Making a Melodica
All about the art of making a melodica
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The Unola – a mirrored double melodica
Unola – the two handed melodica This was an idea I had when I first began making my own melodicas, and I knew I’d have to build one to see what it was like to play. Standard melodicas leave one hand redundant, and I thought an instrument that uses both hands, although harder to play, could have a lot more potential as a serious instrument. The Unola, a melodica with two keyboards I decided to…
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I Made My Dream Melodica!
Many of you know that I’ve been obsessed with the melodica for many years now. As a pianist, my dream was to have something small and portable I could take anywhere and play in any style I wanted. So I took some time to learn how to play the melodica well. But there were two big problems. The instrument looked look a toy, and although there’s a place for that dirty melodica sound, there’s times…
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3D Printed Melodica
This melodica may look like a traditionally made musical instrument, but it was actually 3D printed in plastic, and sprayed silver to look like metal. The keys were coated with wood and ivory from a scrap piano to give it a curious vintage look. “The melodica has always had great potential as a serious musical instrument, it’s just that they’re made for kids”, says maker, Daren Banarsë. “I started playing on one of these toy…
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