How to DIY Kalimba| GECKO

The beauty of music is that you can make so many wonderful sounds with things scattered around you. Among them, the hairpin is a hairpin that can be used to make musical instruments. Yes, we are talking about Kalimba's thumb piano. Here, we will teach you how to make Kalimba's thumb piano with hairpins. Children like to make noise, and doing kalimba yourself is a quick and super easy way to hear different notes and try pitch.

Kalimba is a traditional African folk instrument that uses metal keys of different lengths to make different sounds. This is a simpler Kalimba form that can be done in a short time using wood blocks and hairpins.

This is the production material you need

1. Waste wood (approx. 3.5 x 5 inches)

2. Five hairpins

3. Nail gun

4. Hammer

5. Sandpaper

6. Mark

8 note kalimba,Camphorwood

How to build Kalimba

1. Cut a piece of wood to the correct size. Then polish it to smooth the surface and edges.

2. Straighten the hairpin, nail each hairpin to the wood near the edge of the wood, and hammer the staple tightly on the hairpin.

3. Then nail each hairpin a second time, the first one is very close to the other end, and the last one is farthest from the end, and then bend the end of each hairpin at the staple.

4. Now test each note. If you find that the shortest one is too sharp, you can add some staples in the middle to better secure the hairpin.

5. Use markers to decorate and enjoy your new instrument.

This is how to make your own introduction to Kalimba. If you want to know more about Kalimba, please feel free to contact us.