Home / Forums / Melodica construction, repair and maintenance / Some notes are difficult to blow after tuning / Reply To: Some notes are difficult to blow after tuning Reply To: Some notes are difficult to blow after tuning September 17, 2014 at 6:32 pm #3116 Alan BrintonParticipant Great news, Kirill. A flexible plastic toothpick (again) is what I use for pinging, “The Doctor’s Brushpicks,” which also are pretty good for cleaning between your teeth.