When Winslow, brought up the subject of the Melodica on Thu, 15 Jan 1998 19:17:04 -0500
i was reminded of a post i wrote to harp-l maybe 6 months or so ago, but never got a reply, except from Pat Missin, who assured me that he'd be researching my query. i iumgaine he's still researching it.
the specific question was touched on briefly by Winslow in his post:
>No, it can't really bend notes (unless you build up back pressure >before pressing a key)--Winslow, can you be more specific? i had asked if possible how to bend on the melodica. how does the back-pressure bit work?
i play my melodica trumpet style (sans hose). i play it for all the reasons you mentioned, plus: i play on the melodica what my poor harp skills won't allow me to.
i originally got a melodica becasue i wanted to play trumpet, but when a trumpeter friend of mine told me that it would take months to be able to play a scale properly, i decided to give up the notion for the time being.
being very familiar with the piano, i opted for the melodica.
i recommend the melodica to painists who want to study the way a horn line feels.
