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PERCUSSIONINSTRUMENT[percussioninstrument] any instrument that produces musical sound when its surface is struck with an implement (such as a mallet, stick, or disk) or with the hand.
Among the percussioninstruments used in the West are the bell, the celesta, the glockenspiel, the xylophone (and similar marimba), and the Caribbean steel drum.
In general, percussioninstruments are not tuned by construction; pitch, tone, and volume depend on the skill of the performer.
The combination as defined in claim 4 wherein said carrier comprises a plurality of clamps for suspending said percussioninstrument from said carrier in a desired position between said spaced-apart arm members; and tie-down means adpated to be releasably coupled to said arm members for bracing said percussioninstrument therebetween.
The present invention comprises a percussioninstrument carrier adapted to be worn by a marcher for comfortably maintaining the instrument at a substantially constant position during marching.
In a preferred form of this invention the percussioninstrument carrier comprises a rigid supporting frame comprising a pair of spaced-apart loops for engaging the shoulder blades of the marcher and a cooperating, integral portion adapted to contact the back of the marcher for suspending the apparatus from the player's torso.
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