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 20, 2015 at 4:09 pm #4443 DarenKeymaster I just play it for a few minutes, then open it to do the tuning. I don’t dry the reeds, and they stay wet and warm throughout the cycles