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From: Greg Dyer
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:41:35 +1200
Subject: RE: FW: What is a CX 12 good for?

Hi Siegfried,
Wow. Yeah - well if the man can tell us himself - so much the better.

Someone else asked me about the Documentary - and unfortunately my memory
fails me. Thinking about it a bit harder, the documentary was last year -
and I think - but I'm not sure - may have been "Tuesday Documentary", a NZ
documentary program. Its all so vague - and now its been brought into
question, I find my self stammering.

But you could check this out with Brendan himself.

And for all I know it was only a 12 hole / 3 octave harmonica, my mistake.
I haven't seen a CB 16 or a CX12 before.

What I do remember is they showed us his chromonica. It looked very black.
He took it apart in about 2 seconds flat. He explained it was very easy

Then the narrator went on to say something to the effect that he'd developed
a certain Harmonica type that he was going on to sell.

Okay I don't know how credible that statement is. But if he has, I'm very
interested in what they are.
If he hasn't, well tar & feather me any way you please.

However one thing I can say with certainty, is I like the way Brendan plays.
I have bought one of his CDs which I have found very motivating.

Cheers

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Snaru~ol.com [SMTP:Snaru~ol.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 1999 10:23 PM
> To: Greg.Dy~oc.govt.nz
> Cc: harp~arply.com
> Subject: Re: FW: What is a CX 12 good for?
>
> Hi Greg,
>
> in commenting my subject you wrote:
>
> >I saw a documentary about Brendan Powers (a New Zealand
> >Chromonica player), it was mainly about his part in the River Dance
> >show in England. The documentary mentioned that he has patented
> >a 4 octave chromonica design, which can be taken apart in a few
> >seconds - and was demonstrated on the documentary. He designed
> >it for his own use in professional shows. Has anyone heard about
> >these, used one (comments) - or know how to get one ?<
>
> Well, I spent a whole afternoon with Brendan (during his River Dance
> show in Germany) talking mostly about the CX 12, but sorry, I can't
> remember that he mentioned this 4-octave chrom. Nevertheless,
> errare human est.
>
> AFAIK, my CB 16, a 4-octave chrom in the shape of the CX 12, however,
> with a brass cover, is the only 64 that can be taken apart in seconds.
> Logically, because it's constructed the same way as the CX 12.
>
> If my friend Brendan has really designed (and patented???) a 16-holer
> which can be taken apart in this record time (my CBs need 2 seconds
> only), he must have taken the CX 12 as a base. There's no other
> chromatic which can compete, at least in this point.
>
> I would appreciate further details of that documentary (pictures??),
> unless, Brendan reads this and confirmes what I just have doubted.
>
> Siegfried
>
>
> PS. I'm almost frustrated that I constantly mix millimeters with
> centimeters. Of course, the "smallest chrom" measures 3 cm
> (centimeter), but I doubt that the "dinosaur's" inch system would
> be the better alternative instead of. Have mercy. Millinchfried.