Harmonium with standard Pratap that features a fixed keyboard, integral bellows and dozens of sound combinations

It has just over 3 octaves and 3 drones and 4 stops that directs the air over the upper and lower reeds

Includes two banks of 39 reeds and 39 keys, so each key can activate two reeds

This model is tuned to A=432 Hz (+-5 cents)

Pitch can vary significantly with changes in temperature, pumping pressure, and number of keys played simultaneously.Although it was invented in France nearly 200 years ago, the harmonium has been extremely popular and strongly embraced by India after it was brought there during the British Occupation

It is not meant to be played in concert like a mini organ and is mainly used as an accompaniment to devotional songs

As with many Indian instruments, the key for the music is selected to best suit the vocals or to set a mood

The reeds in the harmonium are tuned to sound well together, but not necessarily with other instruments

As such, they are not in concert pitch and not meant to be played like a Western table-top organ

Traditionally, harmoniums are usually higher pitched if compared to the Western scale.DISCLAIMER: Instrument's finish color and décor may vary from photo

Shellac is very impressionable (no pun intended) and during the instrument's long transportation from India, the shellac finish becomes marred by the packing materials and may cause the sides of harmoniums to have impressions

These impressions are cosmetic and do not affect the playability or sound, so we do not consider such impressions as blemishes or defects.