David I Am

David I Am replied to the topic Market for a melodica bellows in the forum Melodica construction, repair and maintenance 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Thank you Mr. Brinton – I will create this tuner eventually, and don’t be too surprised if I try to solicit your help to alpha test what I come up with. I value your experience and feedback.

In considering how our aerophones are distressed diff between play vs. tuned, I can think of several factors – temperature is one, as our warm breath is…[Read more]

David I Am replied to the topic Market for a melodica bellows in the forum Melodica construction, repair and maintenance 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Wow, I overestimated the interest in this.

David I Am started the topic TuneADay in the forum Members’ melodica recordings 2 weeks, 6 days ago

My increasingly inaccurately named TuneADay recording series…

Its all part of the project where I get so much better at playing…

David I Am started the topic Market for a melodica bellows in the forum Melodica construction, repair and maintenance 2 weeks, 6 days ago

So having a *ahem* few melodicas, and not infrequently needing to tune them, which is tedious to say the least, and also being ridiculously handy and technological, I was considering that I could make a small bellows out of 3D printed parts, with a microprocessor, a pwm fan and a pressure sensor. So I’m planning on making one for myself -…[Read more]

David I Am started the topic Market for a melodica bellows in the forum Melodica construction, repair and maintenance 2 weeks, 6 days ago

So having a *ahem* few melodicas, and not infrequently needing to tune them, which is tedious to say the least, and also being ridiculously handy and technological, I was considering that I could make a small bellows out of 3D printed parts, with a microprocessor, a pwm fan and a pressure sensor. So I’m planning on making one for myself -…[Read more]

David I Am replied to the topic Looking for a Suzuki M-37C in the forum Buying a melodica 2 weeks, 6 days ago

For what little it is worth, I have imported melodicas to the united states from japan and haven’t been hassled by any import duties – case in point, my recent purchase of a Yamaha P37D from ‘UJC Mart Japan’ via product page https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Y7LVES – that would seem to indicate its possible to get such instruments in from…[Read more]

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