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The harmonium is quite large. Are you really taking it hiking and camping? I could understand if you’re talking about the harmonica , but a harmonium seems odd
by dagmx 4y ago
The harmonium is quite large. Are you really taking it hiking and camping?
I could understand if you’re talking about the harmonica , but a harmonium seems odd for either context.
- MisterTea 4y agoA friend found a Harmonium in the trash and we played around with it for a bit (it was shot, bellows ripped and wood case dried and cracked) I would not call it as portable as say an acoustic guitar, but the thing I had could be carried with ease on a backpack frame or even shoulder strap.
- albert_e 4y agoI believe it was pretty common to see musicians carry it on a shoulder strap and use it as the only accompaniment to vocal performances. Street singers would entertain a crowd thus and earn some money. Found some examples of 'portable' harmoniums in use -- https://youtu.be/AAiELn2Intk https://youtu.be/AAiELn2Intk https://youtu.be/bzHsfU6aYHM https://youtu.be/bzHsfU6aYHM https://youtu.be/QjpVosGAB8k https://youtu.be/QjpVosGAB8k This last one is not a real live video but an old movie song (actor enacting a role, not really playing the harmonium himself, actual music is recorded in a studio with a few more accompaniments) ...but kind of depicts a common street scene in south Indian city of old days, with creative license https://youtu.be/wd1Aijoki50 https://youtu.be/wd1Aijoki50
- dagmx 4y agoYeah it’s definitely a walkable instrument but I’d be surprised if anyone actually treated it as a hikeable one. That’s quite a difference in burden.