The low E on my harmonium has an occasional rattle. I say "occasional" because, like the squealing brakes on my car, it only seems to rattle when I'm alone with it and not in the presence of other people. Case in point: the brakes don't squeal in the presence of a mechanic; the low E doesn't rattle in the presence of a teacher. In fact, after I made the YouTube video of it (see below), it got scared and fixed itself. When I was at the harmonium workshop, I had wanted to ask Daniel to help me fix it, but I couldn't even remember which was the rattler because it was suspiciously behaving. Therefore, I didn't ask for help.
I'm moving on from Bilawal with Sa as D to Sa as E, but I want to sing it in the lower register. That means that I have to hold down the low E for the entire practice as the drone (the bottom note that's held down while the other notes are played on top). It's pretty painful to listen to when it rattles like this -- especially when you hit it and you're not expecting this awful sound.
See this amazing YouTube video that I made:
I could play Sa as E in the middle register, but that puts the last notes pretty high -- higher than I'm comfortable with singing for right now.
In order to move on from Sa as D, I have to fix this. And really, I have to fix this regardless -- no more pretending like it's not there! No time like the present (or a little later than the present because I have to get back to work -- but I will do it soon enough)! I'm going to have to open the hood of this thing and tinker with the reeds and such. Where's my screwdriver?
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