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Buying a melodica in 2025
So many melodicas, so little time! How do you go about buying a melodica? And which is the best melodica for you? There’s three things you need to consider – how many notes you need, the type of sound...
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The Unola – a mirrored double melodica
Unola – the two handed melodica This was an idea I had when I first began making my own melodicas, and I knew I’d have to build one to see what it was like to play. Standard melodicas leave one hand...
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Playing Songs on Melodica
If you have a melodica, you have the potential to play any of your favourites songs. I enjoy playing all genres, from classical to pop, folk to jazz. A standard melodica has between 30 and 37 keys,...
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The Ultimate Guide to the Melodica in 2022
What’s a melodica? The melodica is a fun, handheld piano-style keyboard which you blow through to make a sound. It sounds like a cross between a harmonica (mouth organ) and a piano accordion. They’ve...
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How to hold a melodica
There’s two ways to play a melodica, sitting down or standing up. 1. The Sitting Position In this position, you place the melodica on a flat surface in front of you. It could be on a table or on your...
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How to play melodica songs
If you want to play your favourite songs on the melodica, there’s two ways of going about it. The 1st way The first way is watching YouTube videos of others playing, and trying to copy what they do....
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Is the melodica similar to a piano?
You may have noticed that the keyboard of a melodica is exactly the same as a piano, only smaller. So if you’ve already had a few piano lessons, you’ll have a distinct advantage, as you’ll already be...
View Article10 Tips for Pro Melodica Players
The melodica isn’t the first instrument that comes to mind when you think of the professional musician. You can see why – if you just pick it up and mindlessly blow into it, it doesn’t sound very...
View Article16 Hohner Melodicas – Wellerman
Hohner melodicas were developed from the mid 1950s and the first model, with button keyboard style, was introduced in 1958. They’ve made many classic models over time, and are still making instruments...
View ArticleBollywood Melodica
I’ve made an instrumental cover of one of my favourite Indian songs, ‘Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai’, translated as ‘I See God in You’. I think the melodica sounds in this Indian/Bollywood genre – the...
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I Made My Dream Melodica!
Many of you know that I’ve been obsessed with the melodica for many years now. As a pianist, my dream was to have something small and portable I could take anywhere and play in any style I wanted. So...
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Buying a Melodica in 2021
Let’s start off by looking at exactly what a melodica is. Its a small wind instrument, with a piano style keyboard. You hold it with your left hand, and play with the right, or you can put it on a...
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3D Printing a Melodica (14) – it’s finished!
It’s ready!What started out last summer as an idea for a project, has finally come to life. Thanks for all the encouragement over the months, it’s all been really helpful in keeping me motivated. I’m...
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3D Printing a Melodica (13) – finishing touches
Just two things to complete on the melodica before I can say it’s finished. There’s the mouthpiece, and at the other end of the instrument, the moisture-release valve.What mouthpiece?There’s many...
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3D Printing a Melodica (12) – making melodica keys
Once I knew that this melodica was airtight, and working well, I can finally get to my favourite bit – making it look nice!Ivory ‘white’ keysI started with building the little piano style keys. I...
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3D Printing a Melodica (11) – second attempt
A new material?After my last attempt warped under the pressure of the springs, I ordered all the parts again, with a few design modifications, in a new material. This time the material of choice was...
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3D Printing a Melodica (10) – first assembly
The new keys have arrived, but before putting all the parts together, I decided to try painting the main body.The main body (‘skeleton’) is made from Polyjet material which has had extra UV treatment...
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3D Printing a Melodica (9) – Attaching parts
28 October 2014Attaching two 3D printed partsI decided to try attaching the chamber cover to the main body. I had already ordered some small brass inserts to fit into the holes on the main body. These...
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3D Printing a Melodica (8) – Soft sticky prints
21 October 2014The parts have arrived…I eventually decided to send my 3D files over to a printing company based in the west midlands of England, 3D Alchemy. I learnt from the previous test pieces that...
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3D Printing a Melodica (7) – Printer hell
18 August 2014My new 3D printerAfter my last post, I visited the 3D printing shop, where they were putting on a demonstration for beginners. I showed them a photo of what I was intending to make, and...
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