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Wondering about the patent status and likelihood of anyone being able to produce another Claviola-style instrument (financed through crowdfunding, perhaps?), I spent a while searching the ‘net this morning. There certainly have been various suggestions over the years to try to replicate the instrument, alas with little to show so…Read more

Just gave a bath to a melodica for the first time. I’m very happy with the results. It’s the vintage 1968 Hohner alto below. I bought it used 2 weeks ago and it was quite dirty.

It’s a lot cleaner after its bath and it plays very well and sounds great!

Thanks for the reply, Daren.

What I’d like to see is a set of easily available files that would allow people to print—or have printed for them—the connector they need, expanding the usable selection of mouthpieces at little additional cost. A friend of mine does design and print 3D elements, largely for use with boardgames, so I’ll talk to him…Read more

Hi Jon, good to see you here.

I’m sure you could 3D print an adaptor. I’ve used electrical tape in the past to try things out, for instance, playing a Clavietta with a hose. Maybe not the most aesthetic solution…