Seems to be plenty of possibilities to experiment with.
The mixolydian scale in first position is only one, but a very interesting variation.
If top and bottom coverplates are interchangeable is a thing that is to try and to prove. But maybe it will not work, depending on the direction of the slides' movement, and on the maximal and minimal distance each slide is able to move, and on the exact position of each slide in relation to the respective reeds which they should affect.
Tyler wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:11 pm
Interesting. a few curiosities:
No restraints, so the sliding mechanism could possibly move around a bit?
This is a subject to try. Maybe or maybe not.
At least: With no restraints fine tuning will be possible better. If the slide would be prone to unwanted and uncontrolled movement and hence detuning while playing, this would be a severe fault in construction. Let us wait, how it will turn out. And any statement about the durability of the construction is not possible before it has been used some time.
Tyler wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:11 pm
Interesting. a few curiosities:
...
Extra holes in cover affecting tone/timbre?
Maybe or maybe not. But I can not imagine, that it will affect tone and timbre seriously. Maybe it will sound a little bit different than with standard coverplates. But this must not necessarily mean, that it sounds worse. Let us take pot luck.
@ availability:
Here a remark about Seydel's sales policy for novelties and ideas outside the main stream. This item is a "harmonica of the month"-offer, how Seydel is used to call this.
1. It will only be produced when there are at least 20 orders until the last day of June 2019. (In this case I expect that these will come.) Hence it will not be delivered before the middle of July 2019 at least. (*)
(see below for correction of error)
2. Usually it will not be produced in series. But sometimes Seydel developed some new series out of limited special offers like this (e.g. the new Low- and Extra-Low-series or some special tunings).
This morning I talked to Florian Stark, the Seydel sales manager. He told me
@ 1. that the limitation for this offer possibly will be extended exceptionally until the end of July - but this is not for sure at the moment, depending on the sales);
@ 2. that the All Minor coverplates most probably will be continued to produce.
Those will be available further on separately (like spare parts) for modifying conventional standard harmonicas by the customer.
For explanation: The magnetic device and the slides are fully integrated within the coverplates (in difference to Jim Antaki’s Turboslide Harmonica). The All Minor coverplates are exchangeable with any standard coverplate produced by Seydel within the last years, be it Session Steel, 1847 Classic, Silver or Noble etc. Of course it will only work with stainless steel reeds.
dear greetings
triona
*) edit:
This is an error. I talked to Florian once more to resolve my misunderstanding. Exceptionally and different from former "harmonicas of the month" this offer will be dispatched at once, as long as on stock. When sold out, they will produce some more till end of June or July, if there will be more orders than stock.