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- Sat Mar 25, 2017 5:20 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Power Chromatic
- Replies: 76
- Views: 189924
Re: Power Chromatic - also Left-Handed Chromatics
Nice one :) I see you're left-handed playing a standard right-handed chrom. Was it strange/annoying having to learn that way, with low notes on the right? Last year I created a bunch of left-handed combs for various chromatic models, including the CX-12: http://www.brendan-power.com/combs-lefties.ph...
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 5:10 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Asia bend, Auto Valve comb and the Lucky 13!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 36618
Re: Asia bend, Auto Valve comb and the Lucky 13!!
Glad you're liking it Sachlaw. If they are of any help, there are a bunch of videos on the AsiaBend page of my website:
http://www.brendan-power.com/harmonicas ... p#asiabend
http://www.brendan-power.com/harmonicas ... p#asiabend
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:06 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Inputting Harmonica Tunings
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11541
Inputting Harmonica Tunings
The board Admin David Ireland has just shown me how to input harmonica tunings with clarity on this forum. It's really easy, even I can do it! Since alt tunings will feature quite a bit here I'm sure, here's how it's done: 1. Select the </> symbol in the button above the text box. 2. The words (code...
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 9:13 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: HAPPY ACCIDENTS: the Law of Unintended (Good) Consequences
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13801
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: 135984
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: 15557
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: 41362
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: 135984
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: 189924
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: 36618
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 ...