Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

... Tab gives me a good map of where the notes are. Still, a lot of it is trial-and-error. But be aware that there is no consistent and generally valid system how to write tabs. Anyone who does might do it in his own way, and without a definition of the used glyphes, it might be doubtful what there...

Very nice.
It is easy to hear and to see that both of you had a lot of fun.


dear greetings
triona

Maybe it's a single harmonica, as described here: https://www.patmissin.com/ffaq/q36.html ? An instrument seems to be intended for early music education without bottom reeds. As for the numbers and brackets I have no idea! It seems to be a harmonica with only blow notes on only one reedplate indeed...

Sachlaw wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:14 am

... Brendan also has a really good track on his PowerBender CD that does this in the key of A.

Which CD do you mean by this?


dear greetings
triona

To talk about the harmonica you played on this album, and on the "Cute Little Tune" in particular: You wrote: "The main one I settled on for this album was a heavily customised Hohner XB-40. I removed the covers and mouthpiece and put the internal comb/reedplate unit inside a cut-down CX-12 shell (n...

One more very fine CD just discoverered:
https://www.brendan-power.com/PufNSaw.php
Got it last week. Burnt the CD just now. And it is running up and down here since then.
And this one is my favourite out of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l3POdY0SMw


dear greetings
triona

Does anyone know this harmonica? Or even better: Does anyone coincidentally own one? https://up.picr.de/38674495fa.jpg Original picture out of the book "Hohner - The Living Legend" by H. Wenzel and M. Häffner https://up.picr.de/38674576od.jpg embossing of the coverplate shown more clearly visible, a...

Lizzy wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 10:22 am

I ... dont have the theory mind like you guys

It is me too struggling hard with that.


dear greetings
triona

dear geetings
triona

Hi Dan,

just arrived an hour ago. Thanks!
A nice instrument. I think it will help me to learn the big Powerchrom with the slide eventually.

But do not ask me, why always a littele black and white bear comes into my mind when I read your nick.


dear greetings
triona