Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

Glad you like it Triona. It was fun playing with Anne-Marie, but a real challenge recording her harp. Trying to do drop-ins with an instrument that has so much sustain was very tricky!

In this video I show how, with an iPad and a few free apps, wild and beautiful new Midi sounds can be triggered with your standard harmonica and microphone. It's easy, creative - and a lot of fun! https://youtu.be/jzltXmY0PLY You can shortcut your learning process by watching the full Teaching Versi...

Nice one Paddy, PowerChromatic seems to work well for you

I suggest talk to Seydel about it. I think any mouthpiece would be best in metal.

There are a lot of words in this thread and I must confess I haven't read all of them, just got the gist - so forgive me if this point has been covered already. You could use G harps and make any key or tuning from them - that would give you the desired range for your instruments. The only negative ...

It's an excellent video! Will's tuning is nice, but it's not entirely new. He got in touch with me on Facebook in 2017, wanting to try my PowerDraw and Powerbender harps. I sent him a free one of each. He really liked them, but after a while wanted to change a few things in the middle octave. He lov...

The Covid 19 home lockdown situation has led to many international musical collaborations, and this is one! Sandy and I have known of each other for many years, but never met in person. We started chatting online recently, and decided to put this piece together. Sandy did the arrangement and made th...

Of course!

The AsiaBend is a demanding harmonica to make well, because it has a slider and no valves. These are both areas where air loss can occur, so there must be close tolerances everywhere else. It works best with embossing, to ensure clean tone and easy bends. I wasn't happy with the performance of the s...

Hi Edvin: close, but the slide in notes are actually: D³G³ A³B³. I found the doubled G was handier in practice.