PowerChromatic SAXONY

52480PCG
PowerChrom
G

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$479.95
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PowerChromatic SAXONY tuning - very versatile special tuning for playing any musical style. Please note the prolongued delivery time.

 

The PowerChromatic variant is produced on demand! Therefore delivery might take 2-3 weeks.

The PowerChromatic is a half-valved chromatic harmonica with 12 holes, 48 traditional stainless steel reeds - model SAXONY with aluminium comb and trapezoidal-shaped mouthpiece.

 

Brendan invented the half-valved PowerChromatic tuning in the early 1980s and has recorded extensively with it ever since then.

Here’s why it sounds so good:

  • Every draw reed bends a semitone. This gives you lots of soulful expression, just like on a 10 hole diatonic harp.
  • The draw bends give many of what Brendan calls “Bend Enharmonics”. That means you can get half the existing notes on the harmonica also as soulful draw bends!
  • Blow Slide-In is the same as Draw-Bend Slide-Out, and Draw Slide-Out is the same as Draw-Bend Slide-In. This gives many more options for easier phrasing and a more flowing sound.
  • Fully chromatic in 3 octaves with slider button, just like a solo-tuned chromatic harmonica.
  • Every octave has the same breathing pattern, and the blow reed is always lower than the draw.
  • You can play lots of chromatic phrases with draw-bending instead of using slider button.
  • Easy to play in many different keys, as the draw-bending options mean you don’t have to use the slider button so much.

 


Tone table - PowerChromatic in G - all bendable notes included (underlined notes have valves)

blow-bends
G#3
B4
Eb4
F#4
G#4
B5
Eb5
F#5
G#5
B6
Eb6
F#6
blow——|
A3
C4
E4
G4
A4
C5
E5
G5
A5
C6
E6
G6
draw——|
B3
D4
F#4
A4
B4
D5
F#5
A5
B5
D6
F#6
A6
draw-bends
Bb3
C#4
F4
G#4
Bb4
C#5
F5
G#5
Bb5
C#6
F6
G#6
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
blow-bends
A3
C3
E4
G4
A4
C5
E5
G5
A5
C6
E6
G6
blow—|
A#3
C#4
F4
G#4
A#4
C#5
F5
G#5
A#5
C#6
F6
G#6
draw—|
C4
D#4
G4
A#4
C5
D#5
G5
A#5
C6
D#6
G6
A#6
draw-bends
B4
D4
F#4
A4
B5
D5
F#5
A5
B6
D6
F#6
A6

 

You will be amazed at how soulful a chromatic harmonica can sound when you play the half-valved PowerChromatic.

Other keys can be ordered in the >SEYDEL harmonica configurator!

 

 

 

The PowerChromatic variant is produced on demand! Therefore delivery might take 2-3 weeks.

The PowerChromatic is a half-valved chromatic harmonica with 12 holes, 48 traditional stainless steel reeds - model SAXONY with aluminium comb and trapezoidal-shaped mouthpiece.

 

Brendan invented the half-valved PowerChromatic tuning in the early 1980s and has recorded extensively with it ever since then.

Here’s why it sounds so good:

  • Every draw reed bends a semitone. This gives you lots of soulful expression, just like on a 10 hole diatonic harp.
  • The draw bends give many of what Brendan calls “Bend Enharmonics”. That means you can get half the existing notes on the harmonica also as soulful draw bends!
  • Blow Slide-In is the same as Draw-Bend Slide-Out, and Draw Slide-Out is the same as Draw-Bend Slide-In. This gives many more options for easier phrasing and a more flowing sound.
  • Fully chromatic in 3 octaves with slider button, just like a solo-tuned chromatic harmonica.
  • Every octave has the same breathing pattern, and the blow reed is always lower than the draw.
  • You can play lots of chromatic phrases with draw-bending instead of using slider button.
  • Easy to play in many different keys, as the draw-bending options mean you don’t have to use the slider button so much.

 


Tone table - PowerChromatic in G - all bendable notes included (underlined notes have valves)

blow-bends
G#3
B4
Eb4
F#4
G#4
B5
Eb5
F#5
G#5
B6
Eb6
F#6
blow——|
A3
C4
E4
G4
A4
C5
E5
G5
A5
C6
E6
G6
draw——|
B3
D4
F#4
A4
B4
D5
F#5
A5
B5
D6
F#6
A6
draw-bends
Bb3
C#4
F4
G#4
Bb4
C#5
F5
G#5
Bb5
C#6
F6
G#6
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
blow-bends
A3
C3
E4
G4
A4
C5
E5
G5
A5
C6
E6
G6
blow—|
A#3
C#4
F4
G#4
A#4
C#5
F5
G#5
A#5
C#6
F6
G#6
draw—|
C4
D#4
G4
A#4
C5
D#5
G5
A#5
C6
D#6
G6
A#6
draw-bends
B4
D4
F#4
A4
B5
D5
F#5
A5
B6
D6
F#6
A6

 

You will be amazed at how soulful a chromatic harmonica can sound when you play the half-valved PowerChromatic.

Other keys can be ordered in the >SEYDEL harmonica configurator!

 

 

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