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An old reed organ, found in the basement of a junk store in central PA, under a pile of stuffed animals. It had eight different stops, plus treble and bass couplers (not pictured). Also, it had a 6 octave range.
But it's unplayable, definitely a restoration project. The pedal pumps and bellows are busted, so it's silent. Still, the stops and keys felt pretty good, so maybe it's not that far gone.
I want it, but have no place for it now, nor any time soon. Boo!
A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air, supplied by foot-operated or hand-operated bellows, being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion.
At Kolkata, India, October 2007
This is a picture of a poor & old blind man on the busy streets of Kolkata during Durja Pujas (one of the biggest festivals in the country). He sang and played the harmonium for money because he thought it was a better option than begging. But, in vain no one stopped and bothered to listen to his songs. Instead everyone passed by him and his day ended with no earnings. I just wanted to share one of the miseries that people around the world are facing. Please spend wisely and help the people who are in need. A little bit of charity goes a long way.
Peace
“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.” - Mother Teresa of Calcutta
“Remember the poor - it costs nothing” - Mark Twain
Amsterdam, Openluchttheater, Amsterdamse Bos Sept10, 1966.
From the same 4x4cm negative as (3b) but with guitarist and only 1 saxophone-player..
Image now is correct - not mirrored
4th September 2011 at Gunnersbury Park (Classical Stage), London W3.
London Mela (free event), www.londonmela.org/.
Country: Pakistan (British resident). Style: Sufi Music- Qawwali.
Lineup: Singers, Harmoniums, Keyboards, Dholak and Tabla.
Adeel Saeed Chishti was born in Faisalabad in the Pungab (and now lives in the UK). He is the son of the late Qawwali singer Qari Mohammed Saeed Chishti. Like his brothers Qari Waheed Chisthi and Quari Naveed Chishti he is carrying on his father’s tradition.
More information: www.adeelchishti.com/.
A harmonium, originally installed in St James's Anglican Church, South Greenough, is now housed in the Pioneer Museum, Greenough, WA. The legend on the harmonium reads "Estey Organ Co., Brattleborough, Vermont, USA".
Hindustani classical vocalist in performance with accompanists Nissar Ahmed (Tabla) and Ajit Mishra (Harmonium), New Delhi, May 2009.
Photo © Mukul Dube, New Delhi, India, 2009 posted with permission.
Harmonium;
Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Amsterdam,
September 10th, 2009;
International Gaudeamus Music Week;
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4th September 2011 at Gunnersbury Park (Classical Stage), London W3.
London Mela (free event), www.londonmela.org/.
Country: Pakistan (British resident). Style: Sufi Music- Qawwali.
Lineup: Singers, Harmoniums, Keyboards, Dholak and Tabla.
Adeel Saeed Chishti was born in Faisalabad in the Pungab (and now lives in the UK). He is the son of the late Qawwali singer Qari Mohammed Saeed Chishti. Like his brothers Qari Waheed Chisthi and Quari Naveed Chishti he is carrying on his father’s tradition.
More information: www.adeelchishti.com/.
Hindustani classical vocalist in performance with accompanists Nissar Ahmed (Tabla) and Ajit Mishra (Harmonium), New Delhi, May 2009.
Photo © Mukul Dube, New Delhi, India, 2009 posted with permission.
Myself at the harmonium.
The Croick Church was the scene of a particularly infamous Highland Clearance.
„Sufi Musik und klassische Stücke aus der Blütezeit afghanischer Musikkultur“ beim Klangkosmos - Weltmusik in NRW
am 18.11.2022 in der Alten Schule am Wall, Detmold (Germany).
Ustad Murad Sarkhosh - Ghichak, Kashgar Rubab, Gesang, künstlerische Leitung
Huma Rahimi - Sitar
Ramez Safar - Afghanische Rubab
Bilal Asify - Harmonium
Ustad Ibrahim Ibrahimi - Tabla
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Harmonium by Alexandre of Paris
Small instrument with 8' and 16' reeds only. I have not yet learnt to pedal in a controlled way with the "Expression" stop (Bellows cut-off) drawn