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by Paris
Thu Jan 31, 2019 5:03 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Blow and Tell ;) Audio/video clips of Brendan's tunings IN USE!
Replies: 9
Views: 19999

Re: Blow and Tell ;) Audio/video clips of Brendan's tunings IN USE!

Long time, no post! Alas, I thought I would share a recent recording I've been working on. It features PowerBender Tuning on a half-valved Suzuki Promaster in C. I am playing in, more or less, A minor throughout the tune with a sort of solo/outro at the end. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/VNrahY8WpCU
by Paris
Thu May 31, 2018 4:42 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: PowerBender versus PowerDraw
Replies: 11
Views: 18306

Re: PowerBender versus PowerDraw

In regards to your second question: I think it is important to remember when analyzing a tuning, that every tuning is in some way a compromise. As much as one comes to enjoy a certain tuning, a different one may offer other advantages. Such as better note groupings or home key notes being bendable i...
by Paris
Thu May 31, 2018 3:16 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: PowerBender versus PowerDraw
Replies: 11
Views: 18306

Re: PowerBender versus PowerDraw

Yes, of course. I had forgotten.
by Paris
Thu May 31, 2018 6:25 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: PowerBender versus PowerDraw
Replies: 11
Views: 18306

Re: PowerBender versus PowerDraw

Agreed IanNerd! Regards to your first question FastFouier: Half- valving is one of Brendan's innovations and their are two major reasons for doing it. First: it allows a player to apply bends or actual vibrato, not tremolo, to blow notes. Second: it allows for draw bends on a chromatic ONLY WHEN the...
by Paris
Thu May 31, 2018 3:28 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Recent Live Videos and their Harmonicas
Replies: 2
Views: 5994

Re: Recent Live Videos and their Harmonicas

Don't make it to Denmark much but looks like a show I wish I could have been at! Love the details on the harps and tunings! Starting to think I might need to make myself a Paddy Solo harp! These performances bring to mind how impotant it is - at least for me - to create "finished products". Often ti...
by Paris
Wed May 30, 2018 6:38 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: The Dingle Angle Tuning
Replies: 10
Views: 15812

Re: The Dingle Angle Tuning

Indeed, since I discovered your music and methods I have perhaps spent more money than I should filling my modest harp case with a cx-12, two scx-48s and a scx-56. And then there's the constantly rotating line-up of diatonics in most of the 12 keys AND your outstanding set of LUCKY 13's! I've put my...
by Paris
Mon May 28, 2018 5:04 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: The Dingle Angle Tuning
Replies: 10
Views: 15812

Re: The Dingle Angle Tuning

Thank-you for the detailed response Brendan! I find the progression of your tunings fascinating. When I came across your playing and PB/PC tunings it was like I had discovered new instruments full of new sounds!! Very exhilerating!
by Paris
Thu May 24, 2018 4:40 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: The Dingle Angle Tuning
Replies: 10
Views: 15812

The Dingle Angle Tuning

The first time I heard this song, I knew I had to learn it! So, being a PowerBender convert I grabbed my A harp and set out to learning this awesome tune! Parts of the melody proved to be rather tricky to execute on PowerBender, but definitely playable with a little practice. Then I was testing out ...
by Paris
Sun Apr 08, 2018 4:51 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: The SlipSlider - a Revolutionary Blues Harp.
Replies: 88
Views: 247259

Re: The SlipSlider - a Revolutionary Blues Harp. It's Weird, but it Works!

That's exactly what I'm currently doing with my diatonics Sachlaw. Love PB tuning and love steel reeds! Brendan's tunings have gotten me pretty much off richter tuning and i didn't think i would ever use it again. BUT the Slip-Slider looks awesome! This might be the thing that makes richter tuning r...
by Paris
Sat Jan 27, 2018 3:45 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: TUNE-A-DAY!
Replies: 5
Views: 8514

Re: TUNE-A-DAY!

Wow, thanks for the explanation! I see now that you show this variation in the geek zone:)
that explains why, when i try to play along with jig jazz, my chording always sounds slightly off...haha!
definitely going to try this variation. Thanks Brendan!