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- Tue Dec 25, 2018 7:45 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Easttop Melody Bass Harmonica - Layout Question
- Replies: 2
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Easttop Melody Bass Harmonica - Layout Question
I've seen these pop up mostly on eBay. Does anyone have any insight why the notes are layed out this way?
- Fri Nov 16, 2018 5:53 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Lucky 13 Paddy Richter and Tequila
- Replies: 6
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Lucky 13 Paddy Richter and Tequila
Several years ago I was playing with a band with a saxophone player. The band called out the song Tequila which has a classic saxophone riff and he didn't know it! I muddled through on diatonic but it wasn't great. I just got my Lucky 13 Paddy Richter and discovered with these I can play those riffs...
- Wed Oct 24, 2018 2:09 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: beginner harp for irish/folk
- Replies: 20
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Re: beginner harp for irish/folk
Is this book available digitally?
Any plans to update it for the paddy richter Lucky 13?
Any plans to update it for the paddy richter Lucky 13?
- Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:38 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: My modular chord harmonica
- Replies: 12
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Re: My modular chord harmonica
Assuming you stick with the pairs of power chords I put together you start one chord on the 1 and the other on the 5. So there are two options: 1 2 3 4 5 6 C G C G C G - blow E A E A E A - draw or 1 2 3 4 5 6 G C G C G C - blow A E A E A E - draw I prefer lower notes so I've chosen the lowest possib...
- Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:53 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: My modular chord harmonica
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20114
Re: My modular chord harmonica
I tried for a while to come up with a spiral tuning to allow me to play lots of chords. There are many different options on paper, but I found when I built one and tried it out I didn't like the way it sounded. To my ear, a harmonica chord sounds best when at least one note is repeated as an octave....
- Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:32 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: My modular chord harmonica
- Replies: 12
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Re: My modular chord harmonica
Yes I printed it with supports and a raft. Or maybe its a castle model.
- Sat Sep 29, 2018 6:08 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: My modular chord harmonica
- Replies: 12
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My modular chord harmonica
I finally got a 3d printer and was able to put this together. IMG_4913.jpg Without the harmonicas IMG_4914.jpg I have three big sixes in my BE GooD tuning so with those in place you have power chords in half the circle of fifths. F,C,G,D,A,E I put a regular big six in whatever key I want to play Ric...
- Fri Sep 21, 2018 5:52 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Harmonicas with Modular Reedplates
- Replies: 22
- Views: 129105
Re: Harmonicas with Modular Reedplates
One interesting question for later is how do you sell this? Completely by the piece? Comb, cover plates, and then whatever reeds you want, or as a experimental kit with say three octaves of chromatic notes. Depending on what kind of tuning you're interested in trying, you might need duplicate notes ...
- Tue Aug 28, 2018 1:35 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: The OVERBLOW BOOSTER - Overblows Made Easy, New OB Effects
- Replies: 15
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Re: The OVERBLOW BOOSTER - Overblows Made Easy, New OB Effects
I've enjoyed the overblow booster on an Easttop. Looking at the Asiabend, there are a couple of challenges. Like a chromatic harmonica, the blow and draw reeds are on the same side of the harmonica, meaning there would have to be an open and closed channel side by side. (thus a smaller target if you...
- Thu May 10, 2018 12:02 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Pentatonic harmonica
- Replies: 13
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Re: Pentatonic harmonica
I've ordered two harps from Seydel over the years based on the pentatonic scale, but neither exactly like you suggested. Easy Third which was CEG DFA So had the extra 4 in C but allowed for several other (major and minor) pentatonic scales. The other was my Be Good tuning which is just 4 notes: GD B...