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- Sat Mar 25, 2017 9:13 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: HAPPY ACCIDENTS: the Law of Unintended (Good) Consequences
- Replies: 6
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HAPPY ACCIDENTS: the Law of Unintended (Good) Consequences
We all know the story of how Richter tuning, created by a German in the 19th Century to play oom-pah music on the harmonica in 1st position, turned out to be magically wonderful for playing wailing , soulful Blues music when the harp was played in the 'wrong' key. 2nd Position blues harp was born, a...
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 8:08 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Why this Forum?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 137212
Re: Why this Forum?
Thanks drumonica. If you don't mind me asking, what's your area of interest?
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 1:47 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Anyone Playing the Turboslide?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15620
Anyone Playing the Turboslide?
Jim Antaki is someone I admire: a true harmonica innovator who has a day job as a world-renowned biomedical engineer. He's created many original harmonica products, and has been working for more than 20 years on his ELX electric harmonica: a Special 20 with optical sensors under the covers that sens...
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 1:23 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: New Models from the Big Manufacturers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 41478
Re: New Models from the Big Manufacturers
We got a glimpse of Seydel's new 16 hole chromatic at the NAMM Show - hopefully it will officially see the light of day at Frankfurt.
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 1:17 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Why this Forum?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 137212
Why this Forum?
Hello friends! This Forum is for intelligent discussion on all things innovative and different with respect to harmonicas. There are two main boards: Brendan’s Custom Harmonicas, Tunings etc is devoted to my stuff in all its forms: harps, tunings, books, recordings etc. Since my custom harps and tun...
- Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:52 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Power Chromatic
- Replies: 76
- Views: 191424
Re: Power Chromatic
Thanks Gary, a similarly afflicted alt tunings junkie like myself. Though you have it worse, I think... ;) PowerChromatic is designed for half-valved setup, as it allows semitone bends on all draw notes for easy chromatic playing with bends. I often use half-valved PowerChromatic in the Mixolydian p...
- Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:26 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Asia bend, Auto Valve comb and the Lucky 13!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 36806
Re: Asia bend, Auto Valve comb and the Lucky 13!!
Thanks Cathal. Yes, Easy Thirds tuning would be a good option for the Lucky 13 for sure :) For those not familiar with it, Easy Thirds duplicates holes 4/5/6 of the 10 hole-diatonic lower down. So on a C Lucky 13 it would be: BLOW C E G - C E G C E G C E G C HOLE 1 2 3 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DRAW D ...
- Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:25 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Lucky 13 in PowerBender, PowerDraw & Paddy Richter
- Replies: 36
- Views: 78481
Re: Lucky 13 in PowerBender, PowerDraw & Paddy Richter
Hi Jomiba, it's coming soon. It will be double Paddy Richter of course: Paddy Richter in both of the two low octaves. I've used that myself for quite a while in a custom-tuned version of the Hohner 365. Here is a video where you can hear Double Paddy Richter in D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf5...
- Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:39 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: New Models from the Big Manufacturers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 41478
Re: New Models from the Big Manufacturers
Suzuki had a very fertile period of development and innovation for about 5 years during the period I was working for them. All the chromatics were upgraded to the V2 lipped comb type, with several new models added: Fabulous, G-48, Sirius, and the Manji, Olive, SUB30 in diatonics. Just the low Manjis...
- Fri Mar 24, 2017 6:25 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Hohner 270
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7672
Re: Hohner 270
Thanks Ivan. I did make lipped versions of the 270 PowerComb for a while (photos are still up on my website: http://www.brendan-power.com/combs-hohner.php#lipped), but they were tricky to print and sand so I discontinued them However you could glue your Hohner slider assembly backplate on to the fro...