Home / Forums / Melodica construction, repair and maintenance / Clean your melodica or face the consequences! / Reply To: Clean your melodica or face the consequences! Reply To: Clean your melodica or face the consequences! August 25, 2016 at 11:18 pm #7568 DarenKeymaster It seems that many wind players clean their instruments with bicarbonate of soda, also known as baking soda I think? Also recommended by Alan Brinton!