Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

NAME: PowerBender/PowerDraw's "Backpack" (Gen. 2) ... for the B. Power Twin Harmonica System BASIC CONCEPT: Many players are tuning into the PowerBender and PowerDraw tunings by Brendan Power. This "Backpack" allows those users to retain the Power system(s) while extending chordal capabilities, esp...

Combs are fashioned such that each chamber is only as long as is needed to have the reed swing freely. What happens when a chamber is longer than that?

Part 4 (final).

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BASIC CONCEPT: My intention is help people (first of all me) to better understand the structural/functional differences among four tunings. I intend to show this as an almost evolutionary progression. Because I don't know how to post more than one picture per post, this will require four posts. 201...

It could be interesting to change chambers 5 and/or 9 to B-flat blow and C# draw, with a partial draw-bend from C# to C.

Replacing the 4, 7 and/or 10 blows with E would make for nice draw-bends from G to F in those chambers.

NAME: "Richter's Backpack" ... for the B. Power Twin Harmonica System BASIC CONCEPT: Many players are devoted to the iconic Richter diatonic tuning for 10-hole harps. This "Backpack" allows them to retain every iota of the Richter system and incorporate additional musical capabilities . WHEN/HOW: D...

NAME: “Goldschmidt/Sowards Gen. 6 PowerChrom tuning for 13-hole switch harp BASIC CONCEPT: The Gen. 4 version of “Goldschmidt/Sowards” tuning took a step forward by splitting the Slide In-Draw up into two sets of notes, such that the right half of the comb’s chords could be in roughly the same regi...