Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

I'd be happy to design a set of gasket-valves for the Trochilus, but ideally I need a DXF file of the reedplates. Dominick: with your CAD skills, is there a way you could scan the reedplates of your Trochilus and convert to DXF? If not, a graphics file with accurate dimensions would suffice. Wow! T...

The new JDR Trochilus harmonica is a valveless 10-hole with a button, offering a number of color coded configurations including: - Richter Tuned (they call it Blues tuning) in color blue comb (1/2 step up with the button) - Paddy Richter - Red Comb - Solo Tuning - Yellow Comb (valvless chromatic) I ...

Thanks Marty! Glad you like the tool. I am about to release a new version. Thanks also for that idea about valved bends. I discussed it with Bren and due to the nature of valved bends (valved draw bends are the same as non-valved draw bends) and because valved blow bends are not a set pitch, and ve...

Thank you Agustín, for sharing your experience with the Forerunner 2. Another harmonica to put on my wish list!

Marty

Hi David, Excellent idea and well executed! I see that you have a top and bottom row for Overbends and Bends. Since Brendan is a pioneer inventor and exponent of half-valving, and I assume quite a few people like myself are adapters, ( or curious about the chromatic advantages of half-valving), it w...

Brendan has been a champion of the half-valved chromatics, which has stimulated my curiosity to take advantage of the extra bends that come with half-valving a chrome. (The way I understand it is that the missing valves give extra draw bends like a diatonic, the added valves allow blow bends). I exp...

Thanks for the Gasket Valves for the Kongsheng MARS. I half-valved a set of 6. The GAsket Valves are very easy to insert, as the plates for the Kongsheng MARS are recessed in the mold so the Valves just fit in snuggly, no need to guess if they are aligned properly. Was a bit trickier with the Kongsh...

Just heard from David, who manages Brendan's website. Thank you David! :

"Hello Marty

We have now a version that will fit the Mars:

https://brendan-power.com/GasketValves.php

Best wishes,

David

Hi Brendan, Just discovered the excellent quality and sound of the KongSheng diatonics. I see on your site you mention that you have Gasket Valves for the KongSheng Solist, but do you also have them for the KongSheng Mars model? Thanks again for your innovations. Marty Howe https://martyhowemusic.co...