Interior View of the Pianella
Model 12 Monstre Paganini Orchestrion

Interior view of the Monstre Paganini Orchestrion. Major components are as follows:
  • Swell shutters are in the cabinet top and on the center swell chamber.
  • Piano sits at bottom back.
  • Solo Melodie Violin section in upper center, above the roll-changer.
  • Bass-accompaniment pipes and trapwork in right side-wing.
  • Deep-bass pipes in left side-wing.
  • Register control unit and 30-note xylophone are beneath trapwork.
  • Feeder pump system occupies majority of chassis bottom.

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