Patent ID: 7528312

Claim:
A percussion instrument, comprising; a support structure for supporting two surfaces, the support structure supporting the two surfaces in a position in which they are spaced apart from each other and arranged to face each other, the surfaces being separated by the space such that one of the surfaces is entirely below the space between the surfaces and the other surface is entirely above the space between the surfaces and a height of each of the surfaces is a height suitable for play by hand; and a hand held beater having a distal end which can be positioned selectively between the two surfaces, the beater and the two surfaces being selected relative to each other such that each of the surfaces provides a rebound effect when struck by the beater, the support structure being arranged to enable one of the surfaces to move relative to the other surface to thereby cause the surfaces to be at a set distance from one another so that after the distal end of the beater positioned between the two surfaces strikes one of the surfaces during a downward or upward playing stroke, the beater then rebounds away during a rebound stroke in a direction toward the other of the surfaces and strikes the other surface upon continued movement during the rebound stroke, each of the surfaces being selected from a group consisting of a tensioned drumhead that generates acoustic sounds in response to being struck by the beater and an electronic drum pad that generates digital waveforms in response to being struck by the beater.