Patent ID: 7956266

Claim:
A snare mechanism for a musical percussion instrument; said musical percussion instrument having a batter head and a percussion chamber having walls and supporting said member; said snare mechanism comprising: attachment members mountable to said walls within said chamber, said attachment members are disposed at opposite sides of said chamber; a snare connected to said attachment members and responsive to vibrations to said batter head when said snare is proximal to said batter head; a snare tensioning mechanism connected to said attachment members and said snare; said snare tensioning mechanism associated with a first actuator such that adjustment of said first actuator selectively causes an increase or decrease in tension of said snare, said snare tensioning mechanism comprises a support beam disposed between said attachment members; a snare positioning mechanism connected to said attachment members and said snare; said snare positioning mechanism associated with a second actuator such that adjustment of said second actuator causes movement of said snare towards or away from said batter head; and a first assembly member respective one of said attachment members and a second assembly member respective to an opposite one of said attachment members, wherein said first assembly member is a carriage movable in relation to said support beam and said second assembly member is a fixture affixed in relation to said support beam.