Melodica

[javabirds]

I picked this up yesterday for $10, cleaned it up a bit and it really hums!

 

[eflamberson]

Cool!

 

[RocknDrTom]

I had one just like it once, but the ex ended up with it.

 

[Mr. E]

Have fun with it. I picked up one for $20 at a music store. It was a Hohner HM 26 or 27 with a case. Just cleaned it up and started playing. Great little instruments

 

[john kleeman]

Check out Augustus Pablo, reggae melodica genius. A good place to start, congrats!

 

[Frontier9]

Check out Augustus Pablo, reggae melodica genius. A good place to start, congrats!

Ha! I took one look at that picture and heard a high-tuned snare fill followed by a deep bass line in my head...

 

[javabirds]

Check out Augustus Pablo, reggae melodica genius. A good place to start, congrats!

Oh yeah! Some reverb and a tape delay are in my future! Unfortunately I am sick right now and not really feeling like blowing lung butter through my new toy.

 

[Badabing]

I picked this up yesterday for $10, cleaned it up a bit and it really hums!

Different color but close...
Nothing like Melodica and Tequilla!

 

[Warm Gums]

I have a blue one that has a actual key board, apparently you could fit it with a flexible mouth pipe extension, and sit it flat on a table;
sort of a vintage Casio keyboard. Don't have the extension, ( nor do I want it lol) but it is fun to play...the vintage Hohner ones are getting pricy, they often sell for$ 50+ on the various auction sites..
I got mine a few years back in a thrift for $15 alas some one had put masking tape on the keys to lable them, all attempts at removal have been fruitless. >.<

 

[rjones652]

Damn You!!!

I just spent 20 minutes looking at medolicas online....
Which to buy???
One of the pre-chewed/vintage models, or a new, made-in-Singapore-and-tuned-in-quarter-tones model?

 

[boneyguy]

I grew up with one of those in the house just like the green one in the OP. It was a cool little instrument.

 

[javabirds]

Damn You!!!

I just spent 20 minutes looking at medolicas online....
Which to buy???
One of the pre-chewed/vintage models, or a new, made-in-Singapore-and-tuned-in-quarter-tones model?

A few years ago I got a plastic one with full keys and optional tube from MF. It was a cheap one but it is pretty fun and sounds very much like the Sesame St intro (which is very cool by the way). I am happy with that one too! The higher quality newer ones probably sound way better but cost a lot more. Then I randomly found this one for $12.50. I offered him ten even before he pulled it out of the case. It was a great find and has it's own unique tone. I wouldn't say it is harmonica like... More like an accordion. I hear you on the "pre chewed" thing but really, most of these things were rarely played and just need to be dusted and washed up.

 

[javabirds]

I have a blue one that has a actual key board, apparently you could fit it with a flexible mouth pipe extension, and sit it flat on a table;
sort of a vintage Casio keyboard. Don't have the extension, ( nor do I want it lol) but it is fun to play...the vintage Hohner ones are getting pricy, they often sell for$ 50+ on the various auction sites..
I got mine a few years back in a thrift for $15 alas some one had put masking tape on the keys to lable them, all attempts at removal have been fruitless. >.<

I have used Goo Gone and found that combined with a Bi-Lo* card as a scraper, miracles can happen.

*obviously any card will do but this one happens to be my go-to when something needs scraping.

 

[Post Toastie]

Looks like what The Hooters used on that "and we danced" song

 

[dan1952]

I bought a used mattress, cleaned it up some, and it was a great deal...
Ummm...no thank you...

 

[Post Toastie]

I bought a used mattress, cleaned it up some, and it was a great deal...
Ummm...no thank you...

I have David Johansen's harmonica from The New York Dolls at Santa Monica Civic concert, Do you want it?

 

[Post Toastie]

 

[Tim Bowen]

Definitely not cheap (although I did get mine at dealer cost... and there's only been one mouth on it!) - I have a Hammond 44.

http://www.hammondorganco.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86&Itemid=141

I love it for parts like "We Can Work It Out" by the Beatles or anything "French Riviera" sounding. Because mine's acoustic/electric, I can patch in effects if I want. A particular fave is subtle delay with modulated repeats.

 

[RevMike]

I have a Hohner Melodica. Has a nice tone to it. Fun to play too.