FW: [Harp-L] The TWIN-HARMONICA SYSTEM is Announced

["Brendan Power" <bren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Slim,

I understand on the tunings issue, and I must say you always make a great
defence for Solo! It is a wonderful tuning. I think my innovations will
actually boost its hegemony in the chromatic world, as they overcome some of
its limitations that previously could only be tackled by alt
tunings/half-valving etc. But leaving that aside, to answer your queries...

" As it stands, is it possible to independently exercise both slides at the
same time, perhaps using 2 fingers? It's not clear that you can use it that
way from the video, and that would explain the need for the locking slider"

It definitely is. You just hold the two combined secondary sliders in with
one finger whilst playing the master slider with a different finger. That's
fine for normal playing, but for fast wholetone trills (eg. on a C# note to
D#) it's not practical, for me anyway. Perhaps the high independent finger
speed for trills would come with practice, I don't know! 

The latching blade makes it easy to operate the master slider quickly
without hindrance. The blade can be applied/removed very quickly, but it
does momentarily interrupt the flow if you're in the middle of a fast
passage. I have looked at ways of holding the secondary sliders in with your
other hand via levers/cables etc, which could be possible. Will keep trying
on that!

You can get an idea of how fast you can move fingers independently by
placing your second finger on a table and drumming your first finger up and
down. Fine for most playing, and I imagine the speed could be improved once
your fingers were used to it. Look at what table players can do!

Cheers,

Brendan Power
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-----Original Message-----
From: Slim Heilpern [mailto:slim@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 01 December 2014 04:19
To: Brendan Power
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] The TWIN-HARMONICA SYSTEM is Announced

Hi Brendan -

I hope you realize that I am a huge fan of what you do both to and with
harmonicas ;-).

I'm just not very good at jumping from one tuning to another, and I happen
to prefer valved bends (I have no idea why). So many of your innovations
aren't a particularly good fit for my limited skills and odd preferences.
But this doesn't limit my appreciation for what you've done even a little
bit.

I do have a question for you regarding the THS: 

As it stands, is it possible to independently exercise both slides at the
same time, perhaps using 2 fingers? It's not clear that you can use it that
way from the video, and that would explain the need for the locking slider.

For instance, you talk about whole tone trills. Let's say I'm playing a C
Tenor / D DoubleChrom. The master slider will give me the C to D or D to E
trill, but it seems like the C# to D# trill would not be easy, or do I have
that wrong? 

I'm sure it's not an easy thing to design, but if there were a way to do
this, so that you could keep one finger on each button, it seems like even
more possibilities would open up in terms of alternate fingerings as well as
trills. I would find that kind of flexibility very exciting (and perhaps
overwhelming, but I would give it a shot). 

Bravo in any case... and wishing you great success with this endeavor!

- Slim.

On Nov 30, 2014, at 9:50 AM, Brendan Power wrote:

> Thanks Slim! I think there is some intersection between our sometimes 
> differing perceptions in this case :-)
> 
> Brendan Power
> WEBSITES: www.brendan-power.com ● www.x-reed.com
> FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/BrendanPowerMusic
> YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/BrendanPowerMusic
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Slim Heilpern [mailto:slim@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 30 November 2014 14:40
> To: Brendan Power
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] The TWIN-HARMONICA SYSTEM is Announced
> 
> Congratulations Brendan on a spectacular invention, very exciting stuff!
> 
> - Slim.
> 
> On Nov 30, 2014, at 5:53 AM, Brendan Power wrote:
> 
>> ...
>> http://www.brendan-power.com/harmonicas-twin.php
>> ...
> 
> 
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