Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

The Post above ends with: "One plausible way to reassign the last two draw notes is: A (a repeat of its neighbor to the left), requiring a raise of one semitone, and then D, which requires no change at all." Here is the diagram for that idea: http://www.brendan-power.com/forum/download/fil...

DIAGRAM FOR THE ABOVE ADDENDUM: In the diagram below, a Lucky 13 in the key of F can be re-tuned to become the Extended August 28 tuning in the key of G . In like fashion: a Lucky 13 in G can become this new tuning in "band" key of A. a Lucky 13 in Bb can become this new tuning in "b...

ADDENDUM: Regarding the "August 28" tuning (above) vis-a-vis 12- and 13-hole harmonica formats : To extend and make complete the lowest (partial) blues scale octave , a "chamber zero" can be added. For a harp in the key of C (Crossharp G), that added chamber would be a (G blow)/...

UPDATE : Today I became aware of a tuning which is in some ways quite similar to those of mine above. See http://www.harpelite.com/catalog/en/custom/382-blueharp-blues-chord-harmonica.html . At first glance I notice two important differences. One is that the BlueHarp Blues Chord Harmonica has re-en...

Lizzy: Yes, they have not yet explained how/why the ob's would be easy.

UPDATE: I'm dusting off and re-introducing this tuning for three reasons. One reason is that my method of diagramming tunings has improved. Another reason is that Brendan Power has mentioned (in an email communication) that he is working on an Overblow Booster which would be compatible with "r...

Seydel has just launched a MAJOR initiative built around a new (?) alternate tuning. See https://edharmonica.com/

Fun stuff:

A Seydel Big Six in Pentabender will give you one complete chromatic octave plus the next two semitones.

I show detailed diagrams of Pentabender, FourKey and many other tunings here: http://www.brendan-power.com/forum/view ... &t=91#p560

My aforementioned post began with: "NAME: "Black badge tuning". (Can you see why?)" It is because the five draw notes--which can be draw-bent to their flat "black note" accidentals--are D, E, G, A and B. Therefore, the black/flatted draw bends of (rearranged) BADGE. Or ...