Percussion cases are necessary to protect xylophones, cymbals, timpani, triangles, snare drums, bass drums, tambourines, gongs, bells, chimes etc.
For the drums case sets which accommodate the 10-inch Tom, the 12-inch Tom, the 16-inch Tom , the 22-inch Tom can be available with comfortable handles for carrying and soft interiors.
There are carry cases for each variety of the percussion family.
Accompanying this is the need not only to protect the instruments but to maintain the instruments with wiping them down regularly with a soft cloth and for the drums to be lubricated with lithium grease after the drum has been taken apart for thorough cleaning and before reassembling and covers should also be put over percussion instruments before being put into the cases to protect them optimally.