Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

Ok. 2 sliders seem to be better than 3 indeed. Not only from the production as well as from the Helmholtz issues, but at least certainly from the handling when playing. Usually the less complicated does better in the practice. But I can not imagine how this construction with the screws and the large...

This one is really great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMnqCs1S9qc The very specific features together with the - necessarily - high price might be some reason, why there are not so many outside. But for an idea like this quartertone harmonica it is necessary or at least very useful to use an adv...

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triona

Me too. And I even prefer low and extra low tunings. Some others do as well. I have even a Chordomonika II (the one with the 2 slides), made on the base of a Hohner 270. The maker did cut off two notes on each reedplate (i.e. 4 notes in all) of the original setting on the top and added two on the lo...

A friend of mine is looking for the book Tommy Reily: "Studies for Chromatic Harmonica". Here is told, that it were out of stock, but would be reeditet again. But this was in 2015: http://www.tommyreilly.co.uk/book1.htm As long as here are many users from UK (where the book comes from) and US, maybe...

Seydel announced today, that they start the production by October 4th. They can be ordered at the special price until saturday. https://www.seydel1847.de/epages/Seydel1847.sf/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Seydel/Categories/Products/Specialities/PowerTunings Usually the supply of spare parts and service after s...

Tack så mycket. Det glädjer mig att du gillar det.


I have verified and actualized the list just today.

dear greetings
triona

For all who can read German: Here are the links to some reviews of Brendan's harmonicas, which I have posted some time ago. about the Slide Diatonic: http://www.harpforum.de/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=13098 about the Asia-Bend: http://www.harpforum.de/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=13002 Including a discussion wh...

That was exactly what was coming into my mind, when I read your post. For I have the Suzuki SSCH-56 since last week. At least it seemed to me like the basic idea would be the same, or at least similar. Here is the layout of the Suzuki: https://up.picr.de/25180855ea.jpg Sorry for the poor print. I ho...

Is there already existing an instrument like this?


dear greetings
triona