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I made 3 Kalimbas. Yay!Ok so i made 3 Kalimbas with small cigar boxes i had. I used car wiper blades for tines.They sound so different. I'm not sure if it's the s… Started by Estone Villan |
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Apr 30, 2017 Reply by Estone Villan |
First Kalimba buildNot a cigar box, but what the heck... A top half of a gourd works, too. Started by Greg Thompson |
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Feb 1, 2015 Reply by Graham Alibone |
My kalimbaFor me best keys are mini hand saw blades right now. Metal saw blades didn't bent and braked easily. I Snapped the saw blades half and made… Started by Jantan ux |
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Stack 'Em Up!Started putting together a few kalimbas cause they're so much fun to build and ended up with a stack of them. Took them to the local flea… Started by George Durbin |
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Aug 17, 2013 Reply by George Durbin |
Rumba StickI finished my long-threatened swiss-army kalimba today. The Rumba Stick (see the album for details on the pictures) is a rake-tine kalimba… Started by Tres Seaver |
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Jan 12, 2013 Reply by Gary Wensley |
More by SaReGaMa The ArtistThis guy made this one. (He also plays Hugh Tracys in many forms, with customized tunings) Started by Diane in Chicago |
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customizing a Hugh Tracey AltoI pulled the tines off a vintage instrument, cleaned it up, burned on some designs (a la Tom Lanford) and reinstalled the tines. I tuned i… Started by Diane in Chicago |
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Sep 26, 2012 Reply by Diane in Chicago |
retuning another Hugh TraceyI just retuned one of these that I have: to this tuning: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ExlO4_cXDV4/Tvd-mW4XDuI/AAAAAAAAAOo/7DLpzNF81… Started by Diane in Chicago |
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Mar 19, 2012 Reply by Diane in Chicago |
Less is morehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl_eEOTTT78&feature=related Started by Diane in Chicago |
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Oct 9, 2010 Reply by Tres Seaver |
Bass kalimba aka. Marimbula aka. Rhumba boxI recently saw the Jamaican mento band The Jolly Boys and noticed they feature a sort of giant kalimba-type instrument as a bass. I thought… Started by Mark |
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