[Weiyan]

The most difficult part in tuning is it can be tested after assembly. The picture may use a microphone to pick up while clicking the reed. Will spell some time to test if the frequency is consistency with blowing the assembled melodica.

[Weiyan]

Hi Lowboy,

Thank you. You reminded me what is music. Perhaps, I lost in tuning. Perfect fifth, octave and beat rate etc. Turn anything to music, even a wrong note or dissonance in to music. What’s a great idea. Have take time to learn this instrument. You remind me that melodica is not a movable piano, cheap substitution of synthesizer but a unique instrument.

Today tried tongue vibration. The sound vibrated faster than my tongue. Its amazing. Will explore the technique you mentioned tomorrow.

Today I bought a Yamaha P37D. Its a discount show casing model. Sounds different from Suzuki.

Thank you. I begin my melodica journey, along with piano.

[Weiyan]

Just finished tuning. I find something interesting, it seems as inharmonicity like piano. Tuned to even within 1 cent accuracy, many octave and fifths beats. I use a piano tuner correct it, the fifths calm down to acceptable range. There still an interval beats too much, but the tuner doesn’t give hints. I think melodion is lead instrument rather then harmonic instrument.

[Weiyan]

Thank you Begin to tune it today Take longer time than tuning piano. After first pass, a few notes still seriously out of tune Notes above E5 have uneven tone. Is this due to uneven gap?

There is scrap marks on the reed. I think they use electric engraving tool. The marks are round hold.

Continue to fine tune it tomorrow.

[Weiyan]

Thank you The information is helpful. Now I get tons of idea to tune the M-37. The principal is to take sonething off the reed. There is round file to use with electric tool for fine engravingm it be handheld to file a reed. I think a piece of sand paper can get the job done. I hope can tune it this weekend.

[Weiyan]

Alan, thank you. I order the Lee Oskcar set. The curved file set you recommend is better value. I can’t find curved file in local hardware store so order a harmonica service kit from Amazon.

Melodica-Me, its real problem the music store classified instrument according to price.

[Weiyan]

Thank you. I never regard M-37 as a toy. I am teasing the ignorance music professional here. I am waiting the harmonica tool kit from Amazon.

If the piano is not tuned, its not music instrument, so the Melodica.

[Weiyan]

I bought from the largest music store, which is dealer of Yamaha, Steinway, Sauter, Hohner, Suzuki and many prestige brands. However, the Steinway have poorer tuning than this M-37. What can you expect from this $80 toy? They even don’t know harmonica can be tuned.

Forget to tell you I am in Hong Kong. When I bought this new toy, I expected to learn a new tuning skill. Sitting hours to tune a melodica is not difficult task for me, since I am a piano tuner.

[Weiyan]

Thank you. I also think closer to 440 have better harmony with other equipment. A4 is 444, not sure can tune this large range. As I learned from some where, harder blow will bend the pitch down. Its hot summer, not sure the effect on pitch in fall and winter.

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