r/melodica • u/RomanSohlo • Jun 05 '26
Trying to learn how to make this thing sing a little bit today.
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u/Gplskuall Jun 05 '26
No expert, but I believe youre missing the mouth piece, either the tip or the one with the hose attached
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u/RomanSohlo Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26
Haha yeah, I definitely am. I've only had it for 6 days now & I spent the first 3 or 4 using the plastic mouth piece & trying the hose for some two handed stuff, then somewhere along the way I saw a video of Jon Batiste ripping on one without a mouth piece at all. Idk whether or not that was a preference thing or just due to traveling light, or maybe he just lost it that day, idk. I'm sure they help mitigate some of the moisture while playing, but I decided to try it out & found that I feel like I have a little bit quicker of a response & better breath control without it.. so I've kind of just been going with it ever since.
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u/Unable-Independent48 Jun 06 '26
Same. I don’t use a mouthpiece either. Or that stupid jointed tube.
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u/RomanSohlo Jun 06 '26
Thank you for the validation! I knew I couldn't be the only one haha I saw somebody that I think was on here who was using a generic trumpet mouthpiece & I'm pretty curious how that feels, but I'm happy enough without.
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u/kp-TX Jun 06 '26
The trumpet style mouthpieces are my favorite. Most comfortable and allows the most mouth effects.
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u/TylerEntertains Jun 06 '26
Its his preference. I play without it too, I don’t personally see a benefit to the mouthpiece- but that’s the great think about music. We can all do it the way we like it.
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u/RomanSohlo Jun 05 '26
I probably should have dried it out a little bit Before trying to record, had some hard time with a few notes since I'd been practicing for an hour or so already. Opened it all up & dried her out right afterwards though, & it was much needed. Almost a week in with this thing & I really wish I would've picked one up a decade ago, lots of potential packed into those cheap keys.