[Harp-L] Re: X-Reed ChromaBender

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No button!
Solo tuned? Until I get my hands on one . . .
Gary

On Jun 30, 2013, at 3:31 PM, Jerry Deall <jdeall@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> FYI, X-reed.com shows this at Â130 or close to $200 
> Looks very cool, great to see the on going innovation. Thanks Brendon. 
> 
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> 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 
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> 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. 
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> 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. 
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> 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! 
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> 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: 
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsFSoabh-SE 
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> Brendan & Zombor 
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> www.x-reed.com <http://www.x-reed.com/> 
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