Just to continue on this topic - here’s one idea which can actually work
https://www.facebook.com/share/kBMTauNJ ... tid=WC7FNe
but i need some reliable mechanism to put the shim under the reed and back. Need to experiment on that.
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- Wed May 08, 2024 10:29 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: "Harmonica levers" - harmonica idea for irish trad players
- Replies: 8
- Views: 38262
- Thu May 02, 2024 5:15 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Seydel 1847 Slipslider Project
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3679
Re: Seydel 1847 Slipslider Project
Brendan, this is similar to Seydel "All Minor" harp as far as I understand. This is something I'd consider to switch between Paddy Richter / Richter / Country tuning, if only I 1. played Seydels and not Suzuki with phosphor bronze reeds 2. didn't have nice shiny promaster gold coverplates which I re...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:34 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Slide Diatonic tuning ideas for blues and rock: "Wilde Slide" Tuning
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2344
Re: Slide Diatonic tuning ideas for blues and rock: "Wilde Slide" Tuning
Interesting idea Dom, i’m waiting for my Game Changer to arrive and i planned to do a similar thing i want to retune some of the slide notes to “Eddie Clarke” semitone down ones, but for others i might do something different to give me missing notes or enharmonic notes instead. Will post when i have...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:27 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: JDR Trochilus: A Look inside and its potential as a customizing platform
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3251
Re: JDR Trochilus: A Look inside and its potential as a customizing platform
Interesting observation Brendan! From what I see Trochilus / Bushman Game Changer made quite a hype in harmonica circles (or maybe my harmonica circles are very narrow? :) ) So maybe (hopefully) we'll see Suzuki / Hohner / Seydel improving on this design and coming up with their model. They could ma...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:27 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: JDR Trochilus: A Look inside and its potential as a customizing platform
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3251
Re: JDR Trochilus: A Look inside and its potential as a customizing platform
Thank you for the review Dominico! It’s a pity the slider is not reversible, i was thinking of getting one for irish music. Retuning 20 reeds up a tone is not very fun. Does it have the key stamped somewhere on it? I wonder if some customizers could come up with more conventionslly rectangle shape o...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Ideas for changing a diatonic harp tuning on the fly
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7847
Re: Ideas for changing a diatonic harp tuning on the fly
... Regarding the "magnets as an even quicker alternative to blu tak" its only been one day but I've carried the thing around in my pocket and played a bunch and the magnets haven't budged. I'll keep carrying it and see what happens. I still wonder if that's the good way to go. I have my Melody Mak...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:16 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Seydel 1847 Slipslider Project
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3679
Re: Seydel 1847 Slipslider Project
Interesting insights Dom and Brendan, I'd say keep them coming! Maybe just to share another view on alternative tunings - I play mostly irish trad / old time on harmonica and occasionally blues, and while I see that some alternative tunings open up some possibilities, I guess the biggest stopper for...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:22 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Ideas for changing a diatonic harp tuning on the fly
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7847
Re: Ideas for changing a diatonic harp tuning on the fly
I was experimenting with micro magnets as weights and it works quite nicely. I'm not sure I want to go this way due to possible danger of magnet swallowing though. They seem to hold quite firmly on the reeds, but still, as far as I know it's not at all desirable to have super strong micromagnet insi...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:46 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Ideas for changing a diatonic harp tuning on the fly
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7847
Re: Ideas for changing a diatonic harp tuning on the fly
I have played with magnetic field + steel reeds (aka turboslide principle) and so far my conclusion is that i need to looks elsewhere for my “irish harp style” harmonica. The problem is that it looks like it’s only possible to lower reed pitch down for about a semitone via magnetic field, while i wa...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:41 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Ideas for changing a diatonic harp tuning on the fly
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7847
Re: Ideas for changing a diatonic harp tuning on the fly
… I have some of these tiny magnets, and they attract well to Seydel steel reeds. I was looking into using them as reversible tuning weights: similar to the repeat-Blutak idea, but faster. Mixed success in that respect. … I’ve just received a parcel of small magnets i’ve ordered to try exactly that...