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by Brendan
Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:06 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Balkan tunes and tuning
Replies: 28
Views: 24898

Re: Balkan tunes and tuning

Gerhard, and anyone else interested: the Lucky 13 in Diminished Tuning is now released: https://brendan-power.com/lucky13.php#lucky13Dim I was testing it out in Hijaz scale today. As with any other scale, there are only three patterns required to play Hijaz in all 12 keys! I'll lay them out here sho...
by Brendan
Thu Oct 01, 2020 10:04 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Lucky 13 in Diminished Tuning - Just Released
Replies: 15
Views: 20461

Lucky 13 in Diminished Tuning - Just Released

Finally it's here! Thanks for your patience, friends 👍 Here's the demo video:
https://youtu.be/8kWVD8xmsac

Lucky 13 in Diminished Tuning: Info and Ordering
https://brendan-power.com/lucky13.php#lucky13Dim
by Brendan
Thu Oct 01, 2020 1:16 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Balkan tunes and tuning
Replies: 28
Views: 24898

Re: Balkan tunes and tuning

MALARZ: because I was curious, I laid out your tuning in a clear format. Edvin has sent you instructions on how to do it but, if you didn't see his message, they are below. MALARZ HIJAZ TUNING BLOW G Bb Eb G Bb D G Bb D G Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DRAW A D F# A C Eb F# A C Eb Interesting... For play...
by Brendan
Thu Oct 01, 2020 11:16 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Balkan tunes and tuning
Replies: 28
Views: 24898

Re: Balkan tunes and tuning

EDVIN: I thought Gerhard's tuning looked a little familiar: just one note different from your 'Sharp Sister'! But it's those tiny variations that can make a big difference, especially for giving fluency in certain styles. In this case, it's a critical one for playing the Hijaz scale starting on D. G...
by Brendan
Wed Sep 30, 2020 9:10 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Lucky 13 in Diminished Tuning! New Keys for Solo & PC
Replies: 7
Views: 8704

Re: Lucky 13 in Diminished Tuning! New Keys for Solo & PC

Yes! Stock has finally arrived and we're just getting the webpage up. Hopefully tomorrow 🤞
by Brendan
Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:26 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Balkan tunes and tuning
Replies: 28
Views: 24898

Re: Balkan tunes and tuning

Piro39: I'd love to hear some music you're playing on your Hijaz harps. Do you have any you'd like to share?
by Brendan
Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:22 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Balkan tunes and tuning
Replies: 28
Views: 24898

Re: Balkan tunes and tuning

Sorry Gerhard! I assume this is a tuning that repeats every 5th hole (like Diminished-tuned, Solo, PowerChromatic etc)? That is indeed a nice tuning variation which I don't think we've seen before. Edvin has the sharpest eye for that kind of thing. It's the same as the one I used for Sweet Bulgarity...
by Brendan
Wed Sep 30, 2020 1:58 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Balkan tunes and tuning
Replies: 28
Views: 24898

Re: Balkan tunes and tuning

BALKAN and MIDDLE EASTERN SCALES on DIATONIC HARMONICA This is an interesting area that's been explored by only a few players (Roland von Straaten and Howard Levy come to mind), but they used standard Richter harps. There's a lot of scope for optimising the expressive feel of this wonderful music us...
by Brendan
Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:03 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: 1 Draw on Low EastTop Powerbenders
Replies: 5
Views: 7710

Re: 1 Draw on Low EastTop Powerbenders

Here's an easy way to reshape coverplates, at front and rear: silverline-sheet-metal-clamps-40962-p.jpg I have one whose jaws happen to be almost exactly the length of the front of a typical harmonica tabbed coverplate. Simply grip the front lip of the lower cover and apply bending pressure, so it b...
by Brendan
Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:45 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: 1 Draw on Low EastTop Powerbenders
Replies: 5
Views: 7710

Re: 1 Draw on Low EastTop Powerbenders

Thanks for the message. I'll talk to Easttop about it to see of we can get some deeper bottom covers. It could take a while, however! In the meantime, here are some quick solutions: 1. If you're the handy type and are willing to be proactive, it is possible to induce a higher clearance at the bass e...