Home / Forums / Melodica construction, repair and maintenance / Trouble shooting broken melodica / Reply To: Trouble shooting broken melodica Reply To: Trouble shooting broken melodica January 17, 2017 at 10:14 pm #8141 DarenKeymaster Hi Kyle, what do you mean by ‘case’? The melodica should work without the outer case, but won’t make any sound unless the ‘inner case’ (where you get to the reeds for tuning) is closed and sealed. Have you closed this section and screwed it shut?