Sound Test Hohner Professional 36 & Wooden Yamaha P-37D
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Bruno Travi.
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- July 4, 2016 at 8:36 pm #7338
Bruno Travi
ParticipantJuly 4, 2016 at 8:36 pm #7339Bruno Travi
ParticipantJuly 4, 2016 at 11:22 pm #7340Alan Brinton
ParticipantVery nice, Bruno. Both sound very good. Have you compared the wooden P-37D with a regular one?
July 6, 2016 at 6:35 pm #7346Daren Banarsë
KeymasterThanks for this Bruno. The wooden one sounds very smooth and warm. Is this one you’ve made yourself?
July 7, 2016 at 4:33 am #7350Melodica-Me
ParticipantNice tone Bruno, what kind of wood did you use?
Melodica-MeJuly 7, 2016 at 3:00 pm #7352Bruno Travi
ParticipantHello 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=sharingJuly 7, 2016 at 3:27 pm #7363Bruno Travi
ParticipantI will try to fill the inside with cork sheet , see what happens
July 7, 2016 at 3:35 pm #7364Bruno Travi
ParticipantThe idea is to find a sound color near to Profesional…
July 7, 2016 at 3:36 pm #7365Bruno Travi
ParticipantI 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 !!
July 9, 2016 at 5:32 pm #7373Lowboy
ParticipantHi 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
July 9, 2016 at 5:46 pm #7374Alan Brinton
ParticipantWell, 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.
July 10, 2016 at 11:16 am #7379Daren Banarsë
KeymasterIt 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:
July 10, 2016 at 11:33 am #7381Daren Banarsë
KeymasterBruno – why add corksheet?
July 10, 2016 at 1:28 pm #7382Alan Brinton
ParticipantOops! I somehow overlooked those photos.
July 10, 2016 at 4:37 pm #7384Bruno Travi
ParticipantHi Daren,
I’ll use corksheet to emulate a hardwood, which have higher density. I hope that this will reduce the high frequencies. - AuthorPosts
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