Beautiful Teakwood 8 Stopper Twin Bellows Harmonium |
With FREE instrumental introduction CD + FREE manual of Ram Avtar Vir's "Learn How to Play the Harmonium". |
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3-1/4 Octaves (39 notes) Plain Keys, Flat Reed-board system, Durable Single-Fold Bellows, Pinewood Cabinet, 1st quality Harp Tone reeds, Beautiful finish and Top Performance. |
about the indian harmonium The Indian harmonium is a reed organ with hand pumped bellows. The keyboard is European, but it has a
number of drone reeds which are distinctly Indian. The drone stops are the distinguishing feature of harmoniums.
These control the flow of air over un-keyed reeds. There may be any number of drones set to any pitch; however
they tend toward, A sharp, C sharp, D sharp, F sharp, and G sharp. some come with "scale changers", an
elaborate mechanical arrangement whereby the entire keyboard may be shifted up or down, but ask any expert
and they will tell you never to buy such an instrument: The main stops are a series of valves which control the way that air flows in the instrument. How important is the number of stops? Not important, since most of them are utterly redundant. The main stops control the air flowing into the various reed chambers. There are usually a minimum of one stop per reed chamber; however it is not unusual to find more than one per chamber. Although these extra stops may control special functions, such as tremolo, it is not unusual to find a redundant stops with no special function.This reflects the tendency of Indian musicians to simply open up all the stops, regardless of the function. So when buying a harmonium, don't just look for extra this and that but concentrate on the basics of any organ - look for acoustic timbre, quality of the bellows, the wood of the casing, and most importantly the quality of the reeds. For the harmonium, the reeds a series of brass reeds set into a heavier brass base. Each base is roughly 1/4 inch by 2 inches. There must be a minimum of one reed per key while two or three are the most common. These small brass reeds vibrate whenever air passes over them. How these reeds are structured and the craftsmanship involved are vital and the Paloma is the preferred choice of all pros and learners alike. |
