ABOUT KALIMBA (THUMB PIANO) The kalimba is an African musical instrument consisting of a wooden board (often collated with a resonator) with attached staggered metal tines, played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs. Just need to use two thumbs play to make a sound. The kalimba is produced classified as part of the lamellaphone family, and part of the idiophone family of musical instruments. International Standard C Tune 1(D), 2(B), 3(G), 4(E), 5(C5), 6(A), 7(F), 8(D), 9(C4), 10(E)How to Tune?To tune a kalimba is to actually adjust tines so they have the exact sound they are assumed to, according to which note a tine is designated to play.1: Tuner:You can use a real tuner or download an App.Android system app: gStrings, Apple system app: Instuner.2. Tune by hammer:Making tines longer (from the point where they are held down the bridge) will lower their pitch, and making them shorter will make their pitch higher.Why Choose Acacia Wood Kalimba?Acacia is a tonewood, often used in the construction of ukuleles, acoustic guitars, and Weissen born-style Hawaiian steel guitars. Commercial silviculture of Acacia takes 20 to 25 years before a tree is of useful size. Actually, the acacia wood kalimba tone quality will be better than mahogany.What's Included?1 x Acacia 10 Keys Kalimba1 x Tuning Hammer1 x Carry Bag1 x Tune Stickers 1 x User Manual
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