[Johan Pieterse]

I would say the Yamaha melodicas are your best call if you want a more roundish accordion/harmonica sound. There are also some generic melodicas that closely immitate the yamaha sound. the alto Angel Melodyhorn also comes close but also give you abit of a concertina sound if you play the right cords. I hope some of the more experienced forum members can also voice their opinnions here.

[Johan Pieterse]

Melodica-me, thank you very much for the explanation. I know there are chorus pedals for guitars but wondered how they would work for melodicas. The two melodicas you used were very well synchronized ant that shows the skills of your monsters. Looking forward to your next release.

[Johan Pieterse]

And here is another video. This time with a Hohner professional 36.

[Johan Pieterse]

Here is another video from Monsters of Melodica.

[Johan Pieterse]

That’s interesting, thank you very much. Most professional melodica players who’re playing midrange instruments prefer Yamaha over most other brands. It would have being wonderful if the guy in the video played a few good tunes on his Angel to really display the potential of the instrument instead of just fiddling around. But even so I was smitten by the sound of that instrument.

[Johan Pieterse]

Good evening Ofir. Thank you very much, I thought it could be either an Angel melodyhorn or a Suzuki based on the sound. Here in SA I don’t see Angel melodicas advertised on the internet by our local music stores wich is bad because those instruments have a very good sound unlike other cheaper melodicas. But just maybe there is a few in music stores and I must go and have a look.

[Johan Pieterse]

Daren, thank you very much for the information and the video links. I must agree with you that this melodica has a quality sound.
I also agree with Stuart that the button melodicas are not the ideal instrument for children to learn on, but I was thinking more about intermediate and professional players who could use a more compact melodica for their sessions that has a good tone as well.

[Johan Pieterse]

O yes I was referring to reggae dub like that of Augustus Pablo and others like him. I got abit mixed up.
It is just sad that the Hohner alto, suprano and vintage student are now discontinued. Do you know about anyone still producing pushbutton melodicas?

[Johan Pieterse]

Personally I love the stable sound of the melodicas with accordion reeds, however for economical reasons I also have a melodica with harmonica style reeds. I would like it if manufacturers can also experiment with the body type and sound channeling in the melodica to get a more accordion-like sound out of the instrument. I also do agree that a good player can get quite far even with good harmonica reeds.

[Johan Pieterse]

Thank you very much. On the wikipedia article The Melodica in Music the claim is made that a melodica is being played on that song, but wikipedia also warns that the particular article have lots of issues. I suppose that is one of the mistakes in the article.

[Johan Pieterse]

While reading this topic I was thinking, couldn’t the manufacturers of melodicas install a type of small air release switch on their new instruments that you could just shift to release more air from the melodica and thereby muting the sound? Furthermore, would it work if you press the tip of your tongue against the inside of your front teeth to limit the sound going to the melodica? on the other hand it might sound abit airy.

[Johan Pieterse]

That sounds very interesting. Keep up the good work. We surely need more research on building better melodicas and how different materials and channeling may influence the sound of the instrument. May your project be just as successful as Troy’s 3d printed melodica project. That instrument sounds absolutely superior.

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