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- Thu May 16, 2019 12:15 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Paddy Richter to replace Standard Richter?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11402
Re: Paddy Richter to replace Standard Richter?
Why not! As you say, Paddy Richter has a lot of advantages, especially for melodic playing, and works well for Blues too. With any tuning, you gain some things and lose others, as you note yourself. It's down to personal choice which factors matter more. The only issue form a learning point of view ...
- Thu May 16, 2019 12:07 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Brendan's tuning questions/helps
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10678
Re: Brendan's tuning questions/helps
"Dunovska Horo" is pure PowerChromatic, but "Jig Jazz" and "Sweet Bulgarity" are variations on PC. If you think of PowerChromatic in C, starting on D, the pattern is (blow note to the left, draw at right): DE FG AB CD | DE FG AB CD | DE FG AB CD | In "Jig Jazz" I lower the higher doubled Ds down to ...
- Sun May 12, 2019 4:27 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Diatonic PowerCombs and Stealth-Valves Released
- Replies: 26
- Views: 46030
Re: Diatonic PowerCombs and Stealth-Valves Released
The story is that we're in transition to a new valving system. I'm still securing the IP for it; until that's done I can't release it publicly.
- Wed May 01, 2019 5:17 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Choosing my first harmonica
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7629
Re: Choosing my first harmonica
This is the best of times and the worst of times for that! The best because there have never been so many options available. The worst because it means the choice can be bewildering.
First, what type of harmonica - have you decided that at least? It would narrow down the options.
First, what type of harmonica - have you decided that at least? It would narrow down the options.
- Thu Apr 04, 2019 4:02 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Any news?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 52574
Re: Any news?
A bit of news... After much struggle trying many different approaches over the past few weeks on alternative methods for getting easy overbends on stock harps, I've finally arrived at a good solution. It will be an assembly that players can easily retrofit onto existing harps. I'm just now in the pr...
- Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:12 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Reels
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6696
Re: Reels
Reels can sound nice played slowly, but if you want to play with others in a session you need to be capable of playing them fast as well, as that is the norm.
- Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:28 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Diatonic PowerCombs and Stealth-Valves Released
- Replies: 26
- Views: 46030
Re: Diatonic PowerCombs and Stealth-Valves Released
Interested to hear your thoughts Lizzy. April now for mine, B
- Sat Mar 23, 2019 7:13 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Any news?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 52574
Re: Any news?
Wow! Thanks for the links. That guy Larry Howell is some designer/engineer! Fascinating stuff
- Sat Mar 23, 2019 1:08 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Any news?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 52574
Re: Any news?
Actually one area I have been exploring, just for fun, is alternative approaches to damping reeds inside diatonic harmonicas to get pure sounding, loud overbends. My Overblow Booster is one way, inspired my Masaru Hashimoto's design for the Suzuki Overdrive. It encloses the reeds in outer comb chamb...
- Tue Mar 19, 2019 6:38 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Old Swedish harmonica music (and a harmonica with bells!)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17138
Re: Old Swedish harmonica music (and a harmonica with bells!)
Since its related, there is some wonderful NEW Swedish and other Scandinavian harmonica music being performed and recorded beautifully by these two guys:
https://youtu.be/lkvTJceApzU
https://youtu.be/lkvTJceApzU