[pip-le-fou]

Yes, notes are playing well (I have a video). How can you test airtightness except listening for air while blowing without keys pressed and feeling all around the melodica? It seems to be perfect in that respect.

[pip-le-fou]

Hi, I have one for sale on ebay right now. Possibly people on this forum are interested. Price may be high, but I paid quite a lot for it too, the condition is really very good, and it’s much cheaper than the one mentioned in this post went for. 🙂

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HOHNER-MELODICA-PROFESSIONAL-36-Piano-best-melodica-melodion-wooden-chassis-/181844849007

[pip-le-fou]

Actually, now that I look at the photos better, I see there are quite some small differences!

[pip-le-fou]

Hi,

Thanks, that is really helpful, and good to know that sometimes we can still trust A-brandanufacturers for producing higher quality stuff. (Unfortunately, there are many examples nowadays of manifacturers who simply put their brand name on a generic product and raise the price. My brandless melodica even has an empty plate where a manufacturer can put its brand name…)
In this case, the melodicas were SO similar that perhaps the same mould was used but with different materials and internals.

Anyway, I may try the Pianica from Yamaha now 🙂
Thanks

[pip-le-fou]

Hi,

Thanks for your thoughts. I hope I can try out a real Yamaha at some point. This video mentions the same “cheap Yamaha type” and they sound suspiciously similar, but the reviewer did not comment on any differences 🙂

And you’re right, as with many other instruments, melodica preference is a very personal thing. I was not a big fan of my Suzuki Pro 37 v2 because of its sound. It was easy to play though. The Hohner Airboard is far less “heavily” constructed than my vintage Hohner (same holds for the other ones by the way), but for me it’s the easiest one to play well, especially if you use chords a lot, and the sound is on par with the “Yamaha type”. Only problem is that playing the higher notes costs so much more effort than on my vintage Hohner, and the quality of the notes goes down when playing those higher notes. All in all, I was surprised, given the not-so-positive comments about Hohner melodicas here.

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