Abstract: A lug casing attached to the side of a drum containing a nonreversing gear which is attached to a threaded cylinder. The nonreversing gear is turned by a worm gear or a pinion gear which is connected to a knob that goes through the side of the lug casing. A T-lug is pulled into the threaded cylinder of the lug casing by the T-lug's accommodating threads. The T-lug fits into a rim on the perimeter of the drum applying tension to a very broad area of the drumhead that is fitted over the edges of a cylindrical drum shell.