Hello everybody.

You know the method of scratching a reed at the tip/at the base if you wish to tune it higher or flatter, which would technically prevent you from recovering your previous tuning. So I've cogitated and figured out what would appear as a possible way to "tune it back as it was" without the need to change the modified reeds.

What if you melt wax, coat with a slim layer on the reed with a little brush (at the base/at the tip), try then add or remove the excess according how you want it to sound ?

To be clear: you would put back a light enough and removable substitutive matter to replace the one you've scraped in order to make the original tuning back.

Any thought about if it could work ?

Hello. I've had a Hohner Melodica for many years, and I've never played it much because the force required to make a note is significant. I see others play it and they don't seem to be working that hard. Is my issue common? And is there anything I can do to make this thing easier to play? I used to play the harmonica and I would bend the reeds inward in order to make it easier to play. Should I be taking a similar approach here?

So I bought my first melodica, a cheap one of 15€. So after playing for it for a couple of days I noticed several things:

- Bass keys need more air than treble ones which seem obvious since I guess the treble ones have a bigger gap to sound.

- When I play a bass key AND a treble key at the same time, if I don't put in a lot of air, the treble one won't be almost heard.

- Due to the same effect, if I want to play something that involves playing treble key and bass key at the same time, if I put the same amount of air per time, the treble key will sound at higher volume when it's alone than when it's pressed with the bass key.

Basically what I'm trying to learn is the "chanson" example of this melodica. https://www.thomann.de/es/hohner_superforce_37_melodica_black.htm

I wanted to know if what I'm feeling is normal and if maybe the latest issue I posted might be mitigated with a better melodica. I'm thinking on spending a bit more on a good one since I'm loving it a lot!

Being somewhat tall, I find the 'standard' 55cm-ish tube a bit too short to play with without stooping over. Any ideas where I can buy a longer one? Standard online shops only seem to stock the usual length.

Thank you

As the title says, currently weighing the cons and pros of each model. With some added information.

The M37C Plus is cheaper by 20$ in my country compared to the regular M37C probably due to the surplus off supply of that specific model.

As for my personal taste, I personally prefer the design of the M37C over the Plus model, but it's not a big deal for me.

For me the main question is purely performance and the temperature of the sound.

I have a melodica and I made a workaround to transform its analog sound into MIDI and accept it into one of those learning programs. However, I've never done much with MIDI files and all the ones I find are specific to the piano, and in the lists of instruments that some sites have, they don't include the melodica. I would like to know if there is any specification that I should follow to find the type of file I am looking for. My melodica has 37 keys.

I played piano for 20+ years, want to learn more techniques to utilize melodica. Since there are not much books to learn from, or most books just introduce how to play melodica only.

Are there more advance sources to learn melodica?

Having trouble finding the info on this anywhere online for some aggravating reason. It should be a simple question, right?

What ranges do melodicas span? We know they're usually 2 to 3 octaves wide but which ones?

We managed to find thay there are altos and sopranos and all, but what's the starting note? (F3, F4..?) And does an extra octave mean an extra up the scale, or down?

I am 30 years old and I am looking for an instrument to learn. Does not have much experience with piano 🎹. Is melodica the best choice for a beginner? Also, what kind of music/songs can be played on melodicas?

I’m new to Melodica’s and thought it would be neat to have a discord server for it, for real time chat support and tips, to talk about melodica related things and share stuffs. In realtime chat.

Welcome to Melodica Hangout.

A discord server for all melodicas, such as Melodion (Suzuki), Triola (Seydel), Melodika (Apollo), Melodia (Diana), Pianica (Yamaha), Melodihorn (Samick), Melodyhorn (Angel), Diamonica (Bontempi), Pianetta (Guerrini), face piano, and Clavietta (Borel/Beuscher) and more.

https://discord.gg/GyWap8VejP

I bought a Yamaha P37d about six months ago and I’ve played with it a little (I can read sheet music and have experience playing keyboard instruments and flute) but I feel kinda bored and guilty using it more as a toy to mess around with than actually play it, considering it’s a beautiful instrument and I paid premium for a good one. Plus I want to properly learn it anyway, but I can’t figure out how I’m supposed to learn it? I watched the melodica world tutorials and he just kinda goes over the basics of sheet music and hand technique but that’s it. Does anyone have recommendations to the Marty Swartz of the melodica world?

Hi! i have a Cahaya brand melodica (the pink one specifically) and was wondering how to clean the case thoroughly? This is as my cat, as much as I adore her, decided to pee on it so it defo needs a proper wash but I want to do it correctly. (the melodica is fine, only needed a quick wipe down) Ive tried searching on Google but couldn't find anything. Thanks!

EDIT: i have used a sponge and some disinfectant spray to go over it just to make sure the scent doesn't stick but if there's anything else I could do it'd be greatly appreciated.

I’ve wanted to get a melodica for the first time and I’m not sure what one to get. I am a complete beginner. If there isn’t a clear difference I’ll just get the cahyaya one as it is cheaper

I'm in love with the sound of this instrument.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js6HCpgGKfM

But can't seem to find it anywhere! I was hoping I'd be able to find it in New York but am at a lost.

I have a Hohner airboard and one of the reeds snapped off while tuning. Should I just buy 1 reed plate or replace all of them? Where should these be bought as well?

I recently started bringing my melodica (a Hohner Performer 37) for my band's acoustic shows, and often play acoustic guitar and melodica at different points in the same songs. Does anyone have a recommendation for a mic stand clip or something to easily hang and retrieve my melodica during shows? Our singer has a clip on his stand that holds his iPad mini for lyrics, and I was thinking maybe something spring-loaded like that, but haven't found anything promising yet.

Hello I'm a beginner melotica player and I need to decide between Suzuki 37key, Yamaha 37key, hohner 32kay.

And we are going to say that prise is no virtue. Thank you!

P. S I only have an hour to decide it's one of them goes off sale in an hour so please please please please please comment

Hello,

I was wondering how some of people here have managed or would remedy to stop air leaks coming from a factory gasket defectuosity if ever confronted to it?

Apart the often common solution of replacing with rubber/neoprene gasket strip, would sealing paste work well too in your opinion?

The pros of sealing paste:

-it can be applied on metallic and plastic parts

-it doesn't harden, so you can disassembly your melodica later

-it lasts long (5 to 10 years) so if you have several melodica, you'll pay for itself

-it's easy to clean with adaptated solvent not altering plastics

Hello, I wish to play melodica but don't know which one to get there are about 50,000 on Amazon they all look exactly the same. I tried some other places on the internet but couldn't find anything really. So so melodica people HELP ME!

I’m a Novice keyboard/piano player who bought a melodica and was looking for suggestions on fun songs to learn to entertain friends and family. Willing to learn anything but specifically interested in

• Fun crowd pleasers/ popular riffs
• Songs From Movies
• Arabian/ Indian snake charmer music
• Irish music
• Mariachi/ Rancheras music

Any resource recommendations such as links or books would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Hey everyone! I just started out with the melodica, because i fell in love with it in music therapy.

Since i am an absolute beginner in everything music, i bought a pretty cheap beginner melodica, which does its job. However, one of the keys randomly stopped working, all you can hear playing it is the airflow

Is there any way to fix it? Thank you lots

Hi,

My girl recieved as a gift a triola.

Is there an app or online video cours with colored notes, to teach her a few songs.

Regards