Best Harmoniums
--The Mugig 10 hole diatonic harmonica in the key of. C that is ideal for students and it is the most. popular type of harmonica used today by far. Well made, good quality, sleek and sounds great.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm nervous I may change my opinion in the future, because a lot of the reviews have me nervous the lower note holes might stop working."
"I purchased this product because myself am a musician and I always wanted to try different musical instrument, and I thought harmonica might be an affordable choice and shouldn't be too hard to learn."
"[10:44 AM, 2/3/2018] Adam Bouskila: -Works great, and can’t see a product with quality this great at this price."
"The number one item on my kiddos Christmas list (so random!)."
"Cute little harmonica with a solid compacted case."
"My special needs daughter plays this day and night - night and day.....sighs."
"Beautiful and well made."
"Nice Harmonica."
✔ FEATURES A440 Pitch. Set of 2 High Quality "BALI" Reeds: 1 Base + 1 Male For Rich Sound. 3 1/4 Octaves. 7 Stops. Total 39 Keys. Coupler Function - Helps to Play two octaves of the same note at the same time and Produces Richer Sound. Mahogany Color. Instant Response Keyboard - No Lag Time. Multi-Fold Bellows For Easy Pumping & Consistent Sustain. Air Leaks are Checked for Longer Sustain. Full Wooden Top Cover. Bright Nickeled Brass Knobs. Wooden Jali Frame on Keys. Made With Dried Indian Wood - Kail & Mirindi (Indian Cedar). Please reach out to us - buyRaagini or Maharaja Musicals for Excellent After Sales Support for any minor or major issues. ✔ #1 HARMONIUM ON AMAZON.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The order was shipped promptly."
"In addition, it arrived MUCH sooner than expected by a full ten days."
"It rattled a little when we first used it but after a little adjustment it was fine."
"good price nice quality item."
"The instrument is awesome, and so well put together."
"The book come with harmonium is very helpful and it's easy to follow and play."
"To fix the out of tune drones, he actually had to file down some of the reeds (this would have been too much for me if I were trying to do it alone)."
"Seller said that all the scratches were normal from the assembly process, but I disagree…and so does my wife, who grew up in Bangladesh playing the harmonium."
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. 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. Handcrafted Quality, Value Priced.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I've heard horror stories about harmoniums being shipped from India in arriving in pieces (or otherwise damaged) after waiting for sometimes months, but this service was impeccable!"
"We had a guest stay at our home recently who was teaching courses in meditation and yoga. My husband is going to see if he can learn to play to accompany western, rather than eastern music - ie Dylan or Donovan."
"I happily received this deluxe harmonium sooner than expected."
"Quality is good."
"i have been playing this harmonium for last 4 years.... its my favorite.. awesome."
"Packing - these guys must ship a lot of harmoniums because it was VERY well packed with great attention to detail with a combination of cardboard, foam, and bubble wrap in all the right places to protect this delicate equipment, arrived without a scratch on it, no bent knobs, everything was perfect. Buyraggini sells almost every other brand of harmonium on their website. Build Quality - for a first harmonium, I did not want to spend a lot of money, this was an excellent value that the build quality in most cases exceeded my expectations. Then again this was not an $500+ harmonium either. C. Sound - harmonium is VERY responsive with no noticeable lag time (time between when a key is pressed and sound is produced). The stops control airflow into each bank of reeds, pulling the first stop lets air into the left side of the higher pitched reeds, pulling the second stop (3rd knob) lets air into the left side of the lower pitched reeds. If you are playing mostly on the left side of the keyboard and want a full sound, I would definitely recommend pulling the 1st and 2nd stops (1st and 3rd knobs) and maybe 3rd/4th (5th and 7th knobs) if playing a little higher. Personally I was afraid of the "folding harmoniums" with all the hinges and seams developing a leak and also not having the air capacity/sustain of a fixed harmonium. Playing a 3 note chord with coupler on is like playing 6 notes at a time and uses a lot of air, fast. Additionally the coupler plays the higher octave coupled note not quite as loud as if you press both keys at the same time."
Best Melodicas
The melodica is a fascinating wind instrument, easy to learn and powerfully expressive. Range of over two and one half full octaves for soprano or alto.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Great product and fair price."
"I don’t know anything about Melodicas butting it made my young adult son really happy."
"I bought this on a whim because my friends and I were joking about incorporating this into our music to make it more fun."
"worth the price, really good quality."
"Sounds good?"
"Very nice case, very well made sounds great!"
Best Accordions
Style: Accordion. This is a great way for a child to start to learn the accordion in a simple and easy way. Sounds and feels like the real thing.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The quality of this piano horn is awesome, I don't see this breaking for a very long time."
"Fine quality; it's definitely an "instrument" and not a "toy"."
"The quality seems to be ok but I don't see it lasting too long with 7 year olds taking it from home to school everyday."
"I expect it is like hearing a new violinist learning to play, eventually you know they could be good enough to play a concerto, but for now your ears are just hurt and are confused."
"The only thing is that these colored balls inside it, not sure what is the purpose, but the kids always want to rip it a part get the balls out!"
"These hand bells sound wonderful and they are beautiful to look at with their bright colors. With older children it would be quite possible to form an ensemble and have four to eight children sound the bells to make melodies."
"But, the bottom flared piece falls off and it won't play without that being attached."
"The one I received had no markings on it to indicate that it was truly a Schylling accordion."
Best Concertinas
Specifications: Material: Red Pine. Color: Red/ Green/ Blue/ Dark Blue(Optional). Item Size: Approx. Anglo-style concertina accordion.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It's a great buy for introductory concertina and the value slightly exceeds the price, I would recommend it, keeping in mind that it only has one accidental (F# 3 8va)."
"The two scenarios I believe this instrument should be purchased are: if you aren't sure that you'll like playing the concertina and want to try it out, or if you just want something to squeeze and goof around with your friends. I bought this, played it for a week and decided I liked playing the concertina enough to upgrade to a brand a few hundred dollars more expensive."
"The sound is clear and loud, it's fairly easy to play, maybe the tuning's not perfect but it's no worse than what you'd get out of a Sears Catalog a century ago which adds to its charm."
"Very nice."
"Well made."
"Product is very good."
"Beautiful, well-crafted, good sound, and perfect size."
"Within 24 hours of receiving my concertina I had one button than all of a sudden stopped producing it's note, and both of the CHEAP fake leather straps broke on either end."
Best Thumb Pianos
Mbira background: Material: [body: Solid KOA Wood] + [keys: Carbon Steel].
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I wish I could give this product more than five stars."
"Great sound and appears of high quality."
"Excellent sound, good volume, came in good tune (none too far off the note), light weight, fast shipment."
"It sounds nice and clear in a nice presentation."
"I got this for my boyfriend and he loved the hole."
"Plays wonderfully and beautifully crafted!"
"Beautiful."
"I used to play the harmonica and the piano, found them to be fun to play but obnoxious to everyone else late in the evening."