Seydel 1847 Classic PowerBender/PowerDraw
1847 CLASSIC in PowerBender Tuning - a new 10-hole diatonic harmonica for traditional and modern music styles.
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The PowerBender, a harmonica that impresses with innovation while still meeting all traditional requirements – based on the popular 1847 line with an airtight design and SEYDEL's unique stainless steel reeds.
The PowerBender tuning builds on the best parts of the traditional Richter tuning, while changing the key layout to make true bluesy and important notes much easier to achieve across the entire three-octave range.
-Upper octave easy to play (intuitively) because many familiar phrasings can be carried over from the lower octaves
-Easy to play in the common positions: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th
If you're interested in playing a wide variety of musical styles on a diatonic, the PowerBender is a great choice for you!
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1847 CLASSIC in PowerDraw Tuning : Same as normal in holes 1-6, but it really makes you wail in the upper register!
The 1847 CLASSIC PowerDraw, a harmonica that combines tradition and innovation. With its airtight design and SEYDEL's unique stainless steel reeds, this harp truly reveals its expressive potential throughout its entire range in PowerDraw tuning. Think of it as the Big Six Plus!
PowerDraw tuning is easy to learn because:
-The majority of the harp (holes 1-6) remains exactly the same, so there is no need to relearn anything.
The breathing pattern of holes 1-6 (blow reed low, pull reed high into each hole) is maintained through hole 10 on the PowerDraw. This instantly makes the upper octave feel familiar to anyone who tries it, because the techniques and riffs that work so well lower down also work higher up (click on "Tone Table" above).
Simplified technique: No more blow bends or overdraws are required when adjusting PowerDraw. Two of the most important "blue" points in the second position (the flat third, which was an overdraw 6) and the flat fifth (an overdraw 7) are now simple draw bends on holes 7 and 8.
Every draw note bends from holes 6-10, soulfully and easily! In a valveless setup, every hole overblows, and overblowing the upper octave is much easier than the overdraws required with Richter tuning.
PowerDraw works well with the chord-octave approach of tongue blockers. The notes in the upper octave are similar to Richter, but the intervals are different.
-The PowerDraw also works great in other positions, especially Third (nice usable bends in the upper octave), Fifth (good expression in the upper range), Second Position Minor (no need to overblow to get the flat 3rd), Eleventh and Twelfth (great expression in the upper octave).
If you're already comfortable playing holes 1-6 on Richter diatonic (or you play our BIG SIX model), then the PowerDraw is a great choice for you!
