[Steve Giedosh]

Hi Daren.

Thanks for the reply and I’m sorry to hear about the loss of files and all of that hard work. Yes I have built upon many melodicas up to this point, which is a arduous process with a spread of about 3 useable rows of keys, the third being too close to the pivot point to really be functional. This coupled with the added weight and size make the Melodica far less portable and playable. It is because of these I have taken to redesigning the keys. You are right, the keys are perfectly designed, but with the wrong layout and I feel it’s well overdue to get a Janko layout on such a great instrument so everyone can enjoy a uniform keyboard layout. I plan on leaving the bottom of the keys exactly as they are and building on top and outward as the mechanism to get air across the reed would be the same.

This being said can you go into more detail as to how you got your keys into the computer which lead to a viable reproduction that you sent to have professional printed for your current 3D Melodica? I’m working with Blender, my imagination and a pair of calipers.

Thanks.