Paddy Power? Mods to Power tunings for Irish music
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 3:03 pm
Hi Brendan and fellow players,
I’m currently learning to play in PowerBender tuning and absolutely loving it for expressive bluesy playing. I also sometimes use a PowerDraw for more traditional stuff. But I’m also interested in learning some Irish folk tunes.
Rather than buying a Paddy Richter, I’m considering modifying a PowerDraw or PowerBender by raising the 3 blow a whole step — like a Paddy Richter.
What would the unique advantages and tradeoffs be of raising the three hole blow on a PowerBender vs a PowerDraw vs just using a normal Paddy Richter?
I’d love to hear your thoughts, or if anyone else has experimented with this kind of hybrid tuning.
Thanks so much
Peter
P.S. Brendan, when will you be releasing more PowerBender and PowerDraws to buy?
I’m currently learning to play in PowerBender tuning and absolutely loving it for expressive bluesy playing. I also sometimes use a PowerDraw for more traditional stuff. But I’m also interested in learning some Irish folk tunes.
Rather than buying a Paddy Richter, I’m considering modifying a PowerDraw or PowerBender by raising the 3 blow a whole step — like a Paddy Richter.
What would the unique advantages and tradeoffs be of raising the three hole blow on a PowerBender vs a PowerDraw vs just using a normal Paddy Richter?
I’d love to hear your thoughts, or if anyone else has experimented with this kind of hybrid tuning.
Thanks so much
Peter
P.S. Brendan, when will you be releasing more PowerBender and PowerDraws to buy?