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Trochilus/Game Changer
Trochilus/Game Changer
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Gnarly
Alternatetuning
3232 posts
May 23, 2026
9:52 PM
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Pretty fun!
My brother in law traded me his, and I have worked on a few.
Anyone have one, and your opinion?
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florida-trader
1612 posts
May 27, 2026
6:21 AM
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Any time the harmonica crowd seems to get excited about something new, curiousity gets the best of me and I buy one. It would be inaccurate for me to say that I have one of everything, but I have a pretty fair sample, including a Trochilus. In short, I like it. It is a well built harp that plays good and sounds good out of the box. And of course, having all the extra notes via a second set of reed plate and a slide to access them is kinda cool. The non-valved construction facilitates the bends and even the overblows that we are accustomed to having with a traditonal 10-hole diatonic. So, what's not to like? Do I play it much? No. I am a creature of habit and learning how to be comfotable on alternate tunings and push button harps is something that I don't have time to master.
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Tom Halchak
Blue Moon Harmonicas
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Gnarly
Alternatetuning
3233 posts
May 27, 2026
12:40 PM
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I am knee deep in a retune of a low F—circular, all the blow notes are duplicated on the blow button notes, to enable big bends on the draw button notes.
It’s for a customer, based on a Brendan Power design.
Hope the customer likes it!
Last Edited by Gnarly on May 27, 2026 12:40 PM
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dougharps
2393 posts
May 30, 2026
9:24 AM
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I bought a C and an A. I was surpised at how well they play and overbend as separate harps via the button. I think it is a good concept and built well.
However, I have muscle memory well established for regular chromatics and diatonics. I can find my way in the middle octave using the button, but I don't think I want to spend the time extending that to the entire insrument. I fear that I would be confused by the new arrangement and interfere with the patterns I know well, especially in the upper octave. Still, I will keep exploring how to use them.
If you don't already play chromatic and play diatonic well or are really good with incorporating different tunings at the level of improvising, I think the Trochilus is worth learning.
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Doug S.
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