Harmonium - Pakrashi Premium

Harmonium - Pakrashi Premium

Pakrashi Premium is ideal for musicians, who seek a high quality instrument with full tonal range and a particularly powerful sound (e. g. for accompaniment of group singing or playing together with other instruments) for regular use.

Features:

• 39 adjustable stick and palette keys (English keys)
• range of three octaves and two half-ton steps from C to D
• two reeds in middle and low register for each note
• low range C2 - D5, middle range C3 - D6
• 4 register stops for separate or combined use of middle and low register
• 3 stops for drone notes (g, c & d)
• multiple fold external bellows with side opening
• removable wooden cover (jali) over key mechanism with carving and metal palm rest
• matt natural shellac polish
• handles and fixtures made of metal
• wedges at the back side for easy opening for maintenance
• cabinet made of solid teak wood
• incl. padded bag
• Dimensions: height 23.5 cm, width 59 cm depth 33 cm, weight 10.5 kg

Each instrument is individually hand-crafted and might differ from our description (e.g. in colour or ornamentation).

Pakrashi & Co. is a harmonium maker from Calcutta with a rich heritage. The company was founded in 1922 by the brothers Sudhir Chandra Pakrashi and Hem Chandra Pakrashi. In 1978 Sudhir's son Suphal Pakrashi took over the management. In the meantime Sudhir's grandson Suvojit Pakrashi is the third generation of the family to run the business. Pakrashi is known for high quality and groundbreaking innovations. Among other things, Pakrashi invented moveable keyboards (scale-changers) and folding mechanisms for harmoniums. The most recent development is the use of plastic instead of wood for the keys' sticks.This allows the production of exactly fitting sticks for all keys. They do not warp due to climatic fluctuations or aging.