Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

Yes, I am aware that valved bends will be more tricky than dual reed bends. Still, it seems to me that activating an opening reed is stronger and more stable when holding just the reed plate to my lips as opposed to a fully assembled harp. One tip to anyone aiming to hit those missing notes straight...

Disassemble a harp. Press the draw reedplate to your lips. Draw through one of the reed slots. Now, bend that note. Pretty strong and stable right? Almost as good as an interactive reed bend. This mimics using a half valved harmonica… But not really. Trying to get that same crisp bend on an assemble...

You’re always one step ahead Brendan.

Name? 21 reeds - 21 guns - Salute

Is it possible to chop the draw plate as well to allow for both blow & draw bends on Hole 7? I guess that would make my name suggestion obsolete

Double post

Haha. Looks like the same problem i’ve been having with my own designs. So, there are partitions build into the cover plates? I think those can cause a problem but one different than what you you mentioned. Let’s deal with that first. In my experience the restricted sound is down to the air being ro...

Yes, the SkipSlider does level the playing field. So, to add to the ever increasing number of tunings I'm thinking of trying this variation: C E G C E F A C E A D G B D F G B D G C Pluses - this tuning restores Hole 5 to Richter (you get the DF warble back in familiar territory. - consistency. all E...

Haha. My kid plays with those mini fingerboards. Just yesterday I was looking to nick some of the sandpaper type. Now I can order from ebay and not upset my kid :) I think I have a decent understanding of the harp's mechanics and a good grasp om theory so I might have a similar blind spot Brendan. I...

The good - This harp's innovations are great in that they are what i would call transparent. By this i mean that you can play it as you would a totally stock harp and only employ the new bends when you want to. It's not like changing a tuning from standard Richter where the new note is always presen...

Hmm, yes those adjacent A and D notes could be pretty cool. Brendan, could you comment on the air tightness? It's the one thing i'd be most worried about. Well placed, appropriate strength magnets might keep things snug at the ends but with nothing in the middle to pull the Draw plate how does the h...

I haven't ordered yet but if I understand the design correctly here's a few other tidbits about the SlipSlider. Assuming a 'C' harp: 1) The two high draw bends are actually executed one hole down from where the bent note usually resides. So, the shift left is made and the A6 can be bent down to G#6 ...