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by Brendan
Wed Aug 30, 2017 6:33 am
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Introduce yourself
Replies: 73
Views: 367714

Re: Introduce yourself

Hi all, I've just been reading the interesting posts about your backgrounds and interests. Thanks for contributing and being here, you all bring a lot to the discussion. Some of you I know from meeting in person, like Patrice, others from online contacts. Great to have pro players and customisers li...
by Brendan
Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:14 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: PowerChromatic Demo Video with Tuning Diagrams
Replies: 4
Views: 7578

Re: PowerChromatic Demo Video with Tuning Diagrams

Good to hear from you Ed. Thanks for the extra strong points you mention - any examples? Would love to hear some of your work on PowerChromatic Tuning.
by Brendan
Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:06 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: What Would You Like to See?
Replies: 26
Views: 41613

Re: What Would You Like to See?

Thanks for the question Boris - apologies for the slow reply. I think the simple answer is to create stuff that people want! Preferably NEW stuff, that pushes the boundaries and gets players excited about the extended possibilities of what they could achieve if they own it. If they feel that urge, t...
by Brendan
Mon Aug 28, 2017 8:00 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Mind-instrument or Orientation on different harps
Replies: 4
Views: 8042

Re: Mind-instrument or Orientation on different harps

Good question. I manage by having two types of harmonicas: 1. A couple of tunings that I'm confident improvising with: PowerBender on diatonic and PowerChromatic for slide harps. 2. A larger number of specialist genre tunings where I mostly memorise tunes, and don't improvise beyond a few melodic va...
by Brendan
Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:38 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: PowerChromatic Demo Video with Tuning Diagrams
Replies: 4
Views: 7578

PowerChromatic Demo Video with Tuning Diagrams

Like several others in the scene who develop specialist harmonica tunings and setups (eg. PT Gazell with his Gazell Method valves, or Tony Ayers with his Major Cross Tuning), I have a page on the Seydel website for a couple of my diatonic harp tunings: PowerBender and PowerDraw. Now we’ve added a sp...
by Brendan
Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:45 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: New and Unique TWIN-DIATONIC HARPS - Demo Videos
Replies: 7
Views: 13767

Re: New and Unique TWIN-DIATONIC HARPS - Demo Videos

Thanks for all the feedback everyone. I will be posting detailed videos on assembly and harp/tuning options over the next two weeks. Keep the questions/suggestions coming, there are so many possibilities these twin-diatonics can fulfil :)
by Brendan
Sun Aug 20, 2017 10:30 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: New and Unique TWIN-DIATONIC HARPS - Demo Videos
Replies: 7
Views: 13767

Re: New and Unique TWIN-DIATONIC HARPS - Demo Videos

Easttop have a different reedplate screw arrangement, same pattern as Seydel but smaller combs.

The Easttop stock comb/plates should fit the front housing, but for added valving they need my custom PowerCombs - coming soon!
by Brendan
Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:55 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: New Types of Irish Harmonica: TWIN DIATONICS
Replies: 1
Views: 4569

New Types of Irish Harmonica: TWIN DIATONICS

After intensive R&D over the past couple of years, I've come up with a quick-change double-harp assembly that really works. I'm shortly releasing my ground-breaking Twin-Diatonic harps in a range of exciting options - check out the two videos to see and hear them all in action. Some of them suit Iri...
by Brendan
Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:15 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: New and Unique TWIN-DIATONIC HARPS - Demo Videos
Replies: 7
Views: 13767

New and Unique TWIN-DIATONIC HARPS - Demo Videos

The idea of combining two 10-hole harps behind a single mouthpiece is not new, but it's not easy to get good reed response and has never been done convincingly before - until now. After intensive R&D over the past couple of years, I've come up with a quick-change double-harp assembly that really wor...
by Brendan
Sat Aug 05, 2017 6:55 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Blues Harp Mouthpiece and Mini PitchBender for the DM48
Replies: 22
Views: 40045

Re: Blues Harp Mouthpiece and Mini PitchBender for the DM48

Sounds good! Seems similar to Jam Origin:

https://www.jamorigin.com/

I bought the iPad app and tried it via iRig with my mic, but it was very glitchy. Have you tried Migic with a mic yet?