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Melodica Help Needed

Sauron · 2009-12-27 15:21:36

Hello. So Santa brought me a soprano melodica and I have a few questions; if anyone here could help me out, I'd really appreciate it. A good few of the notes seem a bit sour; not noticeable when played individually, but they make that weird wavy slightly-out-of-tune-with each-other noise when played in octaves and…

27-12-2009 03:21PM

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Sauron

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Hello.

So Santa brought me a soprano melodica and I have a few questions; if anyone here could help me out, I'd really appreciate it.

A good few of the notes seem a bit sour; not noticeable when played individually, but they make that weird wavy slightly-out-of-tune-with each-other noise when played in octaves and sometimes in chords.

Is this natural for reed instruments? It cost about €100. Worth complaining to the shop?

I've come across a guide for tuning it, but it seems to involve actually filing away bits of the reeds and I'd be reluctant to go that far until I've found someone who's actually successfully done it.

It's a Suzuki S-32c in case anyone is wondering.

Again, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Sauron

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