Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

Hi Edvin, Thanks for the info! Another useful variation, I find, is making a Powerbender minor, by lowering the 2 blow, 3 draw, and 7 draw by a semitone. I dare say I'm not original in that either, but I call it a MinorBender, or MindBender for short! Good for tunes like Take Five, Summertime, and G...

Brendan, thank you so much for the response and excellent tips. I'll see if I can attempt option 1... Thanks for all you do/have done for the harmonica community. You are the best! Incidentally, I re-tuned a couple of Powerbenders to raise the blow 3 by a whole step, like the Paddy Richters/Melody M...

I love the new green Easttop Powerbenders and have pretty much switched to powerbender (or powerdraw) exclusively. Their responsiveness is excellent, and, for me, vastly superior to Brendan's earlier Kongsheng models. One thing though: I don't think I am a hard blower/drawer but on my G and low F (a...