Home / Forums / Melodica construction, repair and maintenance / Refinishing a Melodica / Reply To: Refinishing a Melodica Reply To: Refinishing a Melodica July 2, 2014 at 1:44 pm #2656 Alan BrintonParticipant For many melodicas it should be a simple process, since it’s easy to separate out the main pieces that will be refinished, as on the Yamahas. But the finish has to be durable enough to stand up to being handled all the time.