What Matters Need To Pay Attention To When Buying Kalimba | GECKO

Kalimba, also known as the thumb fiddle, is a musical instrument with strong ethnic characteristics. It gets its name from the fact that the thumb can be used to pluck the pieces on the body.It is easy to carry, smooth performance, the tone of the spirit, but also gradually by the people around the love.Gecko Kalimba tells you what to look for when shopping for Kalimba.

PLYBOARD OR FULL SINGLE

The Kalinba is a kind of musical instrument made of wood, also classified as a single board and a joint board according to the board.This instrument has two different materials and produces different sounds. We can see from the section of the sound hole whether it is a single board or a plyboard.

1.Full piece: a single body made of a whole piece of wood.The internal structure is compact and natural, which can quickly and completely transmit vibration to achieve complete resonance, making the Kalimba tone pure and more ethereal.

2.plywood: it is made by extrusion of three boards.The vibration is transmitted between multiple boards, the loss is large, the volume is slightly weakened, the sound is more chaotic, not as hollow as the single board.

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Choose good wood

The wood used to make kalimba usually includes mahogany, acacia, spruce, sandalwood, bamboo, etc.Different woods have different looks and personalities, different timbers.Only choose suitable for their own wood, in order to send out their desired timbre.Let's look at some common wood.

1.mahogany: beautiful wood grain, hard and light, the appearance is suitable for varnish and gradual red;The tone is warm and full with good duration.

2. Acacia wood: beautiful wood grain, elegant color, luster, good smell, color is dark brown;Tone is more focused on the medium frequency, resonance performance is good, the tone is sweet, crisp and pleasant.

3.Spruce: medium to fine wood muscle, straight with luster, light and soft wood, no special smell, nearly white to light brown;The musicality of wood is very good, suitable for making music board.

4. bamboo: bamboo grain clear and beautiful, fine texture, light color;When applied to Musical Instruments, it has strong resonance, good sound extension and crisp sound quality.

Different lumber decides timbre to point to different, everybody should choose according to his direction when choose and buy.The most important thing is to fit yourself!

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Sounds OR17 10 

There are two types of keys, 10 notes and 17 notes, for 10 and 17 keys, so what's the difference between the two?

1.10 notes: the number of keys is less, so the range is narrow, and the repertoire is relatively easy to be restricted, but the operation is simpler, suitable for beginners to start quickly.

2.17 notes: more keys, a wider range, more songs can be played, can also play harmony, playability is further increased, suitable for advanced learners and competent beginners.

Above are some common thumb piano selection attention point, read up three times, I believe you will make their own choice!

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