
The rest of the post wouldn't make sense had I been born in '98...
Glad you found your way here, Rob! I found your YouTube a year or so ago when I went looking for other Manitoba harmonica players. Another Manitoban who is into altered tunings, we aren't that common!WoozleEffect wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 2:56 amHi folks,
My name is Robert Laferriere, and I'm from Russell, Manitoba, Canada.
I've been playing the harp for about 10 years now, although only in any serious way for the past 3 or 4. I've somewhat transitioned from being primarily a guitar-based loop station performer, to a sound that heavily relies on harmonica, and home-made dulcimer type stringed instruments. I mostly play blues and folk themed covers of pop, punk, and grunge music, with a little bit of everything else thrown in for good measure.
I ordered a set of 6 of Brendan's PowerDraw harmonicas a few years back, and haven't looked back. Just about every harp I own now was either ordered from Seydel pre-tuned to PowerDraw, or I've retuned them myself. Andrew Zajac's tools and videos have made reed swapping a breeze, and I love the control that customising goes me over my instruments!
I just started mucking around with natural minor tuned harps, and have been experimenting with a few alternate layouts that give me the best of the Natural Minor and PowerDraw worlds. So far, I'm impressed!
I'm looking forward to picking your brains as i figure out more about custom tuning layouts and techniques for playing them.
Cheers,
Rob L
Welcome!WoozleEffect wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 2:56 amHi folks,
My name is Robert Laferriere, and I'm from Russell, Manitoba, Canada.
I've been playing the harp for about 10 years now, although only in any serious way for the past 3 or 4. I've somewhat transitioned from being primarily a guitar-based loop station performer, to a sound that heavily relies on harmonica, and home-made dulcimer type stringed instruments. I mostly play blues and folk themed covers of pop, punk, and grunge music, with a little bit of everything else thrown in for good measure.
I ordered a set of 6 of Brendan's PowerDraw harmonicas a few years back, and haven't looked back. Just about every harp I own now was either ordered from Seydel pre-tuned to PowerDraw, or I've retuned them myself. Andrew Zajac's tools and videos have made reed swapping a breeze, and I love the control that customising goes me over my instruments!
I just started mucking around with natural minor tuned harps, and have been experimenting with a few alternate layouts that give me the best of the Natural Minor and PowerDraw worlds. So far, I'm impressed!
I'm looking forward to picking your brains as i figure out more about custom tuning layouts and techniques for playing them.
Cheers,
Rob L