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Some ED samples as I slowly improve..

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I’ve always been thinking about a more flexible and simple way of using the iPad for live performance and studio recording with the harmonica. Brenden Power’s series on the iPad help solidify this direction and inspired me to take the next step. I’m now Amp free and have a setup that all fits in my ...

Hi Rishio, We have Paddy-Richter Extended. This is the same as ED Tuning but starts one hole to the right. I've used it for a long time, and recorded with it on some tracks of "New Chinese Harmonica". For example, Track 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjlIZLiFETg Yes, I am aware of thi...

I just discovered monular-reed harmonica last night. What a fantastic invention!! I’d like to see ED Tuning offered as an option in the drop down even though it is not to difficult to manually build. I do have a couple of questions. - Does the adhesive wear down after a few times of taking it apart,...

I’ve been using ED tuning exclusively for the past few years and I find striking similarity between ED and PentaHarp. That said, I much prefer the layout of ED. PentHarp and ED both start 3 octaves lower than standard richter, which is nice, but PentaHarp extends 1 semitone higher than ED, which is ...

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Hey Brendan, Not quite yet. I had been practicing a lot but I fell ill in Asia with Tuberculosis and the financial strain plus health challenges put a damper on practicing for 3 months. I am better now and back on it - but not quite ready to share. I suppose that’s the ultimate answer on how the tun...

To Illustrate EDs flexibility, I’ve attached a several images showing the different keys easily available with just normal bends for Pentatonic and Blues scales. One other note - When I started learning the Harmonica, I found the “Position System” to be extremely confusing to use for learning how to...

Thanks IANerd. I still use this tuning exclusively and loving it!

Doesn’t make a difference to me. I’ve always enjoyed going off on tangents, even musically :D But I will reply back on the new thread regarding this... I just started a new thread where I talk about shifting tunings. I have been thinking about it since before this thread, and I use another quite dif...