Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

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...

In function it's similar to my Slide-Diatonic, which also allows you to play all notes as either blow or draw. However it requires two reeds for every note. The new idea means you don't need extra reeds, but aside from that I can't see it's any better. No new bends or overbends, they just occur on t...

Thanks Triona. If you think of something, post a scale layout so we can understand your meanibg. The Modular Reed harp is on pause for this year.