Design Resource
Making of Harmonium - Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Musical Instrument Making
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baraland Srikanth B.
Tools and Raw Materials
The tools and raw materials that are used for making of Harmonium are as follows:
• Chisels: It is a hand tool with a beveled cutting edge and a handle, used to cut or shape wood, stone, etc.
• Screwdriver: It is a handheld tool used to fix screws into the wooden boards.
• Hand Drilling Tool: It is used to make cavities to accommodate round objects of different sizes.
• Glue: It is used to stick together various objects required in the harmonium making, especially wooden objects.
• Metal Reeds: These are the ones responsible for making the sound in the instrument.
• Wooden Keys: These are the parts on which the player runs their fingers to produce sound.
• Handle: It is used to lift the instrument.
• Hinges: These are used as a connection between the keyboard and the bellow box.
• Bellows: It is the collapsible compartment from where the air is sucked in and blown towards reed compartments.
• Wooden Boards: These are used in the construction of the body of the instrument.
• Nails: These are used to fix two or more pieces of wood in a particular position.
• Wood Polish: It is used as a surface coat over the wooden boards for better finishing and durability.
• Spring: It is responsible for pushing the bellows above so that enough air is pumped into the reeds.
• Planning Tool: It is used to attain even wooden surfaces by scraping out the extra wood.
• C Clamp: It is used to hold a particular object on a table or any two objects together.
• Hacksaw Blade: It is used to cut wood or metal into two parts.
• L Angle: It is used to check the verticality of any object.
• Scale: It is used to draw straight lines or measure lengths of the instrument in making.
• Hammer: It is used to shape metals and close rivets to fix them or align them.
• Emery Paper: It is used to smoothen rough surfaces or edges of wood or metal.
