Sound Test Hohner Professional 36 & Wooden Yamaha P-37D
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Thanks for this Bruno. The wooden one sounds very smooth and warm. Is this one you’ve made yourself?
Hello everyone.
The case was made by a friend who makes musical instruments.
The wood is from Amazonas and is known by several names; palisangre, palisandro, jacaranda.
Soon I’ll make a comparison with plastic and wood case.https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1I4WRon9blLWFN3TFpkcW85SUE/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1I4WRon9blLMXlTR2NEaWFpVjg/view?usp=sharingI want to try with harder wood, I think this may increase the mid frequencies (800 Hz around) and attenuate the high: Daaaark Siiiide… Sorry ! Daaaark Sooooound !!
Hi Bruno,
The wooden case makes the melodica look great. As soon as you put a nice looking wooden case on a melodica, it create a perception that elevates the instrument to a new level.
Not to mention that the sound from the wooden-cased melodica was noticeably sweet and smooth.
Imagine if melodica makers created a beautiful wooden cabinet and then sold several types of the innards that you just installed in the case. No moisture on the wood, but you still got some benefit from having a wooden case, perhaps with a resonating chamber.
Regards,
Lowboy
Well, the stock P-37D is, to my ear, noticeably sweet and smooth. So I look forward to a sound comparison by Bruno. Also, though, I’m curious as to the extent to which his case is wooden. I can’t tell whether the bottom is the original or made of wood. A wood top and end pieces seem less likely to change the sound, but can greatly enhance the look and feel of the instrument.
It looks like its all wood to me Alan. Here’s the pics for easy comparison:
Very similar construction design to the one I made out of ply wood:
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