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Thanks! The late Chris Michalek was a genius ❤

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Thanks! I guess it's a matter of personal preferences, but of the Powerbender, Powerdraw, Wilde Rock and Wilde Minor, I find the Powerbender the most intuitive overall. At least when it comes to playing major pentatonic phrases in 2. position (and minor in 5. position). The Wild Minor is great for, eh, minor playing in 2 position, but works best for the low tunings (from A and downwards).

Thanx 🙏 It's a Seydel Session Steel in Powerbender tuning. No tweaking 😉

@@RichardGjems awesome thanks. I saw one guy said his powerbender session steel had issues so I wanted to check with someone who obviously can play the tuning. Thanks for your reply

@@RichardGjemsI ended up getting the 1847. All bends work great except 9&10 but that may be me. I have to get used to bending the high notes probably. Love the tuning

@@cincinnatipedalsteel4347 Great! 9 &10 might be tricky to hit with good intonation, especially with higher pitched harps

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Much appreciated 🙏 Will make a new one soon

Much appriciated 🙏 Heavily inspired by the great Richard Hunter 🎶🎶

Only if it's in solo tuning ;-)

Thanx! It's no microphone, but a handheld reverb device (spring based) called The Wee Verb Wah

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Thanks! It's a Seydel Fanfare tremolo harmonica i D. I play in the key of E in 3. position in this video.

@@RichardGjems thanx a lot richard…..

Hello richard…. Sry to disturb you…..the seydel fanfare are not available at my region…..can you please suggest me some of the best sounding tremolo harmonica …..i really want the best and top notch quality tremolo harmonica……i hooe you can suggest me…….

Besides Seydel, the Suzuki and Tombo tremolos are excellent. For blues, the Tombos in natural minor might be well suited.

@@RichardGjems thanx a lot richard I’ve bought both suzuki humming high class in c and tombo band 21 deluxe in cm

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Much appreciated 👍 Your musicianship has been a HUGE inspiration for me the last ten years. Please make a new record 🙏🙏 Best regards from Norway PS: Which harnonica players have been your main inspiration? You have such an unique expression 🎶🎶

@@RichardGjems Hi Richard. Thank you so much. I am working on another record. An actual album, but I hope to release a few singles by summers end and then a fuller release by 2025....In the meantime I will be posting regularly on youtube ..I hope. I love how you shifted the rhythms of your piece...inspired by Back the Same Day, but completely your own!! I grew up with Sonny Terry, And both Sonny Boy Williamson's. They made me pick up the harmonica. After that it was mostly singers (Vera Hall), pianists, horns, and composers. How about you? Who were your influences?

Thanks! Glad you noticed that. Looking forward to your new stuff 👍🎶 I have listened to all kinds of harmonica players, but I always come back to the classic blues players for the way they use all those small nuances for maximum expression; Sonny Boy, Sonny Terry, early Little Walter, Noah Lewis etc. These days I listen a lot to pedal steel players like Luke Schneider. And always Bessie Smith!

Check out my latest record: open.spotify.com/album/3njEMWBlprQan8idorE1I6?si=RB6c1SQVSZmCEp2x3-WtPg

The solo tuning is similar to a regular chromatic. Just use phrasings as on a regular one 😉🎶🎶

@@RichardGjems Ah, I wonder how it sounds with hand vibrato and wah and stuff like that. Since I use my hand

​@@Tyranitar66501Given the size (like a regular 12 hole chromatic) it does not work to well with hand effects, except in the lower register

@@RichardGjems I tried hands free. It didn't work well. I can only get a tight seal using my hand.

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Dziękuję bardzo! Model jest super fajny do zabawy

Thanks! I think the powerdraw tuning is kind of underrated/underused. Since the upper octave blow and draw tongue splits are both 5 holes, I think it might be easier to play steady rhythmical patterns also in the upper octave (switching between inhaling and exhaling). Personally I mostly enjoy the possibility of bending the octaves when playing in the upper register using the Powerdraw tuning.

@@RichardGjems Thanks for the insight into that 👍

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Thanx! I'm using a spring reverb device called the Wee Verb Wah 👍🎶🎶

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Too lazy/busy for tabs 😂

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Think the Hohner Penta Harp was in A. And thanks!

Thanx 🙏 It's all diaphragmatic breathing as far as I know 😅

@@RichardGjems valves?

​@@norfolknwhey4787No, no valves

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Much appriciated 🙏🙏 Yes, it's minor open A tuning (second string dropped a half step)

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Thanx! Yes, I mainly use the 1847 Classic and the Lightnin' version 👍🎶🎶

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Listening to records and transposing ideas and patterns from regular diatonic harmonicas. The note layout is quite similar 🙂