[Benjamin]

I did notice some issues in the lower notes as a result of decreasing all the reed gaps, when I try to get more volume, the reed goes flat and jams up more easily…

I have since raised the lower reeds without any loss in responsiveness, so I guess making the gap that small had no practical benefits.

[Benjamin]

I see what you mean Alan, the screws holding Suzuki M-37 together look really small, and probably easy to strip by accident. If I end up getting one, I’ll probably hold off on opening it unless I really had to.

[Benjamin]

Hehe, Rodrigo, you are quickly becoming my favourite person on this forum.

Sadly there doesn’t seem to be a seller who would ship that to me, without a huge shipping fee. Mostly UK sellers, guess the angel melodicas are popular there.
The Yamaha corporation in my country only stocks p25s and p32s (not much either)…
There’s a guy on the local music forum selling his Suzuki M37, for a good price too.

Are secondhand melodicas even a thing? It’s kinda weird to think of sharing something that has been in such intimate contact with someone else.

[Benjamin]

Since it is possible to tune and gap the reeds, would buying a cheap melodica with the express purpose of improving it out of the box be a more economical choice?

I recently obtained a Yamaha P32D and adjusted the reed gaps, and the difference in playability blew me away.
So I was considering buying a cheap 37 key like the Schoenhut via ebay, and modding it; for usage with songs that require more keys.

Is this a good choice?
If so, which melodicas would you suggest?

[Benjamin]

HAHA! It worked, thanks man.

[Benjamin]

Hi Rodrigo, thanks for the advice, I will try reducing the gap and report back here.
Do you only do it for the affected reeds? Or will doing it for each reed improve the instrument as a whole?

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