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by EdvinW
Fri Jun 18, 2021 10:44 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Seydel Nonslider
Replies: 41
Views: 68775

Seydel Nonslider

Seydel seem to have just released something pretty alternative: https://www.seydel1847.de/nonsliderdeluxesteel It's an un-valved slideless chromatic with two reeds per chamber, allowing for interactive reed bending. Even overblows, they claim. Even if the latter might require a little tweaking, gett...
by EdvinW
Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:23 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys
Replies: 34
Views: 46927

Re: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys

Concerning the issues Brendan intuited... Making sure all notes in an all-blow or all-draw sequence have the right lengths is something I do struggle with sometimes, especially if you want that kind of pumping groove that's appropriate for many kinds of Irish tunes. Less pumping (in lack of a better...
by EdvinW
Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:09 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys
Replies: 34
Views: 46927

Re: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys

Thanks for the Phrase Maps Edvin - they are really helpful. Good to know! I made some more :D These are blow-on-top charts, but swapping them is easy if you would like them reversed. basic-phrase-map-pentatonic.png I suggest you should post your new info and diagrams to chromatic harmonica forums l...
by EdvinW
Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:49 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys
Replies: 34
Views: 46927

Re: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys

That sounds very nice. You are a wizzard. Thanks again. But what do you think about this key? Is this tuning correct? https://abload.de/img/weddingchromed13jkz.jpg b=blow, z=draw, obere Stimmplatte=slide out, untere Stimmplatte=slide in I think if I used C minor scale i.e. Eb major, this must fit a...
by EdvinW
Sun Jun 13, 2021 12:58 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys
Replies: 34
Views: 46927

Re: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys

Thanks for your great work :-) It is very interesting, but I must longer think about it. And perhaps I must try an harmonica to see, if I can master this tuning. But I'm afraid it seems for me in this tuning not so good, because a scale I often use is D Eb F# G A Bb C D. And this is, if I have reco...
by EdvinW
Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:59 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys
Replies: 34
Views: 46927

Re: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys

Brendan: Do you mean something like this? basic-phrase-maps.png basic-phrase-maps-brendan-style.png Scales involving the slide are somewhat more involved to map out, but I'll see what I can do. Gerhard: I think the scale you mention should work OK, the only question mark is the transition between Eb...
by EdvinW
Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:31 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys
Replies: 34
Views: 46927

Re: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys

[Waffle alert! The following post contains mostly opinions and thoughts, and can be skipped if you don't feel like reading that ;) ] Triona: Take your time. I understand this might take some time to get your head around :) Brendan: Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad to hear you like it :D And yes, I ...
by EdvinW
Sat Jun 12, 2021 8:58 am
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys
Replies: 34
Views: 46927

Re: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys

Many players would probably prefer a variation of my tuning, achieved by simply turning the slide upside down. Which one you choose is really a matter of taste, and all my analysis in the previous post still applies! note-chart-red-blue-sharp-slide.png Most notably, pushing the slide in this variati...
by EdvinW
Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:44 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys
Replies: 34
Views: 46927

Re: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys

Nice to hear you like it! Thanks for the encouragement :D The tuning looks as follows: chart-red-blue.png Some properties are immediately apparent: A 12 hole instrument spans 3 octaves. It's fully chromatic. (ignoring two notes at the very ends) The slide alters most notes (7/8) by one half step. No...
by EdvinW
Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:12 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys
Replies: 34
Views: 46927

Introducing the Wedin Chromatic – folk music ornaments in many keys

I've been using a rather different kind of tuning for chromatic harmonica for a few years now. For years I had been looking for a harmonica that lets me convincingly play minor Swedish folk tunes with diatonic ornamentations. After finding this tuning I haven't bought or built a slide-harp tuned any...