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My latest melodica is a Pianica P25F (4 or 5 months) and it does have what could be called some form of plasticky new shoe scent. It’s not strong and does not bother me. I’ve compared with my P37D and another melodica I bought over a year ago. They do have the same smell but less. It seems to come mainly from the keys or their mechanism. It does…Read more

Yeah they both retain some form of “new shoes/shoe store” scent, especially the internals of the melodica. Do Pianica’s metal parts have their own scent and I shouldn’t be worried..? Like how trumpets smell like brass and valve oil.

You are most welcome, Pal and others who may be interested. I must admit that I was very pleasantly surprised at how functional the “Jankolpitts” conversion is. And while not pertinent to this site, exactly, I might add that I have converted 3 small MIDI keyboards as well, and if you are interested in compact, quiet and versatile iPad or PC MIDI…Read more

David – Thank you very much for your detailed description of the process and your notes. This is highly valuable for those of us wanting to do the conversion – I appreciate it!

Thanks! The case alone still had some scent, and I put the instrument back in the case overnight and it smelled plasticy again. While I’m convinced the case is the real source of the scent now, I’m going to wrap my melodica overnight in a tight cloth or something, to see if it increases the plastic smell.

Do you have a favorite affordable…Read more