Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

My new OctaHarp Selectable could be configured in a way to give desired extra notes that kick in with a slide push. It's intended for octave play but the rear harp could be a fifth below, for example. Or you could go to a lot of trouble and tune the rear harp so it gave a variety of intervals depend...

Yes, as long as the draw reeds face in and the blow reeds face away. Some earlier models had the opposite arrangement.

Both ways work Slava. Probably more Irish chrom players play reversed slide style, where the note goes down a semitone, known as the Eddie Clarke style after the man who pioneered it.

The OctaHarp Selectable is now officially released. In single-harp mode the front harp plays exactly like a normal blues harp, with all the typical bending and expression. But you can instantly engage the rear low-range harp and switch to playing it as an octave harmonica. It's truly two great harps...

Yes, I first came across it in Shanghai in 2002. It's OK, but the low draw reeds hit the covers.

@ Paris: Sorry for the slow reply. I'm using and F PowerChromatic and playing in F. The G is available as a draw or blow, so G to A is both draw notes.

@IaNerd: Your tuning scheme makes logical sense, but not practical sense if it is to be made from standard chromatic reedplates. The low octave will sound good for a chord harmonica, but not the top two octaves. An alternative would be to have a slide chord harmonica that has repeating low ranges in...

I suggest you post this query on Slidemeister:

http://www.slidemeister.com/forums/index.php#c4

I'm sure you will get lots of good advice there

Good suggestion David. Vern's vertical shifting HFC system would suit the twin diatonic format for a mini chromatic very well. It would be quite easy to design, much simpler than the interlocking air channels of my TwinHarmonica System. However the concept is Vern's, and I feel it is up to him to pr...

Yes, you can use any Hohner 270 wooden comb or, for a more stable long term solution, check out my 3d printed custom PowerComb:

http://www.brendan-power.com/combs-hohner.php#12

It will fit the Chordomonica II.