Patent ID: 8354581

Claim:
A hybrid drum comprising: a drum shell; a multilayer drum head having at least a first layer and a second layer, the drum head secured to the drum shell by a rim using a plurality of tension rods with the first layer secured to the second layer and the second layer secured against the drum shell, enclosing the drum shell, the first layer having an upper surface and a contact surface, the upper surface for contacting the implements for generating the musical sounds, and the contact surface including a deposited layer of electrically conductive material forming a portion of a force sensing resistor, the second layer having a lower surface, a contact surface and a contact tail, the contact surface for engaging the contact surface of the first layer and completing the force sensing resistor, the force sensing resistor thus formed is operably connected to the contact tail, the second layer lower surface engages the drum shell and at least partially encloses the drum shell; and an electronics module secured to the drum shell and operably connected to the force sensing resistor through the contact tail.