Pakrashi Premium Mini
Low weight and small dimensions make the Pakrashi Premium Mini a perfect accompaniment for mantras and kirtans on the road and at home - without cumbersome folding mechanism. It is sturdy and easy to use and has a rich, warm and round sound.
The Pakrashi Premium Mini offers particularly fine quality significantly less expensive than the comparable Paloma Companion. The 27 keys from f to g range over 2 1/4 octaves and thus cover the typical range of common mantras and kirtans. High-quality double reeds ensure good response and a warm, full sound. The silky-matt teak surfaces please eyes and hands alike. Precise workmanship ensures good fluency of the keyboard and long-term tightness of the air chambers. However, the Pakrashi Premium Mini has less air volume than normal sized harmoniums. Therefore, it needs more more action of the bellows when playing chords.
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Sound sample Pakrashi Premium Mini:
- complete melodic range with both registers
- three-note chords in middle range
- complete melodic range with both registers without cover (jali)
- 27 adjustable stick and pallett keys (English keys) with plastic sticks for extra stability and durability
- range of two octaves and two half-tone steps from F to G
- two reeds in middle and low register for each note
- low range F2 - G5, middle range F3 - G6
- 2 register stops for separate or combined use of middle and low register
- 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
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. India Instruments already had Pakrashi Harmoniums in their assortment temporarily in the 1990s. After a longer break, we are offering Pakrashi harmoniums again since 2020.
In India, our harmoniums are tuned to international concert pitch of a = 440 hertz. In Europe, however, they usually sound slightly higher at a = 441 to 442 Hertz due to the colder climate. The difference is small and not necessarily noticeable even to trained ears.
On request we can tune exactly to 440 hertz for 28 € additional charge.
Tuning to 432 hertz is also possible by arrangement for an additional charge.
NOTE:
Air temperature and blowing pressure influence the vibration frequency of harmonium reeds. At higher temperature and higher pressure, it decreases; at lower temperature, it increases. In our workshop in Berlin we tune at room temperature around 20 degrees Celsius.
Measure: height 23,5 cm, width 43 cm, depth 31 cm, weight: 6.9 kg
Each instrument is individually hand-crafted and might differ from our description.
