Hi Triona,
Sorry, I haven't much experience doing big retuning jobs on Seydels, only harps with brass or phosphor bronze reeds. I suggest contact Bertram for tech advice on steel reeds.
Brendan
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- Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:43 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: High D diatonic chrom?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 32498
- Sat Jun 15, 2019 11:25 am
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: High D diatonic chrom?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 32498
Re: High D diatonic chrom?
Sorry, just saw this thread! I make my high D slide diatonics from C chromatics. On 'New Irish Harmonica' they were Hohner Slide Harps in C tuned up to Paddy Richter Slide Diatonic. Nat long after making that album I switched to Paddy Solo for Irish music. I've tuned up various 12-hole C chroms to t...
- Fri Jun 14, 2019 11:55 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: TuneMaster harmonica
- Replies: 22
- Views: 32705
Re: TuneMaster harmonica
Nice idea Edvin! You should propose it to Jim Antaki
- Mon Jun 10, 2019 7:34 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: NEW: Seydel All Minor
- Replies: 31
- Views: 44160
Re: NEW: Seydel All Minor
This is a great idea! Bertram Becher showed it to me about a year ago, great to see Seydel have now released it
- Sun Jun 09, 2019 6:02 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Introducing the GASKET-VALVE System
- Replies: 37
- Views: 80713
Re: Introducing the GASKET-VALVE System
Thanks for your comments. For now we're only releasing the diatonic version. The chromatic Gasket-Valve will require all the existing valves to be pulled off and their glue patches thoroughly removed - which is a job most chrom players will not wish to do, I think. For them it still makes more sense...
- Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:19 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Introducing the GASKET-VALVE System
- Replies: 37
- Views: 80713
Introducing the GASKET-VALVE System
I think this is one of my best ideas yet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT7-ZAH0W9Q
More Info & Photos here:
https://brendan-power.com/GasketValves.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT7-ZAH0W9Q
More Info & Photos here:
https://brendan-power.com/GasketValves.php
- Thu May 23, 2019 4:19 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Brendan's tuning questions/helps
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10534
Re: Brendan's tuning questions/helps
Sorry, I was just using the C chrom as an illustration of the generic tuning used in "Sweet Bulgarity", relating it to PowerChromatic in C. This could be used for the tune in a different key if you start on the G draw note. Try that :-) For the video of "Sweet Bulgarity" I retuned a G chrom and star...
- Thu May 16, 2019 12:15 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: Paddy Richter to replace Standard Richter?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11250
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: 10534
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: 45087
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.