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Alan Brinton replied to the topic help. angel L37, any experience vs yamaha or hohner 37? in the forum Buying a melodica 10 years, 2 months ago
Let us know if you seem to be getting meaningful results from your gap work, Kevin. If so, any insight you can offer about how you did the gapping would be appreciated.
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Alan Brinton replied to the topic Buying Criteria in the forum Buying a melodica 10 years, 2 months ago
All that makes some sense, Kevin. It has been some time since I took my Suzuki B-24 apart, but to the best of my recollection, it has a diaphram-like rubber air compartment, which I’m guessing is at least partially responsible for the significant response delay that makes it so hard to play.
You are right about the Yamaha, and the same is true of…Read more
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Alan Brinton replied to the topic Bending Notes in the forum Melodica technique 10 years, 2 months ago
You’re a genius, Kevin! The next Hermeto. So this is a way of controlling the lever, the end of which you’re now not just pushing down; the end of your thumb is impeding the downward motion. But here’s what I just discovered: it’s even easier to do with your thumb on the end of the key after you put your Yamaha back together again. So we’re…Read more
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Kevin replied to the topic Buying Criteria in the forum Buying a melodica 10 years, 2 months ago
It could be the laws of physics Alan, if it were not for the Yamaha type of design I would accept my fate.I think you would agree that the Yamaha responds just as fast in the lower register as it does in the very highest?
Looking at the Yamaha and others with the same basic design where you have a row of reeds that you blow directly across covered…Read more -
Alan Brinton replied to the topic Mylodica in the forum Buying a melodica 10 years, 2 months ago
Good idea to move this to Melodica Discussions. Is Melodica Discussions meant to be dedicated to discussion of particular models? I wonder if it might be good to make that more explicit, or alternatively to have a heading specifically for discussion of particular models or series of melodicas?