Founded
in 1933 by Sri Harmonium Arunachalappa, a
great harmonium vidhwan, Aruna Musical was
then called ‘CALCUTTA HARMONIUM’. The shop
was situated at Balepet, Bangalore and was
known for manufacturing and repairing
harmoniums. However in 1944, his son Violin A
Veerabhadriah re-established the firm in the
name and style of Aruna Musical. A
Veerabhadriah was a great violin player and he
started importing and exporting many musical
instruments and spares.
Aruna Musicals were the pioneers of Violin
imports from Germany, France etc. For the
first in the Indian history they imported
Roslan wires from Germany and distributed all
over India. The firm was also famous for its
repairing and restoring works of erstwhile
professional instruments like Veena, Violin,
Guitar, Mridanga, Tabla, and Harmonium etc.
Being a devoted son, A Shankar, last son of
Arunachalappa assisted his father till 1975 in
his shop. Later, he branched out to open his
new shop, which was further supported by the
trust and affection of the loyal patrons. He
along with his elder brother, A Veerabhadriah,
and father established a new branch in
Basavangudi in 1976 and called it ‘New Aruna
Musicals.