Abstract: A twin pedal assembly (1) for a bass drum (2), said pedal assembly including a base (3) adapted for connection to the drum. The base includes a pair of posts (11), each post being adapted to support a respective beater shaft (15). Each beater shaft is in turn adapted to support a corresponding beater (16), incorporating an elongate stem (17) extending outwardly from the beater shaft and a head (18) supported on the remote end of the stem. The head is adapted for contact with a strike zone (19) on the diaphragm or skin (2) of the drum.

Abstract: A twin pedal assembly (1) for a bass drum (2), said pedal assembly including a base (3) adapted for connection to the drum. The base includes a pair of posts (11), each post being adapted to support a respective beater shaft (15). Each beater shaft is in turn adapted to support a corresponding beater (16), incorporating an elongate stem (17) extending outwardly from the beater shaft and a head (18) supported on the remote end of the stem. The head is adapted for contact with a strike zone (19) on the diaphragm or skin (2) of the drum.

Abstract: A drum comprising a shell, a pair of skins (12) disposed at opposite ends of the shell, and substantially free floating tensioning assembly (30) to stretch the skins over the respective ends of the shell. The tensioning assembly comprises respective engagement means adapted to grip the periphery of each skin, a stabilizing ring (32) extending around the shell intermediate its ends, and a plurality of adjustable peripherally spaced tensioning elements (35) extending intermediate the respective engagement means and the stabilizing ring. The tensioning assembly is disposed to transfer tension directly between the skins substantially independently of the shell, thereby facilitating tuning and permitting substantially undamped vibration of the shell.

Abstract: A musician's drum wherein the diaphragms are tensioned by loading means extending from the diaphragm to a ring which is co-axial of the drum cylinder and is supported clear of the cylinder (shell) by struts extending to abutments near one end of the cylinder.