Patent ID: 6838605

Claim:
A musical drum having a drumhead, and a drumshell constructed of a composite laminate, comprising: a first single layer of sheet material, said first single layer of sheet material having elastic properties; a second single layer of sheet material joined in mating engagement with said first single layer of sheet material, said first single layer of sheet material and said second single layer of sheet material having different material compositions; A means to bond said first single layer of sheet material and said second single layer of sheet material such that there is an absence of any discernable open spaces between said first single layer of sheet material and said second single layer of sheet material and the elastic modulus of said first single layer of sheet material is imparted to said second single layer of sheet material to enable said composite laminate more flexibility in forming said composite laminate into a drumshell and to provide varying sound absorptive and radiating characteristics to improve the control over and enhance the timbre of said drumhead.