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by triona
Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:00 am
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: marble machine
Replies: 0
Views: 26699

marble machine

No harmonica involved, but ingenious anyway:
https://youtu.be/IvUU8joBb1Q


dear greetings
triona
by triona
Tue Dec 24, 2019 2:57 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Regular Scottish Tuning
Replies: 15
Views: 37821

Re: Regular Scottish Tuning

Aha, looks interesting. And has a little bit from this tuning of one of my Seydel Samplers, at least considering the function: https://up.picr.de/35270179sp.jpg I got the idea from Donald Black, who comes from Scotland indeed. He uses the tuning on a turn around tremolo from Hohner ("Highlander", a ...
by triona
Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:23 am
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Single or Double Accordeon, Bandoneon Reed, Tunable Harmonica with Gun Trigger Tuner inspired by Russian Jews Harp
Replies: 3
Views: 6960

Re: Single or Double Accordeon, Bandoneon Reed, Tunable Harmonica with Gun Trigger Tuner inspired by Russian Jews Harp

For tuneable (mouth-)harmonicas with magnetic technik look here: https://www.seydel1847.de/epages/Seydel1847.sf/?Locale=de_DE&ViewObjectID=44220152 https://www.seydel1847.de/epages/Seydel1847.sf/en_US/?ViewObjectID=44220152&Currency=EUR https://www.turboharp.com/tunemaster https://www.brendan-power....
by triona
Fri Nov 29, 2019 8:56 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Cajun and Quebecois tunes
Replies: 1
Views: 5192

Re: Cajun and Quebecois tunes

For Cajun I would consider G as the first choice. G is the key by which the typical cajun accordion is tuned with. If you want to play mainly in second position, you are right with the C harp. But I prefer Brendan's Slide Diatonic by Hering in G. It is perfect to play the voice of the cajun accordio...
by triona
Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:23 pm
Forum: Buy/Sell/Swap
Topic: Irish Session Harp Hering
Replies: 3
Views: 36815

Re: Irish Session Harp Hering

They are very rare. In case of you will maybe not find one, there is an alternative, but it is rather expensive: Seydel Sampler, configurated in LD+G. The standard Sampler D+G ("the Irish") is one octave higher than the Hering, but a little bit cheaper. If you don't like the slide lock of the Seydel...
by triona
Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:46 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Introducing the GASKET-VALVE System
Replies: 37
Views: 78772

Re: Introducing the GASKET-VALVE System

Here is a report about some issue with the gasket valves on a Suzuki Bluesmaster, and how this can be improved (in German): https://www.harpforum.de/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=114888#p114888 Synopsis: The user is considering the gasket valves a little bit too soft respectively elastic. He tried to damp t...
by triona
Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:57 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Irish Christmas song
Replies: 3
Views: 6697

Re: Irish Christmas song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge_omHPrW84

The Chieftains had released one or more explicite Christmas-CDs too. These must be still available. If you check out the web for them there are shown some more Christmas-CDs by other Irish / Celtic artists as well.



dear greetings
triona
by triona
Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:58 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Introduce yourself
Replies: 76
Views: 369846

Re: Introduce yourself

Welcome here.
Nice recording.

dear greetings
triona
by triona
Mon Oct 07, 2019 12:46 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Ginger Baker dead
Replies: 0
Views: 17947

Ginger Baker dead

Here one of his less known songs, one of my favourites anyway:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7G1unx1DS8


He might rest in peace.

dear greetings
triona