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- Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:35 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Natural Minor Lucky 13's and New Case?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11031
Re: Natural Minor Lucky 13's and New Case?
Retuning becomes very fast with practice and the right tools. You could do the change in under 5 minutes from full assembled to reassembled and ready to play if you learn the skills.
- Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:32 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: beginner harp for irish/folk
- Replies: 20
- Views: 37181
Re: beginner harp for irish/folk
Yes, transpose down. Use some slow-down software to hear the tune in G, and then learn by ear.
- Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:29 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Melody Maker vs Paddy Richter
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18239
Re: Melody Maker vs Paddy Richter
Personally I don't think so, because you'd have to constantly bend the 5 draw in the most common positions used in Irish music. These are, in order of use: First, Fourth, Third, Second If you wanted to play Melody Maker based in 2nd Position, the equivalent positions would be: Second, Fifth, Fourth,...
- Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:29 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Harmonicas with Accordion Reeds
- Replies: 0
- Views: 17406
Harmonicas with Accordion Reeds
We started discussing these harps in the "Any News" thread, but I think they deserve a thread of their own.
I just posted a video demonstrating a couple of variations:
https://youtu.be/jejsiCD172E
There are some interesting queries posted in the Comments by Winslow Yerxa and others.
I just posted a video demonstrating a couple of variations:
https://youtu.be/jejsiCD172E
There are some interesting queries posted in the Comments by Winslow Yerxa and others.
- Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:22 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Any news?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 50986
Re: Any news?
Yes. It's based on 12 chromatic notes per octave over 4 octaves (the range from hole 1 of a G harp to hole 10 of an F# harp). Actually it should be 48 reeds to cover all the notes, not 47. This is the stock of reeds a company would need to keep. They could be blow or draw reeds depending on orientat...
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:39 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Any news?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 50986
Re: Any news?
I mentioned earlier that a manufacturer of modular reed harmonicas would only need 47 reeds to cover every key harp in 4 octaves, from G to F#. That's if they use the same reeds for blow and draw breaths. The simplest way would be to adopt the normal blow reed configuration where the reed is attache...
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:16 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Any news?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 50986
Re: Any news?
I was contacted by a Brazilian player called Gaspar Vianna, who has apparently been using modular reedplates secured by coverplate bars for some time. Hopefully he will send some photos of his harps to check out.
- Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:45 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Any news?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 50986
Re: Any news?
You could slide draw plates in from the rear, but what about blow plates? They have a reed hanging under them. You'd need a slot in the comb to accommodate it, then a way to re-seal the slot. It would all take a lot of high precision manufacturing.
- Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:41 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Any news?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 50986
Re: Any news?
Here's an example of what I mean:
- Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:21 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Any news?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 50986
Re: Any news?
Several of you mentioned the desirability of simplifying the reed attachment system from multiple screws to something else. I've been thinking about it too, but right now can't think of anything better. Crawford's idea of a bar pressed down at each end could work - but I imagine getting sufficient c...