Issues

Harmonium issues that can be solved
  • Harmonium tuning
  • Reeds buzzing
  • Reeds stuck
  • Broken reeds replacement
  • Broken and damaged bellows
  • Various air-leak problems
  • Sound delays
  • Dust and dirt cleanup (maintenance)
  • Keys stuck
  • Missing plastic surface on keys
  • Mechanical problems - cracked wood body, damaged keys etc.
  • Various enhancements which can make a good harmonium even better
Mridanga issues that can be solved
  • Broken or cracked clay body (2-5 hours for repair)
  • Loosen straps or skins (tightening them up) (1-2 hours)
  • Replacing unsafe Indian belt hangers with solid ones (2 hours)
  • Adding the lost (or non-existing) anti-buzzing thread to the bass skin side (10 minutes)
Mridanga issues that can NOT be solved by me
  • Cracked skins (unless the crack is very small and the patch can be improvised).
  • Replacing existing skins with new ones
  • Regeneration of thin clay layers (masala) on both skin sides

Note: It is not my specialty, but sometimes I can help with some accordions, tampuras etc.

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It is important to mention that not only bad/dysfunctional harmoniums and mridangas can be repaired, but good instruments can be improved to work and sound even better than new. :)