PROFESSIONAL 42KEYS OCTAVE COUPLER 11 STOPS WOODEN HARMONIUM DOUBLE REED TUNED 440A
Harmoniums consist of banks of brass reeds (metal tongues which vibrate when air flows over them), a pumping apparatus and a keyboard.
Description of the Harmonium
Each harmonium has a bellows at the back that is pumped by one hand while the other hand plays the keyboard.
Inside they contain multiple chambers.
There are different banks of free reeds in each chamber.
The size and shape of each reed in the bank determines its pitch.
Each playing Key controls the air through oneor multiple reeds within a chamber.
Parts of the Harmonium
Reeds - The reeds are a thin brass tongue set into the opening of a thicker brass base.
Each base is roughly 1/4 inch by 2 inches.
The thin tongue vibrates when air passes through the opening.
Small thin reeds have a higher pitch than wider longer thicker reeds.
Coupler - This relatively simple device physically connects, or couples, two keys.
The result is that playing one key engages two reeds simultaneously.
One key will play two reeds that are one octave apart.
The coupler may be engaged or disengaged by the user.
Stops (main) – The main stops are a series of valves which control the way that air flows in the instrument.
These Stops control the airflow to the various banks of reeds.
There are usually a minimum of one stop per reed chamber; although there can be multiple stops for a chamber.
Multiple stops may simply allow more air to a chamber for a more powerful sound, or they may control special functions, such as tremolo.
Stops (drone) - The drone strops are the most distinguishing feature of Indian harmoniums.
The drone strops are usually the knobs on the bottom of the front of the instrument.
These stops control the flow of air over un-keyed reeds.
When engaged they provide a continual drone of a harmony note.
Theremay be any number of drones set to any pitch; however they tend toward, A sharp, C sharp, D sharp, F sharp, and G sharp.
The harmonium is widely accepted in Indian music.
A popular usage is by followers of various Hindu and Sikh faiths, who use it in the devotional singing of prayers, called bhajan or kirtan.
There will be at least one harmonium in any mandir (Hindu temple) or gurdwara (Sikh temple) around the world.
The harmonium is also commonly accompanied by the tabla as well as a dholak.
It also plays an integral part in Qawwali music.
Almost all Qawwals use the harmonium as their sole musical accompaniment.
It has received international fame as the genre of Qawwali music has been popularized by renowned Pakistani musician such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
The harmonium has been extensively used in popular music. For example, The Beatles used it in many recordings, including \"Doctor Robert\", \"The Inner Light\", \"We Can Work It Out\", \"Cry Baby Cry\", \"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite\", and \"The Word\".
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