Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

Here's a new video of the Lucky 13 in Diminished Tuning, demonstrating chromatic scales, and chromatic runs inside licks:
https://youtu.be/3_4oYUFPtH0

Some of the Phrase Map diagrams from the video are here:
https://www.brendan-power.com/lucky13-diminished.php

Recently I spent time adapting my Gasket-Valve concept for specific chromatic harmonica models. Only 4 multi-valve parts, simple and fast to install without any glue: anyone can do it, in under 3 minutes. Here's a real-time video showing how: https://youtu.be/TZahpxZ5j8E More info and photos are her...

And the three different key tuning schemes:

Here are equivalent scales on the three different Lucky 13 PowerChromatic keys:

Here are all the scales shown the video:

Here are the Pentatonic scales with chromatic runs from the video:

Although it's perfectly possible to play in C major on the previously released Lucky 13 PowerChromatic harps in G and D, I kept getting requests for a further model based in C - so here it is! https://youtu.be/URo-UqzHQKY I demonstrate how to play nine easy major and minor keys on this harp, with th...

By contrast with any other diatonic harmonica, playing full chromatic scales (and short chromatic runs inside melodic licks) is SO EASY on the Diminished Tuning Lucky 13. Here's a video demo, with scale layout and handy Phrase Diagrams: https://youtu.be/3_4oYUFPtH0 (Ordering link in the Video Descri...

Edvin Wedin has created a tool that can generate Phrase Maps from code. He prefers a version with blow note on top, but it can be flipped to have blow on bottom (as I prefer) instantly. Nice! Here are the two versions for Hijaz scale on Diminished: BLOW NOTE AT BOTTOM Lucky 13 Diminished Tuning - Hi...

Here is Alfred's way to draw Diminished Tuning Phrase Maps (from the link in the previous post). Instead of scale degrees in numbers, he uses note names, and adds hole numbers. He also has the grid in a different order. These Minor Pentatonic scales are the same as the Blues Pentatonic ones in my ea...