Patent ID: 8629340

Claim:
A musical instrument comprising: a top shell mount with (i) an inner cavity supporting a drumhead and (ii) an exterior edge comprising a first plurality of horizontally facing openings; a bottom shell mount with an exterior edge comprising a second plurality of horizontally facing openings; a plurality of rods for linking the top shell mount to the bottom shell mount, each rod of the plurality of rods comprising an exterior thread and an interior thread at either end of the rod; and a plurality of holders, each holder horizontally coupled to at least one of the top shell mount and the bottom shell mount using a vibration absorbing dampener, each holder comprising an anchor with a vertical cavity in which one end a rod of the plurality of rods passes through and in which the other end a nut screws against the exterior thread of the rod and a bolt screws into the interior thread of the rod with the bolt abutting the nut.