Harmonium Musical Instrument
The British introduced harmoniums to India during the colonial period. They were quickly adopted by the India cultures. Harmoniums are in the family of free-reed aerophones. Harmoniums resemble small, tabletop size organs. Each harmonium has a bellows at the back that is pumped by one hand while the other hand plays the keyboard. The most common playing position is to place the harmonium on the floor and sit, cross-legged, in front of it. You can play the keys with your dominant hand while your other hand works the bellows, but most often the right hand plays the keys. You can also place the harmonium on a table and sit in a chair while you play.
 Deluxe, Coupler |
6 drones and 5 stop, play unusual bank of reeds. Perfunctory coupler (theater 2 octaves with one stroke). Set keyboard, essential bellows, and dozens of sound combinations. |
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 Deluxe, Fixed |
4 drones and 5 stops provide dozens of combinations of sounds. Fixed keyboard and integral bellows. |
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 Scale Changer |
Deluxe, 5 drones and 4 stops. Mechanical coupler (plays 2 octaves with one stroke). Keyboard slides to change scale. Integral bellows, dozens of sound combinations. |
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 Folding Harmonium |
Deluxe, 5 drones and 4 stops. Keyboard pops up, store in locked-down position for travel. Mechanical coupler (plays 2 octaves with one stroke). Keyboard slides to change scale. Integral bellows, dozens of sound combinations. |
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 Standard Harmonium |
6 drones (top pulls) and 5 stops (lower pulls) to direct the air over the upper or lower reeds. Fixed keyboard, integral bellows, and dozens of sound combinations. |
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 Traveler, Coupler |
3 1/2 octaves, 4 drones,3 stops, multifold bellow with coupler on a traveler frame. Finish color and decoration style may vary from photo. The Harmoniums are tuned to A = 440 (Hz) within 5-8 cents; rarely are they off by 10 cents. A cent is a unit of measuring intervals in music. Each half step (semitone) is made up of 100 cents. The 440 (Hz) represents the frequency of sound wave for the "A" note. |
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 Traveler, Deluxe |
5 drones and 4 stops. Keyboard pops up for play, store in locked-down position for travel. Fixed keyboard. Integral bellows, dozens of sound combinations. |
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