Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

Interesting checking out your grip solutions, E6000 glue and finishing washers. I've ordered some to check out. While researching grip tapes I also discovered the strange world of fingerboarding, that I never knew existed... They have some interesting looking finger grip tapes, either with grit or n...

@Harp: can you post some photos of your grip solution? Sounds great

The Manji version is now out:

http://www.brendan-power.com/SlipSlider ... iderSuzuki

Glad you're liking your SlipSlider. How are you using it in a musical sense?

@ Crawforde: On bidirectional SlipSliders for regular-breath tuned harps: I made a test Easttop PowerBender SlipSlider with uniform comb tines and the ability for a right and left shift of the drawplate. The right shift is short (3.75mm) but the left shift is long (7.5mm), allowing the draw reeds to...

I've made a few Seydel SlipSliders now and they play much the same as stock Seydel 1847 harps out of the box. If you like the standard 1847 without embossing, then the SlipSlider version will be similar. Seydel harps have a big following and some good points that make them attractive in the SlipSlid...

A bit simpler in construction/assembly, because no rocker-arm reed dampener is required for PowerBender and PowerDraw tuned SlipSlider harps. Otherwise they are use the same number of parts. Their combs look a bit different because they have a regular pattern in the tines; Richter and similar harps ...

SEYDEL and SUZUKI SlipSliders

The SlipSlider is now available for the Seydel 1847 and Suzuki Manji harps:
http://www.brendan-power.com/SlipSlider.php

More brands/models coming soon...

Bit of a delay with releasing the other brand SlipSliders, had a gig in London that took quite a bit of time in rehearsals and travel etc. Note to self: don't make promises on release dates, life tends to get in the way. But we'll get there in time...

Good point - no, we'll have to make a longer jig for the Seydel SlipSlider.

For harmonica customisers and players who like to work on their own harps, here's a video showing the 'from scratch' raw parts SlipSlider option: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a81R3p1DXs&t=10s It goes with a second video showing how to assemble the finished parts to the harp. It plus pics of the ...

Yes, I'm in SlipSlider zone at present! Hope to get all the variations and different brands/models out this week, then I can move on to other designs/ideas.