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 yet meets all traditional demands - 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 note layout to make the true bluesy and important notes much easier to obtain across the entire three-octave range.
-Upper octave easy to play (intuitive) because many familiar phrasings can be adopted from the lower octaves
-Easy to play in common positions: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th
If you are interested in playing in many different music styles on a diatonic, then 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 lets 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 shows its expressive potential throughout the range in PowerDraw tuning. Think of it as the Big Six Plus!
PowerDraw tuning is easy to learn because:
-Most 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, draw reed high in each hole) is maintained up to and including hole 10 on the PowerDraw. This immediately gives the upper octave a familiar feeling to anyone who tries it, as the techniques and riffs that work so well lower down also work above (click "Tone Table" above).
-Simplified technique: no blow bends and no overdraws are needed when adjusting PowerDraw. Two of the main 'blue' notes in the 2nd position (the flat third, which was overblow 6) and the flat fifth (overdraw 7) are now simple draw bends on hole 7 and 8.
-Every draw note bends from hole 6-10, soulful and easy! In a setup without a valve, every hole overblows, and overblowing the upper octave is much easier than the overdraws required when tuning Richter.
-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 section), Second Position Minor (no need to overblow to get the flat 3rd), Eleventh and Twelfth (great expression in the upper octave).
If you are already familiar with playing in holes 1-6 on Richter diatonic (or you play our BIG SIX model), then the PowerDraw is a good choice for you!
