Musical instrument system

1. A musical instrument comprising:

a drum having a shell defining at least one hole and a cavity adjacent thereto;

a mounting device including an anchor portion received by said one hole, a collar portion engaging said shell and defining a nipple projecting into said cavity so as to prevent rotation of said mounting device in said hole; and a receiver portion projecting externally from said shell and defining a bore receiving said connector mechanism;

securing means for securing said mounting device to said shell; and

a connector mechanism for attaching a musical instrument to said mounting device.

2. A musical instrument system according to claim 1 wherein said receiver portion further defines an aperture; and said connector mechanism includes a rod received by said bore and a set screw extending through said aperture into engagement with said rod.

3. A musical instrument system according to claim 2 wherein said collar engages an outer surface of said shell, and said receiver portion projects externally thereof.

4. A musical instrument system according to claim 3 wherein said cavity and nipple are disposed so as to establish an upwardly facing position for said aperture.

5. a musical instrument system according to claim 4 wherein said connector mechanism further includes a handle projecting from said set screw.

6. A musical instrument system according to claim 5 wherein said anchor portion is threaded and said securing means comprises a nut rotatable on said anchor portion into contact with an inner surface of said shell.

7. A musical instrument system according to claim 1 wherein said shell defines a plurality of holes; and said system comprises a plurality of said mounting devices, one received by each of said holes, a securing means for securing each of said mounting devices, and a connector mechanism for attaching a musical instrument to each said mounting device.

8. A musical instrument system according to claim 7 wherein each said receiver portion further defines an aperture; and each said connector mechanism includes a rod received by a different one of said bores and a set screw extending through said aperture into engagement with each said rod.

9. A musical instrument according to claim 8 wherein each said collar engages an outer surface of said shell, and each said receiver portion projects externally thereof.

10. A musical instrument system according to claim 9 wherein each said cavity and nipple is disposed so as to establish an upwardly facing position for a said aperture.

11. A musical instrument system according to claim 10 wherein each said connector mechanism further includes a handle projecting from said set screw.

12. A musical instrument according to claim 7 wherein said musical instruments include a plurality of drums each having a shell defining a hole and a said mounting device with a receiver portion attached to a different one of said connector mechanisms.

13. A musical instrument system according to claim 12 wherein each said shell further defines a cavity disposed adjacent to each said hole, and each said collar defines a nipple projecting into a said cavity so as to prevent rotation of a said mounting device in a said hole.

14. A musical instrument system according to claim 13 wherein each said receiver portion further defines an aperture; and each said connector mechanism includes a rod received by a different one of said bores and a set screw extending through a said aperture into engagement with each said rod.

15. A musical instrument system according to claim 14 wherein each said collar engages an outer surface of a said shell, and each said receiver portion projects externally thereof.

16. A musical instrument system according to claim 15 wherein each said cavity and nipple is disposed so as to establish an upwardly facing portion for a said aperture.

17. A musical instrument system according to claim 16 wherein each said connector mechanism further includes a handle projecting from a said screw.