Bass Drum: Brief Description — Vienna Symphonic Library

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Classification
Percussion instrument, membranophone with indefinite pitch, cylindrical drum, double-headed drum

Shell
Cylindrical; Material: wood (beech, walnut), more rarely plywood or metal; depth 35–65 cm

Heads
Batter head, resonating head. Material: calfskin or plastic, diameter 70–100 cm

Tensioning screws
10–16 screws for tensioning the heads

Sticks
Bass drum sticks with soft felt heads; timpani mallets, wood sticks

Frame with swivel attachment
Frame from which the drum is suspended at several points and in which it can be placed at any angle”

https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Percussions/Bass_drum

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