Reply To: Vintage Hohner Soprano Melodica 26— where to buy reeds?

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Alan Brinton
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Daren is right about this, Tiffany. This model is very easy to find on eBay, often very cheap. Unless you want to try to fix this one out of an interest in experimentation, it’s best to just find another one, probably to simply replace this one, though, rather than to find replacement reeds.

However, have you tried adjusting the gap? That is, the space between the tip of the reed and the reed plate. It looks like it may be too far open. You can adjust it by carefully pushing and holding it down below the space with a toothpick. If the gap is too wide or too narrow, the reed won’t sound. But it is evident that someone has been scraping around on that reed and trying to get it to work, probably making matters worse.

One other thing: when a reed fails, it’s usually because of tiny fractures or fatigue in the metal, for which there is no cure, just as “there is no cure for love.”

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