Building a Kalimba (Mbira, Thumb Piano)
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- The Kalimba, also known as a thumb piano, is a modern interpretation of the traditional African musical instrument the Mbira. It consists of a wooden board or resonator box with metal tines of varying lengths attached to the top. I wanted to build a big one.
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Love it I've made a few Kalimbas myself it turned out and sounded great!!!
Another Excellent video! well done
Fascinating traditional instruments
Thanks so much for watching, i really apricate it.
These videos are always so freaking cool! It's amazing to see you progressing in your instrument making skills and video editing!
Also... you have sheep close to your house?!
Yeah thats basically the peak i live next to, about 10 minute walk and thank you!
The wood filler bit gave me a good chuckle. Is the position of the fret arbitrary? like just a case of getting it as close to the bridge as possible, and then tuning?
Its only the length of the tine that affects tuning, so you could have the bridge 10 inches away but you would need some long metal bits. i think it would also effect the clarity if you made it to long as you need a clean bend on the metal. Also, hey man
I’m watching this cringing, expecting you to grievously injure yourself with how carefree you are with some of those tools 😂
start of the video looks like a disaster is about to ensue, but the end is surprisingly a great success😂 GREAT WORK AIDEN!
@@sgkassem93 Thanks so much!