Apparatus and method for enabling simultaneous balancing and tuning of
an acoustic drum with a single adjustment. A band, such as a cable, extends about
adjustment ties which holds the drum skin or head to the housing or hoop of the
drum so that, when tightened, the head will be placed under tension. With the present
invention, that tension applied to the skin or head is evenly distributed. In this
way, one touch tuning is achieved with simultaneous balancing since there will
be a constant tension applied to each of the ties holding the drum skin on the
body of the drum.