Electronic percussion instrumental system and percussion detecting apparatus therein

An electronic percussion instrumental system comprising:

• a housing having a generally hollow interior and an end open to the hollow interior;
• a head composed of a flexible material having openings therethrough and supported in a tensioned state over the open end of the housing to define a percussion surface;
• and
• a cushioning material supported adjacent to the flexible material of the head;
• and
• a transducer, in operable communication with the flexible material of the head, for detecting a percussion impact on the percussion surface and producing an electric signal responsive to the percussion impact.

A method of making an electronic percussion instrumental system comprising:

• providing a housing;
• supporting a head having a percussion surface on the housing, the head composed of a flexible material having openings therethrough;
• and
• supporting a percussion detector with the housing, the percussion detector having a cushioning material and a transducer for detecting a percussion impact on the percussion surface and producing an electric signal responsive to the percussion impact.