MULTI-PURPOSE CHAIN DRUM By: Bryce C. My instrument is called The Multi-Purpose Chain Drum. I creatively thought up the idea of my instrument all by myself.  To make my instrument I used a gallon bucket and wood (from China). Also, I used an old dog leash. And I used regular black screws that I found in my basement. And I already had the chain. But to obtain my materials I mostly went to my step-dad's shop. To assemble my instrument I used an electric saw, drill, and spray paint.In the process of building my homemade instrument, first I got the bucket. Then, I cut out the pieces of wood, spray painted them, and drilled them to the top and bottom of the large gallon bucket. Then I applied the contact paper and flame design. Then, I drilled in the neck holder, which is really just an old dog leash. To finish it all up I covered two paint stirrer sticks entirely with black electrical tape. My instrument belongs to the percussion family because my instrument makes kind of a shaky bang sound. Either banging on the wooden top produces the sound, or you can string the sticks along the side of the bucket where the chains are. You can even bang on the side of the bucket itself. My instrument can make up to 5 sounds. The quality of my instrument's sound is kind of a loud booming sound. Also, the sound can be as loud or as soft as you want it depending on how hard you strike it. My mom's boyfriend helped me construct the instrument itself. He helped by getting me mostly all of the materials. The biggest problem with making my instrument was probably cutting out the wooden circles that I put on the top and bottom of the bucket.