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- Mon Oct 15, 2018 6:42 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: EDharmonica, by Seydel
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11453
Re: EDharmonica, by Seydel
This is a copy of a post on Modern Blues Harmonica: -------------- Just for the record, there is nothing 'new' about the ED Harmonica tuning. It's simply the bottom end of Paddy Richter or Melody Maker repeated up the harp - except they start the scale on the A instead of the C. The website says 'Pa...
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 1:36 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: urgently searched sparepart
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17289
Re: urgently searched sparepart
No need to do all that, just use a Hering 5140 slide. And as CrawfordE noted, you could try a slide from one if the Hohner or Koch 10 hole chroms. In fact, just swap in their entire mouthpiece/slider assembly.
- Sun Oct 14, 2018 5:04 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: THE ENTERTAINER - Played on Lucky 13 in PowerChromatic Tuning
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14117
Re: THE ENTERTAINER - Played on Lucky 13 in PowerChromatic Tuning
I agree! I think harmonica players should adopt it as the preferred notation for our instrument, which comes in all 12 keys. Far more logical and easy to use than standard notes. I wish I'd known about it a long time ago when I lived in London and was doing regular sessions. I made my own cod versio...
- Fri Oct 12, 2018 8:13 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: THE ENTERTAINER - Played on Lucky 13 in PowerChromatic Tuning
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14117
THE ENTERTAINER - Played on Lucky 13 in PowerChromatic Tuning
Here is my version of Scott Joplin's classic 'The Entertainer', played on the new Lucky 13 in PowerChromatic Tuning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMsdcDdaTgI
If you want to learn to play it, check out this comprehensive Instructional Pack:
http://www.brendan-power.com/instruction.php#view4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMsdcDdaTgI
If you want to learn to play it, check out this comprehensive Instructional Pack:
http://www.brendan-power.com/instruction.php#view4
- Thu Oct 11, 2018 4:24 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: urgently searched sparepart
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17289
Re: urgently searched sparepart
Very sorry for my slow reply to this Triona, but it's good news: the two harps have exactly the same construction. So parts will swap perfectly between them.
- Sat Oct 06, 2018 6:17 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: My modular chord harmonica
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19456
Re: My modular chord harmonica
I understand about the aim of getting adjacent notes in fifths, but how does it look in terms of hole numbers and blow and draw notes on the Big Six?
- Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:34 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: My modular chord harmonica
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19456
Re: My modular chord harmonica
Nice one, Alan! I like the simple design and use of magnets for quick changes - they are wonderful things With a design like that I assume you must have printed with supports?
BTW can you remind us of your BE GooD tuning?
BTW can you remind us of your BE GooD tuning?
- Sat Sep 29, 2018 6:10 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Melody Maker vs Paddy Richter
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17719
Re: Melody Maker vs Paddy Richter
I'm developing a new valve; have some in my own harps, road testing them to see how they stand up over time. I'm off to India for most of October. Assuming all is well they will be out late Oct/early Nov.
- Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:41 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Melody Maker vs Paddy Richter
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17719
Re: Melody Maker vs Paddy Richter
Solo is excellent for Irish music. I suggest 3/4 valving: all valves on the inside, plus outside valves on the even-numbered holes: 2,4,6,8,10. Paddy Richter is best half-valved Personally I use a mix of Solo and Paddy Richter: PR in the bottom octave and Solo higher up, Paddy Solo. It has some good...
- Mon Sep 24, 2018 5:54 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: NEW HARPS: Lucky 13 in Solo and PowerChromatic Tunings
- Replies: 28
- Views: 38934
Re: NEW HARPS: Lucky 13 in Solo and PowerChromatic Tunings
Thanks for making the video, Ed - good to hear you getting around chromatically on that thing :-) Re. requests for an Ab PowerChromatic: for now the official versions are just D and G until we see how demand develops. However, for those who want them, the regular harps can be easily retuned to other...