Drum hardware and drum secured thereon are preferably supported on a vest type carrier or a T-bar carrier having a plurality of separate parts removable from each other and formed of a rigid plastic, light metal such as magnesium, aluminum or titanium. The removable hardware includes a removable back support member. The instrument carrier includes an expandable and or adjustable front section(s) that allows for at least one front adjustment of the carrier to adjust the overall length of the carrier to accommodate users of different sizes.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of parent application Ser. No. 08/588,244, filed Jan. 18, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,691,492, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/976,999 filed Nov. 24, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,028,257 which is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/497,266 filed Feb. 3, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,329,583 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/756,479 filed Jan. 8, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,403,869 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/170,005, filed Jun. 10, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,770,805 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/374,676 filed Feb. 26, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,071,401 which is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/831,638 filed Apr. 23, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,881,886 which is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/950,130 filed Sep. 27, 2004 which are incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this disclosure.
