Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

All the info is here:
https://www.brendan-power.com/lucky13.php

Here's a new clip on the same X-Harp prototype #7 using the Trochilus as base platform: the iconic guitar solo from the Eagles' "Hotel California" (actually just the first half of it): https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDlDXkwoTLg/?igsh=MTZwbjd6ZDA5cGlxbQ== I've always liked this solo but nev...

Domenic: sorry to hear about injuring your rib - I hope it's healed now. Here's a new clip on the same X-Harp prototype #7 using the Trochilus as base platform: the iconic guitar solo from the Eagles' "Hotel California" (actually just the first half of it): https://www.instagram.com/reel/D...

Triona: all my short Instagram and TikTok clips are up on my YouTube channel as well:

https://youtube.com/@brendanpowermusic? ... 6HWkCKfrY8

You're right Triona, I'm sure a selective overblow booster button on hole 4 could be designed in a way that made it easy to operate - perhaps with an extension lever.

However I think simply retuning 5 blow slide-in to Eb would solve mozharp's issue without extra parts added to the instrument.

It could be printed but, since chrom mouthpieces are slightly bowed to give even pressure when screwed down, plastic wouldn't have the stiffness to impart that pressure on the middle area. Hering made metal round-hole mouthpieces for their 10 hole slide harps. You could try and find one online. heri...

To get that missing Eb, why not tune the 5 blow slide-in from F to Eb? You already have the F on 5 draw, so you're not losing anything. And you'll get a deep bend on the slide-in F# draw. As far as the overblow button goes, it would involve drilling a hole in the coverplate above 4 blow and making a...

This sounds like an interesting project @mozharp. If you have any recordings of your new Trochilus tuning in action playing Bluegrass, we'd love to hear them. There's an easy way to do what you're after without adding extra parts, although it has a significant disadvantage also: 1. Detune the slide-...

Here are a couple of clips using customised Trochilus models as X-Harp prototypes, playing iconic guitar solos: FREEBIRD - Lynard Skynard https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCm15zbu ... R1YnJpNGh0 COMFORTABLY NUMB - Pink Floyd https://www.instagram.com/reel/DB2Ug--J ... J2cDlvcGZj I find learning guitar...

I developed the Lucky 13 around 10 years ago with Easttop as the manufacturer, and initially it was sold exclusively on my website. I created a lot of info, videos etc there that explain what the 7 different tuning versions are all about. After a few years we mutually decided it was better if Eastto...