LA harmonica session guru Ross Garren playing the new Overblow-Booster Mk2 in tongue-block style:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6emvJEI00Q
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- Thu Jan 12, 2023 10:46 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: OVERBLOW-BOOSTER MK2 - Special 20 Version
- Replies: 3
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- Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:10 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Fiddle tunes on the Hohner CXB-10/40 by Brendan
- Replies: 8
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Re: Fiddle tunes on the Hohner CXB-10/40 by Brendan
Hi Triona, I took some photos of an old experimental combination of a CX12 shell with a Hering 12-hole chromatic internal unit. I kept the Hering slider assembly and adapted the inside of the CX12 slider area to match the it. The Hering plays well, but no better than with its standard mouthpiece and...
- Sat Dec 31, 2022 5:37 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Workshop with Brendan at Seydel's in Klingenthal DE
- Replies: 2
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Re: Workshop with Brendan at Seydel's in Klingenthal DE
It wasn't planned. However I've enquired, will let you know.
- Mon Dec 26, 2022 5:17 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Fiddle tunes on the Hohner CXB-10/40 by Brendan
- Replies: 8
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Re: Fiddle tunes on the Hohner CXB-10/40 by Brendan
Thanks for your in-depth queries Triona.
To reply properly would require photos etc. I don't have time to reply right now, will come back to this later.
To reply properly would require photos etc. I don't have time to reply right now, will come back to this later.
- Mon Dec 26, 2022 5:15 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: OVERBLOW-BOOSTER MK2 - Special 20 Version
- Replies: 3
- Views: 35260
Re: OVERBLOW-BOOSTER MK2 - Special 20 Version
Thanks Triona. Like you I don't use overblows myself - mostly because I play half-valved harps, on which they are impossible anyway. Plus TBH I have always preferred the sound and flexibility of normal reed bending, in combination with altered tunings, for getting missing chromatic notes. That being...
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:45 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: OVERBLOW-BOOSTER MK2 - Special 20 Version
- Replies: 3
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OVERBLOW-BOOSTER MK2 - Special 20 Version
Hi Friends, Today I released a second version of my Overblow-Booster Mk2, designed to fit the popular Hohner Special 20 model. Here's the demo video: https://youtu.be/IvkUCDJAQ5c The latest version has a few tweaks and improvements. More info, photos and ordering are here: https://brendan-power.com/...
- Mon Dec 05, 2022 7:15 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Fiddle tunes on the Hohner CXB-10/40 by Brendan
- Replies: 8
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Re: Fiddle tunes on the Hohner CXB-10/40 by Brendan
Yes, you can of course just use a standard XB40 retuned to your preference. They can still be found on eBay etc. Paddy-Extended is the first octave of Paddy-Richter repeated in all octaves. I first recorded with it on the track 'Tom's Tune' in my 2004 album TRADISH: https://brendan-power.com/Tradish...
- Wed Nov 30, 2022 8:26 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Fiddle tunes on the Hohner CXB-10/40 by Brendan
- Replies: 8
- Views: 45287
Re: Fiddle tunes on the Hohner CXB-10/40 by Brendan
Hi Triona, Thanks for your typically in-depth enquiry regarding my 'PUFFNSAW' album with Janie Rothfield. I'm glad the music has inspired you to find out more about the harmonicas used; in particular, the modified XB-40s. They have no slider. I just removed the XB mouthpiece and coverplates and put ...
- Sun Oct 23, 2022 11:25 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Two Original Tunings - Demo Video
- Replies: 1
- Views: 29611
Two Original Tunings - Demo Video
Here's a short video explaining and demonstrating a couple of my best-known alternate tunings, PowerDraw and PowerBender: https://youtu.be/hoznOBsTyEc I'm using a couple of my own-brand harps here. These are decent models made by Easttop and Kongsheng; modestly priced to enable players curious to tr...
- Wed Sep 21, 2022 9:45 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Metal used for Lucky 13 covers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 31212
Re: Metal used for Lucky 13 covers
Hi Winslow, all the Lucky 13 covers are brass - coated with chrome or lacquer.