Home / Forums / General melodica discussion / Melodica Timbre / Reply To: Melodica Timbre Reply To: Melodica Timbre September 3, 2018 at 10:32 pm #10242 DarenKeymaster I also find that timbre (and volume/projection) has changed considerably as my technique progresses. The lighter the touch, freer the breathing, and softer the musculature of the whole body, the warmer and more open and resonant the timbre becomes.