Good suggestion about tuning to the tone and not the meter; I’ll try it! Also agree with your observation about blues. I’ve spent many hours tuning my Hohner-32, and could never get the intonation perfect, so can’t stand to hear the slightly-sour chords. But, for solo runs – in blues and even for single-note pads and fills, it can sound great. Sometimes it’s a bit strident — but it can cut through other instruments (I don’t know if there’s a way to control the timbre), but – for sure – it weighs a lot less than a piano!
My big fear: Walking into a place and getting “Oh, no … here she comes with that goddamned melodica!”
