Patent ID: 8646666

Claim:
A structure for retaining musical instruments on an instrument carrier comprising: at least one first bifurcated structure mounted on a shoulder supported instrument carrier having a securing track or tracks with at least two parallel linear slider tracks; said at least two parallel linear slider tracks having integrated structure with said at least one first bifurcated structure; said at least one first bifurcated structure that maintains said at least two parallel linear slider tracks in a parallel relationship and in an essentially vertical orientation in a normal mode of use; at least one second bifurcated structure that maintains said parallel relationship of said at least one first bifurcated structure to engage or integrate with said at least two parallel linear slider tracks; wherein said at least one second bifurcated structure moves with or within said at least two parallel linear slider tracks, and said at least one second bifurcated structure terminates or integrates with a means for mounting a percussion mounting structure for mounting a percussion instrument's playing surface of at least one percussion instrument in an essentially perpendicular relationship to said at least two parallel linear slider tracks.