Harmonium – the most popular Indian musical instrument

ILFORD, U.K. - Jan. 21, 2019 - PRLog -- What is a Harmonium?

A Harmonium is an Indian musical instrument which does not need any support for standing. This instrument can stand on its own. It looks like a musical keyboard. It looks like a Reed organ or Pipe Organ. There are many reeds on this musical instrument and when the reeds are pressed the air produces sound. The air is created by the bellows which is operated by the left hand.

What does a harmonium look like?

Harmoniums have free reeds. This musical instrument looks like a box and has keys on the upper side. There are bellows in each of this instrument that is used to push in air by contracting and relaxing it with the left hand. The right hand is usually used to play the keys. There are many compartments inside this musical instrument. Each reed has different sounds and pitches. You can buy Harmonium online at very cheap prices. This instrument was very popular in churches and chapels. This was preferred over a pipe organ because of its flexibility and also comparatively cheap price. This musical instrument is light in weight than pianos of this size. This does not easily damage in transportation and so it was sent overseas and many other places. Many homes nowadays have harmonium.

Characteristics of Harmoniums

There are many characteristics of this musical instrument which you need to look before buying it. Some features of the harmonium are:

·       Construction Quality – the wood used in making the harmonium plays a vital role in producing sound. If the wood is good and of high quality then the sound will also be of high quality. Teak and mahogany are the best woods from which a harmonium can be made. But these woods are hard and it will make the instrument heavy. Soft and light woods like pine and fir can also be used to make this instrument which will make the instrument travel friendly.

·   Standard or Fold-up – there are usually two handles on the Standard harmoniums. These are the traditional models. Another one is a foldup. You can choose according to your usage and preference.

·       Reed banks – the number of reeds present on the harmonium greatly affects the sound produced. You will find harmoniums with 1-4 reed banks. Each set of reed is classified into male, female, bass and tenor. Many times these reed sets are mixed and matched to get unique sound of the harmonium. Gurusoundz, harmonium shop in UK sells the best harmonium at very reasonable prices. The more the reeds the more heavy is the instrument.

·        Coupler – some Harmoniums have a couple key. This key is used to match one key with its corresponding sounding key. The advantage of a coupler key is it makes your harmonium sound like it have many reeds even if it does not have. But at the same time you need to pump more air with the bellows.

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