Hello everyone, I been gifted this little 9 Key kalimba from a friend since I'm a fan of Avatar. I have some musical background but I can't seem to figure out what Key is my kalimba is supposed to be. Is it C?

Here is my Kalima, I'm having a hard time trying to get it in tune.

I can also provide the listing from where my friend got it from:

https://a.co/d/0daSFMDC

I feel not much is happening in the various discussion groups including this sub? I also tried to arrange some kalimba workshops in my local community but there was no interest. How could we together boost the interest for kalimba?

I bought a 38-note Hluru, but there’s something strange about the 5.

it doesn’t sound the way it should, like a snap. What do you think the cause is, and how can it be fixed?

Hi all.

Does anyone have experience with the Gecko Kalimba K17CAP? I am wondering if their quality is good. I am a bit worried about "dead" tines and other kalimba problems. The reason I am asking is: the kalimba is 22 € from Pures Music, but I would have to pay extra fees of 9,99 USD for shipping and 16 € (tax, customs and a service fee to the German delivery company) to have it delivered. So I would like to make sure that it comes in good condition. A return to China is not possible (way too expensive) and I don't have the money to just put it aside and buy a new one....

Thank you.

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Can anyone help me with some practice sheet or tutorials? I have got a 17 key Kalimba as a gift. I am trying to learn it. Currently living off of shared tabs online and i find it difficult to keep up the rhythm(Same thing happened to me when I was learning to play Uke but it got solved within a few weeks). Also, from where to where my fingers should move. I think there is not enough resource on the online where I could train myself.

Apparently, they sell their kalimbas in Purpleheart wood. I'm smitten by the looks of this

Hello! I bought this 20eur kalimba off Amazon - which might be the answer, but it had such good ratings that I thought it might be okay.

Is this sound normal at the higher notes, or is it broken, or just cheap?

It also has a weird squeaky vibration sometimes that I couldn't record. The book that came with it said if that happens, I should put a piece of paper through the notes....also normal? That seems odd to me

Also this is my 2nd musical instrument in life - I've been playing the piano for almost 30 years. After one day of this Kalimba, I'm finding it rather easy (but still loads of fun). Should I return this and get a 34 or 41 key kalimba?

2 2 7 6 5 3 2
1* 7 5 6 3 5
7 2 7 6 5 3 2
7 7 5 6 5 4 5
7 1* 1’ 7 6 7 1’ 7 6
1* 7 5 2 1’ 2’
2’ 2 7 6 5 3 2
1’ 7 5 6 4 5

There were three drunken maidens
Came from the Isle of Wight
They drank from Monday morning
Nor stopped til Saturday night

When Saturday night it came, me boys
They wouldn’t then go out
Not these three drunken maidens
They pushed the jug about

Bach is truly magic. Many works can be played on the kalimba with very little arrangement and the sound reminds of a pipe organ. Hope you enjoy it!

I've been wanting to buy a lingting kalimba for a while, but I noticed that they're all out of production, the k17a, the 17p, etc. Do you know if they'll be back on the market?

Buenas noches este es mi primer post, hace poco tengo está kalimba siempre quería una hueca de 34 teclas para tocar cuando estoy en lugares con mucho ruido. Pero la tecla d2*** en especial no suena nada bien.

Me gustaría saber si tienen algún consejo de como solucionar este problema.

También consultar si es normal que las últimas 4 teclas de los extremos tengan ese sonido en la kalimba, parecido a golpear una barra de metal hueca( no sé cómo describirlo) con ese sonido que emiten no se escucha con claridad la nota que se está tocado?

Adjunto el vídeo para que puedan escuchar, y toque algunas melodías, se puede observar como afecta esa nota d2**

Sinceramente me gustaría poder solucionar ese problema de esa tecla

Gracias de antemano!

Bendiciones!

About 8 years ago, we started experimenting with hexatonic tunings on our kalimbas, and this one is still one of our favorites.

It's based on the C major pentatonic scale (C D E G A), but with one extra note, B.

It's interesting how just one extra note can change the whole feeling of a scale. To our ears, it sounds a little dreamy. Not really "sad" like we often think of minor scales, but not exactly "happy" like major scales either.

We've been using this scale in different keys for years and still haven't grown tired of it.
How does this tuning sound to you?

Hey lovely people!

My first Kalimba just arrived, and I've been messing around with it a bit and I absolutely adore it. I played a few very basic songs like Scarborough fair, but there is one song I really want to learn which I can't find online, "The Power" from BG3.

I managed to find "down by the river" and "weeping dawn" but not my favourite song.... Does anyone have a video or tabs for this song? Thanks a lot in advance!!!

Hi there!

I want to install a pickup on my Chill Angels 34 key. But I know nothing about pickups and how to properly connect them to kalimba. Do you have any advice?

Hi, I recently purchased a chromatic kalimba, but I'm having a bit of trouble with the higher tines. I've tried searching for similar issues on the internet, but without any luck.

Basically, when I pluck a tine, nearby tines also vibrate. The higher the plucked tine, the stronger the vibration of the neighboring tines seems to be.

I've tried securing the bridge more firmly and adding some material under the tines, but nothing seems to work. The only thing that seems to help is gently stroking the tine along its length rather than plucking it from above, although the neighboring tines still vibrate to some extent.

I suspect the issue is mechanical, since the vibration itself doesn't seem to create resonance with the other tines. However, I still can't seem to find a fix.

Has anyone experienced a similar issue or found a way to solve it? Thanks to you all.

I'll add a Pic of the exact model of kalimba found on internet.

Hey guys i got a kalimba a couple weeks ago and i think i learned the basics so i want to try playing some of my favorite songs on it are there any websites or apps that can turn them into kalimba tabs?

I don't like the overly high-pitched ones and want something deep low and calming please