Re: [Harp-L] X-Reed Harmonicas announce the ChromaBender!

[Jerry Deall <jdeall@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI, X-reed.com shows this at Â130 or close to $200 
Looks very cool, great to see the on going innovation. Thanks Brendon. 


Thanks Jerry, 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brendan Power" <bren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: "harp-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:55:43 PM 
Subject: [Harp-L] X-Reed Harmonicas announce the ChromaBender! 

June 2013: X-Reed proudly announce our first own-design Harp: the 
ChromaBender 



The ChromaBender is a brand-new harmonica never seen before. It combines the 
best features of the 12 hole chromatic harmonica and the 10 hole diatonic to 
create a unique hybrid harp that will appeal to players of both types. 



The ChromaBender has the outward appearance of a chromatic but sounds like a 
diatonic. Its parts (covers, comb, reedplates and mouthpiece) and standard 
Solo tuning come from the chromatic, so chrom players can play it straight 
away. But the sound and playability is like that of a 10 hole blues harp. 
Instead of a slider, the ChromaBender uses internal x-reeds and draw and 
blow bending to give you buckets of soul and full, easy chromatic scales 
over three octaves. 



This unique new harp allows any chromatic player to get bluesy without 
having to switch to a different tuning or smaller-size harp, and it allows 
blues harp players to get chromatic using their familiar, easy blow & draw 
bending technique. Many 10 hole diatonic players like to use a chrom for 3rd 
position playing. Now they can get those big octave tones plus draw and blow 
bending on all notes! 



We are sure the ChromaBender will open up a whole new harmonica sound as 
players from both the chromatic and diatonic camps bring their own 
experience and strengths to create a unique hybrid sound. Check out the 
video: 



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsFSoabh-SE 



Brendan & Zombor 

www.x-reed.com <http://www.x-reed.com/>