Jonah, keep playing this and pushing the idea-I think the result will be a whole lot of players that might be basic theory resistant to start to understand better how to make music on the harmonica. -thank you
Jonah, impressed with the work you put into this review of a new product. Wish more reviews did their homework like you did so we actually have an idea what can be done with a new product! And you gave us a little worksheet to try it all out, I bought one just to try this stuff out.
I hope you will do some videos on how to use it. I got one and am still getting my head around the button notes. Really nice playing. You show the advantages very well. I also appreciate your style of teaching - you listen to the student.
Thank you for this review. I bougt all six keys. They are amazing. The quality is very good. Super responsive reeds. Fine sound. Supersmooth mouthpiece with rounded edges in the holes, very nice for tongue-blocking. You can play other styles than blues. Many thanks to JDR for making this perfect instrument and i hope JDR will make them in LC,LD,LEb and E in the future.
Great video, thanks! I just ordered one in A from Amazon in Europe, a ‘black Friday’ bargain :) I think Bushman are now selling these in the US with the name Gamechanger. By the way, Trochilus might be taken from the name of a humming bird, native to Jamaica. Cheers.
Hi Jonah I new you was going to love this harp you can do like a trill sound with it too. the only thing is the slide will stick when it's dry but wet it up and it fine. the bends are easy I do want a full set myself Winslow put up a review on it and WOW I cant put it down so much fun playing it the tone is more like a chromatic harmonica but still sounds good, like you I can see me using these a lot on gigs.great demo of what this harp can do. Definitely the harp for the player who wants to play more than old school blues.
I just had to Google trochilus to find out what it means and it turns out it has several meanings. It can refer to a bird from around 440 BC that supposedly had a symbiotic relationship with the Nile crocodile. But apparently it can also refer to a hummingbird or any of several old world warblers. Maybe the warbler is what they had in mind when they named this harmonica.
For chromatic players, the solo tuned version is probably the most air tight chromatic on the market. The hole spacing is closer to a diatonic though. The bad part is that if you use the slide regularly is that it will pull facial hair
GREAT Demo Jonah - Fantastic playing, excellent explanations. (A little distracting to hear you repeatedly pronounce "button" as "buh-en", not sure what that's about). Do you know yet if there'll be replacement reed plates available? Thanks!
Interesting .. I have actually acquired two of these through Bushman, C & Bb. I was more curious than anything. They do play and feel very good as a standard harp, but what to do with that button. Was hoping someone would post a "how to" video. I'm still hoping, but at lease you have touched on the topic,
Check out Brendan Power, he experimented with chromatic and diatonic hybrids over ten years ago and I have the ChromaBender which is great. It’s discontinued now but Brendan has his X-reed series amongst other inventions. He’s done more than anyone to evolve the harmonica and increase its range.
Nice review. They are similar to the old Koch but better. A buddy of mine Pete hogie wrote an entire book about the game changer. He did a presentation at spah this year about it.
Mr Jonah, I finally got me some bends !!! 4 draw and 2 draw. It HONESTLY took going from a Fender Blues Deluxe to a Marine band blues MS. So I can get those bends on both instruments now- but I really caught it on the wooden Marine band MS. I love feeling the vibration of the bends swirling around my front teeth. So cool 😎 I’m getting them completely differently than you teach though
@@compartmentofdirections Nice! And that’s fine if you’re not doing it my way, I just want to explain that after working with lots of students through this problem, I find that most players who bend with their throat or with their jaw end up being held back because their bends are slow to initiate. Many students who learn how to bend that way end up improving their bends by switching to bending with their tongue. Something to consider going forward
Thanks Jonah! I wonder if you or anyone know of or has experience with a comparison from a players perspective between : 1... the JDR TROCHILUS And 2... the POWER series of harmonicas invented by Brendon Power, like the POWER DRAW, POWER BENDER, and the POWER CHROMATIC, and specially his Lucky13 versions which bring an additional low octive Thanks very much for your feedback Joris
Hello Jonah, just got one. What is the tiny spring they put in the box wrapped in plastic? Is it a spare part of some sort? In case the button stops working after long usage??
Is this essentially a 10 hole chromatic? How does it differ from an Eastop 10 hole chromatic for $39 ( quality/price of coarse but...) Is it tuned the same? Does it have the same tones available? Thnx Jonah. Love ur site..Great info!!
@@daveloeffler6470 completely different instrument types. That’s a chromatic, which means solo tuning and no bends. This has Richter tuning like a standard diatonic, it bends, and you could also raise the pitch with the slide.
Hey, Jonah! I am back from dealing with my brother's estate and the beginnings of our massive home renovation. In fact, I just picked up a harmonica last night (for the first time in months) and started playing again. This new JDR Trochilus sounds fascinating and I will, no doubt, get one in the future, but right now I am going back to basics and starting your course all over from scratch. This video is perfect timing in motivating me to get back to my love of playing. Thanks for posting this, and kudos to Chris for being part of your video and giving some honest feedback. Have a great Friday! Cheers.
Now you can get sharp 5, major 7 and minor 3 on holes 4, 5 and 6. Answer yo all my dreams playing jazz. Wow. And wail on those notes because they are draws. I have to get one!
It’s not new! 😊 my first harp was a hohner Koch harmonica in g richter. It has the same tuning, size and when I press the slide it is in f#. Problem is it’s very leaky. It was manufactured in 1925 of if I remember.
@@keyjam9 i’m aware, I would personally like having access to the half step keys so you don’t have to learn to play in two separate ways and also ergonomically, pushing the button the whole time doesn’t feel great for me personally.
Jonah, keep playing this and pushing the idea-I think the result will be a whole lot of players that might be basic theory resistant to start to understand better how to make music on the harmonica. -thank you
Jonah, impressed with the work you put into this review of a new product. Wish more reviews did their homework like you did so we actually have an idea what can be done with a new product! And you gave us a little worksheet to try it all out, I bought one just to try this stuff out.
I hope you will do some videos on how to use it. I got one and am still getting my head around the button notes. Really nice playing. You show the advantages very well. I also appreciate your style of teaching - you listen to the student.
It's basically the son of a diatonic and a cromatic harp, i love it
Thank you for this review. I bougt all six keys. They are amazing. The quality is very good. Super responsive reeds. Fine sound. Supersmooth mouthpiece with rounded edges in the holes, very nice for tongue-blocking. You can play other styles than blues. Many thanks to JDR for making this perfect instrument and i hope JDR will make them in LC,LD,LEb and E in the future.
Great video, thanks! I just ordered one in A from Amazon in Europe, a ‘black Friday’ bargain :)
I think Bushman are now selling these in the US with the name Gamechanger.
By the way, Trochilus might be taken from the name of a humming bird, native to Jamaica.
Cheers.
Hi Jonah I new you was going to love this harp you can do like a trill sound with it too. the only thing is the slide will stick when it's dry but wet it up and it fine. the bends are easy I do want a full set myself Winslow put up a review on it and WOW I cant put it down so much fun playing it the tone is more like a chromatic harmonica but still sounds good, like you I can see me using these a lot on gigs.great demo of what this harp can do. Definitely the harp for the player who wants to play more than old school blues.
I just had to Google trochilus to find out what it means and it turns out it has several meanings. It can refer to a bird from around 440 BC that supposedly had a symbiotic relationship with the Nile crocodile.
But apparently it can also refer to a hummingbird or any of several old world warblers. Maybe the warbler is what they had in mind when they named this harmonica.
For chromatic players, the solo tuned version is probably the most air tight chromatic on the market. The hole spacing is closer to a diatonic though.
The bad part is that if you use the slide regularly is that it will pull facial hair
Ordered one just the other day, the pop/paddy-tuned in C.
GREAT Demo Jonah - Fantastic playing, excellent explanations.
(A little distracting to hear you repeatedly pronounce "button" as "buh-en", not sure what that's about).
Do you know yet if there'll be replacement reed plates available?
Thanks!
That's funny about the pronunciation. Who knows, I may just say that word a little weird. Nobody's ever pointed it out before lol
Interesting .. I have actually acquired two of these through Bushman, C & Bb.
I was more curious than anything. They do play and feel very good as a standard harp, but what to do with that button.
Was hoping someone would post a "how to" video. I'm still hoping, but at lease you have touched on the topic,
Thanks for a nice review, ordered one in A, let's check :) Be carefull with the button though, it causes a lot "out of tune" if used exessively :)
Check out Brendan Power, he experimented with chromatic and diatonic hybrids over ten years ago and I have the ChromaBender which is great. It’s discontinued now but Brendan has his X-reed series amongst other inventions. He’s done more than anyone to evolve the harmonica and increase its range.
Nice review. They are similar to the old Koch but better. A buddy of mine Pete hogie wrote an entire book about the game changer. He did a presentation at spah this year about it.
Great video! The colors are for the different tunings, have you tried the other ones?
I haven’t tried the other ones, I’m not sure that I will, though I wish I could get some of those different color options for the Richter tuning.
Mr Jonah, I finally got me some bends !!! 4 draw and 2 draw.
It HONESTLY took going from a Fender Blues Deluxe to a Marine band blues MS.
So I can get those bends on both instruments now- but I really caught it on the wooden Marine band MS.
I love feeling the vibration of the bends swirling around my front teeth. So cool 😎
I’m getting them completely differently than you teach though
@@compartmentofdirections Nice! And that’s fine if you’re not doing it my way, I just want to explain that after working with lots of students through this problem, I find that most players who bend with their throat or with their jaw end up being held back because their bends are slow to initiate. Many students who learn how to bend that way end up improving their bends by switching to bending with their tongue. Something to consider going forward
this is an evolution of koch and hohner slide harp
This looks very interesting.
at 1:55, Get down with it, Jonah, that was a real funky lick!
Thanks Jonah!
I wonder if you or anyone know of or has experience with a comparison from a players perspective between :
1... the JDR TROCHILUS
And
2... the POWER series of harmonicas invented by Brendon Power, like the POWER DRAW, POWER BENDER, and the POWER CHROMATIC, and specially his Lucky13 versions which bring an additional low octive
Thanks very much for your feedback
Joris
Hello Jonah,
just got one. What is the tiny spring they put in the box wrapped in plastic? Is it a spare part of some sort?
In case the button stops working after long usage??
Yeah, I think that's what that's for.
Wow 😳 over blows now available..yes yes yes
Is this essentially a 10 hole chromatic? How does it differ from an Eastop 10 hole chromatic for $39 ( quality/price of coarse but...)
Is it tuned the same? Does it have the same tones available?
Thnx Jonah. Love ur site..Great info!!
@@daveloeffler6470 completely different instrument types. That’s a chromatic, which means solo tuning and no bends. This has Richter tuning like a standard diatonic, it bends, and you could also raise the pitch with the slide.
can we get the notes for 6:40 jam song? or was that improv?
@@Nazareth434 improv, I don’t plan on tabbing it out, sorry
@@HarmonicaRevolution k thanks- cool tune though- well done
By 1/2 steps do you mean Bflat, Aflat, Eflat, etc.?
Notice you played the JDR with your right hand on the slide at start of the video then switch to a left hand slide. Can you explain.
video is probably mirrored in the videocall
@@tibovandriessche7027 This 👆
Hey, Jonah! I am back from dealing with my brother's estate and the beginnings of our massive home renovation. In fact, I just picked up a harmonica last night (for the first time in months) and started playing again. This new JDR Trochilus sounds fascinating and I will, no doubt, get one in the future, but right now I am going back to basics and starting your course all over from scratch. This video is perfect timing in motivating me to get back to my love of playing. Thanks for posting this, and kudos to Chris for being part of your video and giving some honest feedback. Have a great Friday! Cheers.
Glad your getting back into it 👍
Now you can get sharp 5, major 7 and minor 3 on holes 4, 5 and 6. Answer yo all my dreams playing jazz. Wow. And wail on those notes because they are draws. I have to get one!
It’s not new! 😊 my first harp was a hohner Koch harmonica in g richter. It has the same tuning, size and when I press the slide it is in f#. Problem is it’s very leaky. It was manufactured in 1925 of if I remember.
Sounds like it is a real option
Sounds good
How's the airtightness?
Very good
19929 Willie Glens
Its Trochillu then a butterfly latin name Trochilli
dream harp that is
I notice your moustache is missing.... thanks for the vid !
5:02 ... get a foot pedal for volume control.
I have a moustache. No problem whatsoever with these harmonicas.
Its not Trochilus but Trochulu them a bird with that latin name
You get the half step harmonica key by pushing the button. Whole harp goes up a half step.
@@keyjam9 i’m aware, I would personally like having access to the half step keys so you don’t have to learn to play in two separate ways and also ergonomically, pushing the button the whole time doesn’t feel great for me personally.