Nice diagrams and analysis Rishio.
Since you've been playing this tuning for a while now, do you have any video or recordings you'd care to share?
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- Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:41 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: PowerBender Versus EdHarmonica
- Replies: 24
- Views: 64847
- Mon Aug 19, 2019 1:09 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Harmonicas with Modular Reedplates
- Replies: 22
- Views: 131252
Re: Harmonicas with Modular Reedplates
Yes. Progress is being made with intention to release, but I've have struck a couple of unforeseen issues and am working through them. Can't give a release date at this stage - "as soon as practicable" is as much as I can offer.
- Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:34 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Legal question about new harmonica ideas. Spreading freely vs patent?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5562
Re: Legal question about new harmonica ideas. Spreading freely vs patent?
Edvin asked a good question: "For a person who doesn't build harmonicas for a living, what is a wise course of action when one makes an original discovery or invention? What is a good level of secrecy?" If you believe you have a new idea or method of significance, the first thing is to check that it...
- Sat Aug 10, 2019 3:36 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Introducing the GASKET-VALVE System
- Replies: 37
- Views: 84044
Re: Introducing the GASKET-VALVE System
Thanks for the helpful feedback Edvin and others. For riveted reed harps, it helps to sand the draw reed flat. However since that's beyond the skills of most players I've started to add rivet holes in the Gasket-valves, allowing the rivet stubs to poke through and ensure they lay flat on stock reedp...
- Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:14 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Double stack Reed plates
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18939
Re: Double stack Reed plates
Just came back to this thread after a week or so. I see it's moved along into the area of practicality, thanks to Edvin. Nice drawings and discussion :-) Not to take anything away from your enthusiasm for a promising concept Dodtsair & Edvin, but just as a factual note: I have already done some work...
- Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:41 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Double stack Reed plates
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18939
Re: Double stack Reed plates
It couldn't work with standard reedplates. Besides, the reeds won't "work in different directions". When you move the draw reedplate to the top of the comb, the reeds become blow reeds. That's because they are now under the reedplate instead of being on the outside, as they were when the drawplate w...
- Fri Jul 26, 2019 9:44 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: New PowerChromatic Video with Notes & TAB
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8469
Re: New PowerChromatic Video with Notes & TAB
Good commentary Edvin, thanks! Yes, it's a good example of a tune modulating between three keys using easy draw bends as opposed to overblows etc. The keys are F Maj (A part), Gm (B part) and Bm (C part). I don't think it would be possible to play this tune convincingly with attractive feeling on a ...
- Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:43 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Brendan Power attends Swedish Harp Meet in September
- Replies: 10
- Views: 19721
Re: Brendan Power attends Swedish Harp Meet in September
Great you're coming to Harpmeet Triona, looking forward to seeing you there
- Sun Jul 21, 2019 5:15 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: New PowerChromatic Video with Notes & TAB
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8469
New PowerChromatic Video with Notes & TAB
Here's an original tune recorded with LA musicians Ross Garren and John Schroeder, the Sheriffs of Schroedingham: THE BLACK NOTES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M92eXa5-s0M The melody is played on a Lucky 13 in PowerChromatic Tuning, key of G. Notes and TAB are available here: http://www.brendan-po...
- Sun Jul 21, 2019 3:01 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Half valved chromatic for retuning or maybe in custom tuning. Which model to buy?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6422
Re: Half valved chromatic for retuning or maybe in custom tuning. Which model to buy?
Hi Edvin, retuning chromatics is not difficult or slow if you use the right tools. For upward retunes of a semitone or more I'd suggest a rubber buffing disc in a Dremel-type rotary tool. I use the Proxxon ones, #28 294: https://www.proxxon.com/en/micromot/tools-polishing-agents.php For detunes of a...