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Karen Kerr started the topic CLEANING HOHNER MELODICA SOPRANO VINTAGE FLUTE (900) in the forum Melodica construction, repair and maintenance 1 day, 23 hours ago
Hi All,
I know this has been covered in previous posts, but I haven’t seen a definitive answer on whether giving this kind of melodica with metal reeds “a bath” has been successful. As many others, I have purchased this on eBay and it does indeed have a old pipe/cigar sweet smell and a bit of a taste that I want to get rid of. Again, as many…[Read more]
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Michael replied to the topic Clavietta with built in pickup 1966 in the forum Vintage Melodicas 1 week ago
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Michael replied to the topic Clavietta with built in pickup 1966 in the forum Vintage Melodicas 1 week ago
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Michael replied to the topic Clavietta with built in pickup 1966 in the forum Vintage Melodicas 1 week ago
tryed several times now to post a picture in this thread, but none of the posts were saved.
wanted to say that that my pickup is working great with our tascam 8-track recorder.
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Michael replied to the topic Clavietta in the forum Vintage Melodicas 1 week, 5 days ago
another post is lost. a problem with inserting links?
next try with just one link:
pictures of my clavietta and optimizing -
Michael replied to the topic Clavietta in the forum Vintage Melodicas 1 week, 5 days ago
so i would like to show what i posted and what dissapeared:
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Michael replied to the topic Clavietta in the forum Vintage Melodicas
21 hours, 48 minutes agoWithout pressing any key my clavietta now holds the air very good. No leaks anymore.
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Michael replied to the topic Clavietta in the forum Vintage Melodicas 1 week, 6 days ago
Test
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Daren Banarsë replied to the topic Rachmaninov Transcription in the forum General melodica discussion 1 week, 6 days ago
Vocalise is one of my favourite compositions. I’ve never played a bass melodica, so not sure I can hep you here!
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Michael replied to the topic Clavietta in the forum Vintage Melodicas 1 week, 6 days ago
Without pressing any key my clavietta now holds the air very good. No leaks anymore.
Cutted siliconwashers by my self and spend some time by adjusting; renewed the gasket wir armaflex 3mm (yes, ist a little too thick, but working).
My last post hereIt was hard to find the leaks, because of bad sealing on the other side of the valves.
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Michael, there will always be a little leakage in the Clavietta as the air escapes form the post on the key it’s self. if your keys are clanking a little, the grey felts under the key should be replaced. The felts are also another source to seal the air leaking from the post. when replacing do not cut a hole for the post to go through, use a…[Read more]
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thank you very much.
this is exactly what i was looking for.
for now i will stay with the aktual, because it is 95% better than bevore and disabling the keys is perhaps the not worth the result.
the beauty is playable now and this is what we were looking for.edit:
it seems that i did something wrong in the thread.the replys are not visible in…[Read more]
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Michael replied to the topic Suzuki M-36 in the forum Vintage Melodicas 1 week, 6 days ago
Found an old M36.
Seller said the keys are stucking, he tryed to open it and failed.The sidescrews had been nearly destroyed ( the heads), one was very hard to loosen, but i got it free.
He mixed up the screws.The sideplates have 4 screws an only two of them have the same lenght. (see pictures)The stucking keys problem was caused by the metal…[Read more]
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it seems that the side has some problems with posted contend with pictures or links.
perhaps it is only me not seeing the post in the forum?
to your question:
the paint can get problems with vinegear and the first series of the soprano and alto had woodbodies. the later got plasticbodoes.
the wooden parts could get problems when dunking in water…[Read more]