Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

I've been following this thread on Slidemeister about valveless chromatics: https://www.slidemeister.com/forums/index.php?topic=14960.new#new In the last few pages, an interesting bespoke chromatic commissioned by Crazy Bob from the Chinese custom maker Will Wu is discussed. I think people here migh...

Yes, the Lipped Comb Hohner Switch-Harp will fit the Rocket

Good points Triona. However the Look-Dots on the MK2 version address the 'marking the octaves' issue now 🙂 As for the numbers, they are set fo now. But you can ignore them and use the Look-Dots, faster and more intuitive I think. Yes, the range for the G Solo Lucky 13 is lower than the C. It starts ...

Here's a pic of the top cover. Delivery date is early September

Getting back to the diatonic-only Reverse-Action reed harmonica option, which is currently the one I can make fairly easily, so far these seem to be the best suggestions: 1. (EDVIN WEDIN) Make a selective version, to get new chords/double stops in certain places. Edvin suggested Paddy-Richter could ...

Hi Edvin, Sorry if I didn't grasp exactly what you had in mind from previous posts. As far as the chromatic option for this dual-function reed idea goes, hopefully a simpler design will present itself and make it viable, so don't give up on that idea. If you want to send a diagram of what you envisa...

Hi Triona, all correct. Sorry, I guess I didn't explain it clearly to start with. Edvin: I just did a draft design for a dual-action reed version using a typical chromatic comb and two reedplates. Aaarrghhhh!!!! So far it comes out mechanically very complicated, and quite bulky in size. Even if I co...

Hi Gerhard, Thanks for your enthusiasm for a Diminished Lucky 13

Given the available reeds plus the intention of bending all the draw notes, I decided the best range would be this, starting on A3, ending on B6:

AB CD D#F F#G# AB CD D#F F#G# AB CD D#F F#G# AB

Thanks for the charts Edvin. You are really good at coming up with useful tuning schemes for any harmonica configuration :) However, I wonder if we're talking at cross purposes? You talk about dual-function reeds as if the reeds themselves can be played as blow or draw. I guess you imagine reeds wit...

Thanks Edvin and Triona for your interesting suggestions. I don't want to discuss the actual note-switching mechanism here, but that's not necessary to come up with possible applications: it's the concept that matters. The main points (updated, after recent posts from Edvin) are: 1. It's activated m...