axially, the stop being axially adjustable, and a retainer on the member to compressively...     

A support device and/or holding device for a musical percussion instrument, particularly for the instrument body of a membranophone which has a resonator. The support device includes a rigid holding member fastened to a support for the instrument. A flexible connecting member is arranged between the...     

In construction of a clutch unit for a high-hat cymbal in which mechanical connection of an upper cymbal plate to an extension rod is canceled by striking a clutch lever by a stick, the clutch lever is arranged in a substantially horizontal disposition. Cancellation of the mechanical connection can be...     

A fastener for quick-mounting a cymbal to an upright cymbal support rod comprising a pair of half-round sleeve members arranged in face-to-face relationship forming a cylindrical surface therebetween for grasping the cymbal mounting rod; a tab extending upward from each sleeve member including means...     

A modular construction, multiple musical instrument stand may be quickly assembled or disassembled for use in the stage or performing environment. The stand contains a plurality of quickly and easily performed adjustments so that various types and sizes of musical instruments may be supported by the...     

An apparatus for securing a musical instrument to a waist belt that is attached relative to a performer's waist. The apparatus includes a first anchor for being attached to the waist belt; a second anchor for being attached to the musical instrument; and securing structure for removably securing the...     

A percussion power handle is disclosed that allows a user to grasp plural percussion implements in each hand. The device comprises plural grips interconnected by a frame. Each grip releasably receives a percussion implement. A frame biases grips away from each other.

A generally rectangular clamp body is provided with a vertical bore sized to and receiving the upper end of a cymbal stand vertical tube which coaxially supports a lower cymbal for tilting on the upper end of the vertical tube. A radial slot is provided within the clamp body to one longitudinal side...     

A marching percussion instrument stand has a new and useful improvement for mounting percussion instruments to a stand by a musician-member of a marching band. The device includes a plurality of vertical mounting bars, supported by, and attached in an offset position above horizontally disposed support...     

A percussion instrument employs a horizontal surface whose dimensions are about 1 foot.times.2 feet.times.3/8 inch made of oak. This piece of oak has transducers on its under side and is spaced one or two inches above the floor. The percussionist sits on a stool where he can tap this piece of oak with...     

A foldable stick bag for drumsticks, the stick bag being configured to be removably mounted to a drummer's stool and support a plurality of drumsticks in a readily accessible configuration at the sides of the drummer's stool. The stick bag is fabricated from a fabric-like material and with a seat portion...     

The percussion rhythm apparatus includes an elongate base member to which one end of each of two hollow tubular members is engaged in a pivotable manner. The tubular members are spaced from one another and both extend outwardly to one side of the base member. The free end of each tubular member includes...     

A support structure for a musical instrument drum. From each of the top and bottom drum hoops, a respective installation part projects radially. A support plate extends between and is attached to both installation parts. A bracket on the plate receives a support rod from a drum support. This arrangement...     

An easily foldable conga stand (S) that takes little space and facilitates the setup of a conga (100). The conga stand (S) comprises three leg members (10) each having on its upper end a presser portion (12) and on its lower end a leg lower hinge portion (15), leg slide members (20) each attached to...     

A drum having improved acoustic characteristics comprises a rigid annular bridge at one or both ends of a thin resonant annular shell attached to the bridges. A drum head is mounted on the bridge by a tension mechanism attached only to the bridge, and the drum is mounted on a drum stand by mounting hardware...     

A carrier worn by a person to support a percussion instrument includes an abdominal plate having a load transferring surface swept with a curvature to extend along a part of the waist-line of such a person. A unitary frame is formed with a front portion continued by an elevating side portion to an upstanding...     

A system for mounting a musical drum on a stand. A semicircular mounting band has projecting tabs which are mounted to the lower ends of a pair of drum tension lugs located 180.degree. apart on the drum body. The mounting band has a bracket at its center which clamps onto the stand. The mounting system...     

In construction of a snare drum stand having a lower support and an upper center post, four sets of arms are mounted overhead the center post with 90 degrees center angle intervals whilst extending radially outwords. Distant positioning of the radial arms form lugs on the annular brim of a drum allows...     

A swivel joint for an essentially rod-shaped object, such as, a tripod, a leg or a similar support or holder for devices, particularly for musical percussion instruments, includes two joint members which are movable relative to each other and can be locked by a clamping device. The clamping device is...     

A drum assembly comprises a cylindrical shell and a head on the shell; annular retainer structure on the shell and retaining the head to the shell; multiple studs rigidly attached to the shell at the outer side thereof; multiple threaded rods extending between the studs and the retainer structure; a...     

An articulated support apparatus for percussion instruments comprising first, second and third upright legs, a primary elongated bar structure extending generally horizontally between and supported by the first and second legs, and a secondary elongated bar structure extending generally horizontally...     

A drumstick station for holding drumsticks to be readily accessible to a drummer during a performance. The drumstick station has a stick holder which is adjustably mounted to a plurality of telescoping rods which may be mounted on a tripod base or on a drum itself. The telescoping rods allow a vertical...     

The instant invention relates to a bracket for mounting drums of the snare and tom-tom type comprising a bracket for mounting drums of the tom-tom type consisting of a steel plate having a lip and adjustable hooks secured by screws that grasp the top and bottom of the pre-existing rim of the drum. Attached...     

A drum includes a cylindrical body having two rims engaged on the upper and lower portion. A pair of frames are engaged on the rims and each has a number of ears extended radially outward. A number of posts are secured between two rings and are engaged between the ears of the frames. The ears of the...     

A spinning drum carrier having a carrier frame including a curved abdomen support plate attached to a vertical support member which is curved inwardly slightly at the bottom end toward the wearer. The top of the vertical support member is angled inwardly at the top end toward the wearer and removably...     

A musical drum comprising a substantially cylindrical drum shell having a cylindrical shell wall and at least one end over which a drumhead is attached and a means having a first and second end disposed substantially and continuously around the periphery of the shell in contact relation with the shell...     

A universal support is provided wherein the angular adjustment provided by the universal support for an object supported thereby remains fixed even though the object, such as a drum, has been removed from the universal support. The universal support is capable of holding a support rod relative to a support...     

A tom-tom holder includes a mounting plate for fixedly mounting a tom-tom drum to the tom-tom holder. The mounting plate defines a central slot and two side slots. The tom-tom holder further includes two fastening strips, a fastening plate, a gasket and a cap being connected to the mounting plate by...     

A novel and unique drum anchor using a female velcro base taped to the floor to which is anchored a male velcro. The male velcro is part of an assembly using a screw assembly which simply attaches to the bass drum to be held in place on the front and along each side of the drum on two positions with...     

A device holder which includes a substantially L-shaped holder base having a horizontal mounting portion adapted for fastening to the counterhoop of a drum and a vertical holder portion with a cup-like head, a grooved cone supported on a spring in the cup-like head and secured to the cup-like head by...     

Novel hardware is disclosed for supporting drums. The hardware is of a hinged construction and has one part of the hinge connectable to an external support, e.g., J-rods on a fixed support or a marching drum carrier, and another part of the hinge connectable to the shell of a drum or to the tension rods...     

A device holder for drums, including a base frame having two eyed lugs bilaterally disposed at one end and a bolt hole spaced between the eyed lugs and a longitudinal open-ended slot at an opposite end, box end bolt inserted through the through hole of the base frame and screwed up with a wing nut to...     

The present invention relates to a collapsible hand drum stand that is light weight and easily transportable. The collapsible drum stand is composed of at least four legs upon which the drum rests allowing a space between the bottom opening of the drum and the floor.

A rigid frame provides a mount for musical drums and cymbals as well as a seat for a drummer to provide him with vibrational feedback from the drums. The seat is adjustable and accommodates the drummer in a recumbent position. Sidewardly extending wings on the frame accommodate a special mounting arrangement...     

An instrument holder including a horizontal mount at a top of a vertical shaft, the horizontal mount having a threaded upright rod and a radially toothed annular block around the threaded upright rod, a swivel holder turned horizontally about the threaded upright rod and supported on a compression spring...     

A marching rack for percussion instruments includes a bow-shaped horizontal frame member having spaced instrument mounting brackets. The frame member is connected to an outer end of a support member having upper and lower arms. The support member is arranged to be connected to a support harness to be...     

A cymbal holder assembly including a holder base adapted to hold a cymbal, a mounting base adapted for mounting on a cymbal stand, a screw and a wing nut fastened together to fix the holder base and the mounting base together, and a constraint device mounted around the screw and retained between the...     

Disclosed is a percussion instrument comprising a first mounting ring, a second mounting ring, a shell between the first and second mounting rings, and means for connecting the first and second mounting rings and for preventing transmission of axial loads to the shell. One means for decoupling the shell...     

A table-type electronic percussion instrument is constructed by a table board, legs, pads as well as a musical tone generation circuit and a speaker system. Herein, the table board has a specific shape such as a pentagon-like shape which enables multiple persons to seat. The table board is supported...     

A wide angle tom-tom holder including a mounting base having a bottom coupling hole coupled to a top end of an upright support, two ball socket assemblies respectively fastened to the mounting base, two balls respectively turned in the ball socket assemblies, and two L-shaped supporting rods respectively...     

An instrument support has a support, a securing device threadingly connected with the support, a baffle detachably received within the support and a securing tube detachably received within the support and having an extension detachably connected with the baffle. When a pole of a music rest or the like...     

In a percussion instrument arm adapter, the combination comprising a longitudinally extending arm; a first clamp unit carried at one end of the arm, and a second clamp unit carried at the opposite end of the arm; at least one of the units having primary elements including a carrier, a primary clamping...     

An adjustable tom-tom holder includes a mounting base fixedly fastened to the shell of a base drum, a holder block turned about an annular coupling block at the mounting base, the holder block having a longitudinally extended V-groove at the top, a support bar sliding in the V-groove, the support bar...     

A rotation-preventing assembly for preventing rotation of a percussion musical instrument such as a cymbal mounted on a musical instrument stand comprising a fastening member, which is fastened to a holder main body of the stand, and a rotation-preventing member, which is attached to the fastening member....     

A portable steel drum assembly for use in a marching band includes a first steel drum having a defined playing surface including a first set of predefined indentations defining a first set of notes and a second steel drum having a defined playing surface including a second set of predefined indentations...