Patent ID: 7696423

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a first tube device; a second tube device; a third tube device having a first end which is configured to have a first cymbal placed on it; a rod, wherein the rod fits within the first, second, and third tube devices; a support device, wherein the support device is configured so that it is able to support the first tube device in an upright position; a pedal device, wherein the pedal device is connected to the second tube device, which is adjustably fixed to the rod, so that the pedal device can pull down the second tube device and thereby pull down a second cymbal fixed to the rod to bring the second cymbal in contact with the first cymbal; wherein the second tube device fits within both the first tube device and the third tube device; wherein the third tube device fits within the first tube device; and further comprising a first adjustment device which is configured so that it can fix the rod to the second tube device at different positions so that the rod extends out different amounts from the second tube device.