Kalimba Tutorial: How to Tune Your Kalimba |

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  • Опубликовано: 2 фев 2025

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  • @KarinaJavier
    @KarinaJavier  4 года назад +275

    Hi! About the settings, I use default settings (i.e. Guitar, Standard)
    . I didn't change any settings except for the color theme 🙂

    • @arathilakshman9295
      @arathilakshman9295 4 года назад +4

      Hey, I'm a newbie using kalimba. Could you please let me know which note in the 17 chord kalimba is equivalent to F#? Thanks.

    • @wjrgbtsklvq8926
      @wjrgbtsklvq8926 4 года назад +3

      Hey what is the intro song?

    • @21nwcc
      @21nwcc 4 года назад +1

      Any other app for tuning Kalimba?🧐🙏🏼🙏🏼
      bc Apple seem can’t download this app🤓

    • @BLUE-yd3mg
      @BLUE-yd3mg 4 года назад

      There's no default In settings

    • @raquelgarcia7271
      @raquelgarcia7271 4 года назад

      gracelyn for Apple the equivalent tuner is called Instuner. It’s not mispelled..

  • @maedizon2378
    @maedizon2378 5 лет назад +2249

    Watching this after someone borrowed my well-tuned kalimba and gave it back to me as freaking out-of-tune kalimba. What a great person is she

    • @hannahjo033
      @hannahjo033 5 лет назад +52

      Oof yikes

    • @starrynight365-r3m
      @starrynight365-r3m 5 лет назад +26

      Food for a week

    • @maedizon2378
      @maedizon2378 5 лет назад +130

      I would never let anyone borrow it. I almost teared up due to frustration while figuring out how to repair it hshshhshs

    • @finickysundew9216
      @finickysundew9216 5 лет назад +5

      Same

    • @Lena-rm4xx
      @Lena-rm4xx 4 года назад +13

      She's not a good person.

  • @dearbosly
    @dearbosly 5 лет назад +699

    iT HELPED ME EVEN THO I DO NOT HAVE KALIMBA.... YET.
    UPDATE. I HAVE MY OWN KALIMBA NOW.

  • @scipunkdollstudios4081
    @scipunkdollstudios4081 4 года назад +472

    I'm going to be honest: I actually cried in relief when I followed your tutorial. I thought my beautiful kalimba was ruined forever.

    • @danimalsk8r2
      @danimalsk8r2 4 года назад +10

      SAME i thought it wouldn’t get back to the right pitch since 2 of my tines went down a half step

    • @scipunkdollstudios4081
      @scipunkdollstudios4081 4 года назад +14

      @@danimalsk8r2 I took mine over while babysitting (for lullabies) and the kids tried to "play" it and I thought that was it xD

    • @lagoso8155
      @lagoso8155 4 года назад +1

      I fck my kalimba with this tutorial :(

    • @hill6971
      @hill6971 4 года назад +1

      Same:((

    • @puszolekkk9088
      @puszolekkk9088 4 года назад

      @@danimalsk8r2 HOW TO TUNE IT HELP

  • @愛-h4p
    @愛-h4p 4 года назад +553

    I CANT WAIT FOR MY KALIMBA TO ARRIVE THIS IS SO EXCITING
    UPDATE: I LEARNED SO MANY SONGS ON IT AND IM PROUD

    • @kageyamatobio4651
      @kageyamatobio4651 4 года назад +3

      SAME ME TOO

    • @letchugooo8502
      @letchugooo8502 4 года назад +2

      WHERE DID Y'ALL BUY ITTT

    • @noon6064
      @noon6064 4 года назад +1

      SAMEEEEEEE

    • @noon6064
      @noon6064 4 года назад +5

      chae is pretty
      I got mine on amazon, there's a bunch of good $30 ones with free shipping

    • @nez2603
      @nez2603 4 года назад

      ME TOO MINE ARRIVING TOMMOROW 🥺

  • @cameron4638
    @cameron4638 5 лет назад +2004

    Why am I watching this at 3 am? I don't even have a kalimba.

  • @dianamaguicay
    @dianamaguicay 4 года назад +296

    watching this cause i just ordered kalimba and just waiting it to arrive sooooooo excited

    • @Nobody-re4cj
      @Nobody-re4cj 4 года назад +3

      Diana Maguicay i just got mine yesterday and it was out of tune.

    • @dianamaguicay
      @dianamaguicay 4 года назад +1

      @@Nobody-re4cj ouch. there's an app that can help tune your kalimba

    • @Nobody-re4cj
      @Nobody-re4cj 4 года назад

      Diana Maguicay oh! may i ask want the app is called?

    • @dianamaguicay
      @dianamaguicay 4 года назад +1

      @@Nobody-re4cj gstrings.. for the sample how you tune it.. you can watch the video above.. i also just watch it.

    • @ingoeue3936
      @ingoeue3936 4 года назад

      Was it hard at first to play the kalimba?

  • @KalimbaMaster
    @KalimbaMaster 5 лет назад +208

    *This video will help a lot of people* Thanks for sharing!

    • @KarinaJavier
      @KarinaJavier  5 лет назад +7

      I hope it will! Thanks for watching!

    • @kimaru42
      @kimaru42 5 лет назад +1

      How to tune dont know how to tune I've been hours and hours tuning this

    • @csrlwenty7249
      @csrlwenty7249 4 года назад +3

      @@kimaru42 have patience child

    • @rustytoenail1451
      @rustytoenail1451 4 года назад +3

      Manga Vidz here they did XD Thay said they spent hours and hours so they did have patience.

    • @darialinderssen1572
      @darialinderssen1572 4 года назад

      Maybe you can find it. It's an app in the Play Store. It's called Soundcorsit tuner and Metronome.
      Hopefully that will help, whoever. Good luck..

  • @lauren2787g
    @lauren2787g 4 года назад +14

    So thankful I found your vid. I bought my kalimba and none of the “how to tune your kalimba vid” helped. Your tutorial was very detailed and simple. Thank you and keep it up!

    • @JohnDoeRS7
      @JohnDoeRS7 4 года назад

      What mode did you set it to

  • @mateoklara
    @mateoklara 3 года назад +33

    You are amazing! You simplified everything that we need to learn in tuning the kalimba. Thanks for your help! Please do more tutorials more often, definitely it will help a lot of beginners ☺️

  • @pikapao93
    @pikapao93 2 года назад +9

    Thank you so much for this tutorial!
    I just got a Kalimba and I've never played any instrument before, so jumping into tutorials without knowing where the # notes where was a complete mystery for me. This clarified so many things as well as showed me how to tune my Kalimba!!

  • @cinderellaasmr
    @cinderellaasmr 4 года назад +442

    Omg when I first got my Kalimba I thought the hammer thing was to use it to play it not to tune it 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️

  • @joaquinlujan3717
    @joaquinlujan3717 4 года назад +14

    At first I thought it was gonna be super hard but now that I watched the video, it's super easy! I'm trying to learn a Lot about how to tune for your kalimba and how to care for it because today I just bought a kalimba on Amazon and I'm waiting for it to arrive! 💗

    • @_notzoya9452
      @_notzoya9452 4 года назад

      Joaquin Lujan O MAH GAWD ME TOO BUT ON EBAY

  • @lana_9215
    @lana_9215 4 года назад +2

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! I bought a kalimba recently and i didnt know how to use it so i played with the hammer a bit then watched a tutorial to try to learn a song but noticed how my kalimba sounded very different than all the songs i tried to learn , something was just off, but after watching this video i could fix it and now it sounds SO GOOD, SO MUCH BETTER THAN BEFORE!

  • @juliaw.1096
    @juliaw.1096 4 года назад +8

    Thank you very much!!! Finally found out the exact process how to tune my Kalimba after I did it terribly wrong. The information on the DOREMI-sequence helped a lot. Great explanation

  • @aweeb2365
    @aweeb2365 4 года назад +44

    People:i love hammering
    Also people:now i am deppressed
    Me:oh hammering is fun
    Also me in 2 days:i cant sleep bcoz im tuning my kalimba

  • @Mina.s_sc
    @Mina.s_sc 4 года назад +28

    This was qo useful i just ordered my kalimba 2 hours ago 🥺👌🏻

    • @ten4372
      @ten4372 4 года назад +2

      How is it going?

  • @alexangels
    @alexangels 5 лет назад +12

    Having a hard time tuning the keys on the sides other than those two I was able to tune the rest thanks to you

  • @itslisanne
    @itslisanne 4 года назад +4

    Omg you are a life saver! Thank you so much, I have been struggling with tuning my Kalimba for days now, but with your tips it took me almost no time 🙏❤ thank you so much

  • @Cindyreella_
    @Cindyreella_ 5 лет назад +9

    I'm falling in love with this instrument. Love your videos. God bless you. Keep up the awsome work.

  • @GreyFromSpace
    @GreyFromSpace 3 года назад +3

    I just got a Kalimba for Christmas so this is superduper useful, mostly because I am probably going to try alternate tunings to really expand the songs I can play.

  • @summergillespie2216
    @summergillespie2216 Год назад +19

    Ma'am I can't hear you tuning it with your background music ;-;

  • @um_wh0
    @um_wh0 4 года назад +10

    Im getting my kalimba tomorrow and im so excited 😁 this video was really helpful! Thank you💜

    • @noon6064
      @noon6064 4 года назад

      Mine hasn't arrived yet but I'm soooooooo excited

    • @um_wh0
      @um_wh0 4 года назад

      no on oo which one did you get?

    • @KarinaJavier
      @KarinaJavier  4 года назад

      Have fun! 😁

    • @um_wh0
      @um_wh0 4 года назад

      Karina Javier i just learned your my sunshine! Surprisingly it was really easy :)

    • @noon6064
      @noon6064 4 года назад

      sugafreemochi :]
      www.amazon.com.au/JVSISM-Kalimba-Tuning-Storage-Beginners/dp/B0899887RJ/ref=asc_df_B0899887RJ/?tag=googleshopmob-22&linkCode=df0&hvadid=434386144067&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6708363547905593934&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9071272&hvtargid=pla-911876546782&psc=1
      I ordered it recently and it is so pretty

  • @mochiyussa
    @mochiyussa 4 года назад +2

    I ordered a kalimba today. Im super excited for it to arrive been watching how to tune kalimba and other kalimba videos 🤩

  • @carmupiarmy5183
    @carmupiarmy5183 4 года назад +2

    Omg I finally understood what C4, D4... means and how to tune my kalimba (it's my first one and it hasn't arrived yet)! Thank you so much!! You explained everything perfectly!

  • @canijustgetaseat7565
    @canijustgetaseat7565 4 года назад +89

    Friend: awh I love the sound of kalimba it sounds adorable
    Me: yehhh... Oh shoot ones out of tune *takes out a frigging hammer and starts beating the frick out of it*
    Friends slowly walk out the room

    • @khyagridley754
      @khyagridley754 4 года назад +1

      LMAO same exact thing happened with my boyfriend. I told him all excited that I get to hit my kalimba with a hammer to tune to it and needless to say- he was scared

  • @jonahmontaron5553
    @jonahmontaron5553 4 года назад +2

    Finally I heard your voice! What a wonderful voice

  • @nicolegonzalez3781
    @nicolegonzalez3781 Год назад

    Thanks after watching so many videos this is the only one who explain so clear and with an free app... thanks 😊👍

  • @gneeson8619
    @gneeson8619 4 года назад +6

    I just ordered a kalimba and I was kind of worried because I didn’t understand how I was supposed to tune it now I’m very excited because apparently I just get to hammer it

  • @Cacoon1991
    @Cacoon1991 10 месяцев назад

    Thanks to you I have officially tuned my first Kalimba :) Bless You.

  • @goobertion
    @goobertion 3 года назад +1

    I like that she gets straight to the point

  • @jessicacraft7948
    @jessicacraft7948 5 лет назад +6

    This is really helpful! Its pretty much free lessons online😂 im so interested in this instument and i hope i can play as beautifully as you one day! Thank you so much☺☺

  • @Alice-yr2mu
    @Alice-yr2mu 3 года назад

    Ive been watching kalimba videos while waiting for mine to arrive. Im really excited 😆😆

  • @teddybear6351
    @teddybear6351 2 года назад

    THANK YOU!! I've been having so much trouble tuning my kalimba T~TT I couldn't understand the notes and stuff before but now I think I got the gist of it a little better.

  • @mariachristinejoyalferez5136
    @mariachristinejoyalferez5136 4 года назад

    I just ordered a Kalimba and have zero knowledge of it. I just found myself wanting to learn kalimba and it helps a lot for me.

  • @josefinavalenzuela3028
    @josefinavalenzuela3028 2 года назад +1

    It really helped me understand clearly on how to tune the kalimba Thank youuu!!

  • @ahmad1ce
    @ahmad1ce 4 года назад +27

    The kalimba is not in tune "so what does this mean?"
    me: we take the baby hammer and smash the kalimba it's broken.

  • @jodeygonzales5070
    @jodeygonzales5070 4 года назад

    Thank you for sharing! It really helped me a lot cause ive been tuning here half an hour! tysm ur the best karina!🥺

  • @jamieilikeit
    @jamieilikeit 5 лет назад +2

    Thank you for this video. Ive just got a Kalimba and have been practicing. I wasnt sure how to tune it, this was really helpful. 🙏🏻

  • @maemories
    @maemories 4 года назад +35

    by watching this I thought it was easy, but when my kalimba arrives it wasn't easy at all why I am having a hard time tuning up my kalimba??? urgh ! anyways this is a big help for me :)

  • @EBurns-yx5sw
    @EBurns-yx5sw 4 года назад

    i'm waiting for my kalimba to arive in the mail in 2 days i'm super excited aaA tysm for this video its super helpful!!

  • @briannabravo7273
    @briannabravo7273 4 года назад +1

    this video is genuinely SO good 😊 im planning to order my Kalimba and I feel that after watching this I already know how to play it🥺✌️

  • @LexzeneMaurice
    @LexzeneMaurice Месяц назад

    Hi! This video is super helpful! My E3°° was out of tune, after I hammer it for a while, I fixed it! Thanks for this tutorial! ❤

  • @ainanajihah6557
    @ainanajihah6557 4 года назад +12

    i only played kalimba using the app that i've downloaded at play store 😭☝(will buy it one day 💖)

  • @gadiskacamata6141
    @gadiskacamata6141 3 года назад

    2days after i just already order kalimba and just wait my kalimba arrive😍im so excited

  • @vivioprea4046
    @vivioprea4046 4 года назад +1

    Thanks! I was wondering how to go about tunning my kalimba for a while. Great tutorial!

  • @erickjmedina
    @erickjmedina 5 лет назад +3

    Love the details! More blessings to your channel! 🍃😊🔨

  • @MexMX
    @MexMX 3 года назад

    I just ordered a Kalimba and wanted to make sure how to tune it. Thanks for your video, great work!

  • @danielletalampas3179
    @danielletalampas3179 4 года назад +1

    even though i dont have a kalimba yet this is helpful thankyou for making this vid imma sub!♡♡♡

  • @martyfunkhauser8620
    @martyfunkhauser8620 5 лет назад +6

    If your struggling with the last octave, I had to put the microphone right up to the proper key in order to pick up the frequency. In doing so, I also had to go back and re-adjust other notes.

  • @skzstaytogether
    @skzstaytogether 4 года назад +1

    I just bought my first kalimba C 17 keys. This is such a good video for how to tune the instrument for first timer like me! Thank you ❣️

  • @aryrush143
    @aryrush143 3 года назад

    thank you!! my kalimba is coming tomorrow and this is a great explanation of how tuning works!

  • @shairenecheen100
    @shairenecheen100 4 года назад +1

    Got my kalimba!! It's an advance birthday gift frm my cousin ♥️

  • @xiao4017
    @xiao4017 3 года назад

    WOOOOO I JUST GOT A KALIMBA, CAN'T WAIT TO LEARN

  • @austromnot6740
    @austromnot6740 4 года назад +1

    Why am I watching this, I don’t even have a kalimba
    Also me: *immediately buys a kalimba*

  • @EvilJulia27
    @EvilJulia27 3 года назад

    I got mine yesterday, and the seller said that it was tuned and ready to use, but even for a beginner like me, it sounded really weird
    and I didn't know how to use gstrings, since I didn't see any kalimba settings-
    I was anxious about asking a professional for this because I couldn't find any app to help me tune it, and I didn't want to do a mistake on my new baby-
    so thanks for your video, now my beautiful toy sounds so much better c':

  • @BigChief_1337
    @BigChief_1337 4 года назад

    I got a Kalimba for Christmas :D very nice vid, it was fun tuning it

  • @tiffxnylee
    @tiffxnylee 4 года назад +23

    ive been tuning D2 for half an hour

  • @alin3189
    @alin3189 4 года назад +163

    Sooo frustrating. I feel like throwing my kalimba at the wall

  • @itsjustsara7694
    @itsjustsara7694 4 года назад

    I'm not sure if I'm correct but my first kalimba is coming tomarrow and I did research on kalimba Buzz and I think you have kalimba Buzz. so helpful I love this channel

  • @sophiegoodwin9783
    @sophiegoodwin9783 4 года назад

    I just got a Kalimba I’m sooo excited

  • @Lm_xx09
    @Lm_xx09 3 года назад

    Thank you for this vid I got a kalimba a week ago and this helped me so muchhh Ty!

  • @enaya6229
    @enaya6229 4 года назад +17

    Thank you so much I don't even have a kalimba.............Yet

  • @riolyndaleolitres8356
    @riolyndaleolitres8356 4 года назад

    Thank you! I ordered a kalimba today and this is a great help.

  • @syuhadaami8790
    @syuhadaami8790 4 года назад

    Omg I love your explanation, it is very clear and easy for understand. Love you♥️♥️. Imma buy you coffee

  • @Joanie_47
    @Joanie_47 4 года назад

    Thank u so much for sharing this video!! I’m planning on getting a kalimba but first I want to know about all the maintenance and how to take care of it, so this video was super helpful :)

  • @aliciaambrosee
    @aliciaambrosee 3 года назад

    finallyyy , I got my own kalimbaa 🤩💗

  • @Pulse1339
    @Pulse1339 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for this. I'm going to start learing to play the Kalimba once mine arrives hopefully tomorrow 😁

  • @ms.kalimba2267
    @ms.kalimba2267 3 года назад

    Omg thankkkk youuu for showing this! This is very helpful, because I'm about to buy a Kalimba too.😍🤩

  • @Jessie_Helms
    @Jessie_Helms 2 года назад +1

    Showed my family my kalimba and let a few of them pick around on it.
    I sat it down, still in tune, and went to the other room.
    Came back later and there were keys _visibly_ out of shape. Pissed me off cause they didn’t ask first, just started smashing keys

  • @karene.364
    @karene.364 3 года назад

    Wow I learned something new this is so great! Thank you so much for this Kalimba Tutorial :) I'm new to the Kalimba.

  • @PhotoStoryChannel
    @PhotoStoryChannel 3 года назад

    Kalimba is creating sound from heaven........arch angel plays it

  • @phylliciasandrarobert8891
    @phylliciasandrarobert8891 4 года назад

    Thank you for putting in so much effort for the video and the clear explanation.

  • @rlpescador7178
    @rlpescador7178 3 года назад

    im so very excited to my kalimba i order already in shoppe 😊 bday gift for my self hehehehe thank you for tutorial

  • @human3160
    @human3160 2 года назад

    thank you as always so helpful to kalmiba community keep it up👍

  • @user-bk9nc8iv9t
    @user-bk9nc8iv9t 3 года назад +1

    Hello, thanks for the vid but do you have any recommended apps in apple 😭😭 I can’t find g-strings in apple store. Thank you in advance 😭🙏

  • @chillinxs5245
    @chillinxs5245 3 года назад

    Thank you I learn a lot from your tutorial , watching first even tho my kalimba hasn't still arrive yet, hewuu just incase 😸🧡

  • @miggie2926
    @miggie2926 4 года назад

    Thank you this helps me a lot. Now I already know the exact set to tune my kalimba. More powers ♥️♥️♥️

  • @idonotknow8978
    @idonotknow8978 4 года назад +5

    I searched "Smashing a Kalimba with a hammer" but why am i watching this

  • @mickeythegodfather6169
    @mickeythegodfather6169 4 года назад +11

    Is C4 and C3 the same thing? My Kalimba keeps switching between 3 and 4 when I barely hammer it

    • @devynmallon4795
      @devynmallon4795 3 года назад

      The 3 and the 4 denote the octave the note is in

    • @nicolepunzalan4304
      @nicolepunzalan4304 3 года назад

      Same thing happen to me
      I've been trying to tuned d4 for like 10 minutes and it keeps switching to d3

    • @yatokambe5204
      @yatokambe5204 3 года назад

      @@nicolepunzalan4304 hey my kalimba is also switching to d3 how to fix it

  • @marianem6349
    @marianem6349 5 лет назад +2

    Very helpful bcoz im planning to buy one . It looks like amazing 💜💜

  • @Putatis
    @Putatis 2 года назад

    i hammered it and absolutely nothing happened great tutorial!

  • @humita9060
    @humita9060 4 года назад

    this video was so helpful !! thank you so much aaaa

  • @fabulous364
    @fabulous364 4 года назад +2

    Easy and simple, very good explaination thanks a lot

  • @Lemoncaake
    @Lemoncaake 4 года назад

    You’re really good at explaining things, thank you! 😁👍🏾👍🏾❤️

  • @FyodorsHeadLice
    @FyodorsHeadLice 3 года назад

    I messed up and now I'm here :')

  • @dalila95
    @dalila95 5 лет назад

    Complimenti per l'editing di questo video 😍

  • @sablebreeze4717
    @sablebreeze4717 4 года назад

    Thank you for this!!

  • @suzilici
    @suzilici 2 года назад +1

    I use the same app but apparently mine doesn’t turn green even if it show the correct note. Not sure what’s going on. Also my notes in the app all display on same color, which is white on blue background color. I also have a Manual or Auto tab and Fork tab at the bottom right side of the screen which I see you do not have. What are those for?

  • @Ghyreldr
    @Ghyreldr 4 года назад

    Thank you so much this is very helpful I've done tuning my kalimba today. I bought it a while ago.

  • @josephinelozada2484
    @josephinelozada2484 4 года назад

    Thanks Karina! Now I don't have to be anxious about tuning my kalimba.

  • @sudicalwig
    @sudicalwig 2 года назад +1

    Lower the pitch - hammer down. Raise the pitch - hammer up. Simple as that! ;)

  • @robertcopeland2536
    @robertcopeland2536 2 года назад +1

    My kalimba was pretty close to in-tune, it sounded good, but I checked it with a tuning app & it was just a little off....started tapping it with the hammer & now it's WAY off. Can't get it back. Too sharp, too flat... Really struggling with the concept of a hammer for precise adjustments to pitch. Wish I'd left it alone

  • @Tamara-gj7yh
    @Tamara-gj7yh 3 года назад

    Do you believe me if i tell you that i just bought a kalimba 5 hours ago and i wanted to try play one song and it didn't sound right.. After this video i found out not even one (key?) was in right tune. I had to fix the whole kalimba every of 17 key and it took me 2 hours. I just feel like i made the whole kalimba with my hands now. Even if it was tiring it was worth it tho, now it works and sounds perfectly. Thank you for this video it helped me so much.

  • @purplearmy6397
    @purplearmy6397 4 года назад

    thank..I got Kalimba as a pre birthday present from my brother...U help me understand about it ❤

  • @CapnWolfey
    @CapnWolfey 2 года назад +1

    So my C4 keeps jumping from a D4 to a C3 every time I make an adjustment what am I doing wrong???

  • @АлисаКнигочеева
    @АлисаКнигочеева 4 года назад

    Well, finally someone was able to explain properly. Спасибо!

  • @itsmeellaplayz6357
    @itsmeellaplayz6357 4 года назад

    I just got my kalimba and this really help me out :3 thank u

  • @jecarocabo6425
    @jecarocabo6425 5 лет назад +1

    Waa. Thanks. Masubukan nga rin sa Kalimba ko. 😍

  • @st4rry3y3d
    @st4rry3y3d 4 года назад

    Thank you for this tutorial, i want to get a kalimba soon so thanks!