{"product_id":"9781565891913","title":"The Harmonium Handbook: Owning, Playing, and Maintaining the Devotional Instrument of India","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Harmonium Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e provides detailed instruction in how to play, maintain, and repair this popular devotional instrument. It also reveals the colorful history of free-reed instruments such as the harmonium, which dates back to the time of Marco Polo. The story behind the modern version of the harmonium is a fascinating testimony to the love, skill, innovation, and intermingling of many of the world's great cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Harmonium Handbook Reveals: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe history of the Indian harmonium, from Ancient China to Europe and America.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe essentials of owning and caring for Indian harmoniums, helping them give many years of service.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to play the harmonium in a variety of styles, from the simple to the complex, including single-note melody, melody with a drone, chords, and other more advanced methods (a complete appendix of chords and chord inversions is provided).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to explore the \"inner realms\" of the instrument and perform a variety of adjustments and corrections, including how to tune a harmonium's individual brass reeds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSatyaki Kraig Brockschmidt is a Microsoft design engineer. He offers precision, inspiration, and an occasional dose of wit in sharing both his musical and technical experience with this special instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crystal Clarity Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46315452104945,"sku":"9781565891913","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781565891913_p0.jpg?v=1771130107","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781565891913","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}