How tone tuning the Kalimba | GECKO

After picking up the thumb harp, hobbyists find that the pitch is not correct when playing it, but they do not know how to start to tune it. In fact, it is not difficult to tune the kalimba. If you want the thumb to have a beautiful tone, you must keep the pitch right. So tuning is a very common thing, today we will learn how to tune the thumb piano ~

The tuning method

Before tuning, we should first prepare the tuning hammer and the tuning APP, which are indispensable.

Tuning hammer strength and percussion amplitude, we need to explore and control. Be gentle at first to avoid hitting the wood or the keys.

Open the tuning app, place the thumb piano next to the phone, and then use your fingers to pluck the keys. It is recommended to tune from the middle key to the keys on both sides. Observe the value of Hertz in tuning APP, and then compare the value in tuning accuracy Hertz frequency chart to see whether the key tone can meet the standard.

If the key tone is displayed high, the tone needs to be low-key, with a tuning hammer down from the top, so that the key pronunciation will become longer, the vibration frequency becomes lower, the tone and Hertz will also be reduced.

If the key is shown to be low in tone, you need to turn the tone to high, using a tuning hammer from bottom up to increase the tone and Hertz frequency. According to the tuning app's prompt, if the display is not correct, tap with the tuning hammer to adjust to the best state. Tune it one by one, and after all adjustment, you can pop out the exact rhythm.

Sometimes the tuner is not sensitive to the key in the high position. When we play a note, it may strike a chord with the nearby key, and the tuner may misjudge it. At this time, we can use fingers to gently press the left and right sides of the keys being tuned, and then play the keys being tuned to tune accurately.

Kalimba is generally divided into box type and plate type. The box type of Kalimba comes with a sound box, which makes the sound resonate strongly when you pluck the keys and move your fingers around the vibrato hole to make a vibrato of "wua wua".

The plate kalimba resonates less, but each note is clearer and brighter. It can be placed on or above the resonator box to increase the volume.

Beginners should pay attention to the following when they get the Kalimba:

Take some time to put the corresponding scale stickers in place. The scale stickers will have corresponding numbers for beginners. Then take a moment to look carefully at the number of keys on the instrument, and understand exactly what tone each key corresponds to.

At the beginning, you can find some simplified music and try to learn it first. Holding the piano with both hands, you can gently pick the keys of the piano with two thumbs facing the music.

Once you learn to play slowly, you have to practice. It should be noted that it is very important to know how to read the musical score, so that we can learn it better.

You can leave a little fingernail on both thumbs for easy plucking.

This is how to tune the kalimba, if you want to know more information about kalimba, please contact our Kalimba manufacturer.