Seydel Brendan Power Power chromatic SAXONY
Seydel and Brendan Power teams together to offer the legendary Saxony model with Brendan Power bending capabilitiesKey of GThis model is made on demand only so expect 2-3 weeks before delivery!
The Power Chromatic 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 Power Chromatic 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.Also available in the Chromatic De Luxe Steel version here