[Daren]

What an interesting looking instrument. I’d love to get hold of one of these, just to see how it’s put together. And I wonder what the reed sizes are – as Alan says, it’s probably possible to swap the reeds over with something a little less harmful…

I bet you couldn’t resist buying this Quetscher, constructed in your preferred style! Was the sound like a standard harmonica reeded melodica?

Shannon, I have a little Mignon II accordion, which I just got back from the restorers (Martyn White). I’m sure it could be converted it into a melodica. The main problem would be rusting reeds, mouldy wood and large air pressure required. No zinc pest though, as far as I can tell 🙂