Bass Drum Mechanisms in the
Wurlitzer Style 33-A PianOrchestra
Philipps Pianella Model 33
(Hanulec/Kehoe collection, circa 1998)

View of the bass drum and associated mechanisms from the left side.
(Photograph courtesy of Joe Hanulec/Walter Kehoe)

View looking through the upper left side access door, up between the back of the xylophone resonator box and the wooden pipework. The two smaller beaters astride the larger central bass drum beater are for kettle drum effects. The ride cymbal (fastened to the upper left top rim of the bass drum) is operated by a sturdy wire striker fastened to the center bass drum beater assembly.

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