Home / Forums / Melodica construction, repair and maintenance / Keyboard materials / Reply To: Keyboard materials Reply To: Keyboard materials December 7, 2016 at 5:14 am #7974 Melodica-MeParticipant Nice selection, what is the thickness of your veneer? I finished the Gaboon with black shoe polish, it leaves a beautiful luster like an old piano 🙂 great material to mill and tap.