Patent ID: 8188355
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
1. A snare drum comprising: a first cylindrical member having a top end and a bottom end; a second cylindrical member located within and attached to the first cylindrical member and having top and bottom ends located adjacent top and bottom ends of the first cylindrical member; a third cylindrical member having a top end located within and attached to the second cylindrical member and a bottom end located below the bottom ends of the first and second cylindrical members; a fourth cylindrical member having a top end located within and attached to the third cylindrical member and a bottom end located adjacent the bottom end of the third cylindrical member; and a fifth cylindrical member located around and adjustably movable axially along the lower end of the third cylindrical member; said top ends of the first, second, third and fourth cylindrical members covered by a first drum head and the bottom ends of the third and fourth cylindrical members covered by a second drum head, the first and second drum heads are separate by a distance which is adjustable: wherein the first, second, third and fourth cylindrical members form a top shell for a snare drum and the fifth cylindrical member forms a bottom shell for the snare drum; and wherein the distance between the first and second drum heads changes at will as the fifth cylindrical member moves axially along the lower end of the third cylindrical member.