Home / Forums / Melodica construction, repair and maintenance / Tuning a new melodica. When? / Reply To: Tuning a new melodica. When? Reply To: Tuning a new melodica. When? March 19, 2015 at 11:10 pm #4438 DarenKeymaster I like to warm my melodica up a bit before tuning. It also gets a bit wet. Once warmed up, the tuning becomes a little lower, up to about 3 cents. I also notice when playing with others – I’m a bit sharp to start, before the instrument warms up.