The advantages and styles of Kalimba| GECKO

Kalimba, also known as thumb piano, is an African characteristic ethnic musical instrument. Compared to mainstream instruments such as piano, guitar and violin, it is indeed an unpopular and niche plucked instrument. Next, the manufacturer of Klimba will introduce some of its advantages.

compact size, easy to carry

It is smaller than a 32-open book, so it is very convenient to carry around. It is not as troublesome as carrying a guitar or violin. In many life scenes, you can easily take it out to play and sing, and timely share your favorite music with friends and relatives

simple and easy to learn, easy to start

Compared with traditional instruments such as piano and guitar, the thumb piano is very easy to learn. As long as you have a simple score, you can easily play entry-level music, which greatly improves the confidence of beginners and enables beginners to get started quickly. But to master the thumb, you have to put in all kinds of effort. There is no such thing as random success. As long as you work a little harder, you can also surprise people and make people around you sit up and notice you, a little adoring

the appearance level is high, the shape is changeable

thumb piano small circle and beautiful, powder, a surge of thumb as the piano player, is no longer limited to traditional rectangle, the shape of the thumb harp also appeared changing style, is there a cat shape, deer, rabbits and other animals, real wood splice high-end shape, combined with electronic, some high-end custom style and shape also started to public view.

the tone is unique, ethereal and thorough

thumb piano voice is its soul, the sound is very unique, the tone is empty and sweet, clean and thorough, very healing power. When playing at night, the volume is moderate, there is no noise interference of worry, can be described as lingering music, intoxicating.

affordable, cost-effective

At present, the purchase channel is mostly online shopping, there are many brands, the price ranges from dozens to hundreds, the most expensive is less than 1000 yuan, compared with other traditional Musical Instruments, is a very affordable musical instrument, and the mainstream 17-tone thumb harp price is about 100 to 200 yuan, most beginners can afford.

Solid wood plate and box type characteristics

The plat thumbharp consists of a solid board and keys.

It was the mother of the thumqin, which was originally a piece of wood and bamboo of various lengths,

Then it was upgraded to iron buttons, and eventually to mineral metals.

The plate-style thumbharp is one of the many children of the plate-style thumbharp, but why is it the last one to stand out?

The box has a hole in the middle and a hollow inside, and that's where it resonates.

Let's talk about plate versus box, what would it sound like besides structure

Plate type: because it has no sound box, the sound is clearer, but the volume is also smaller (more plate type with electric box will be more suitable)

Box type: because of the relationship between the sound box, its volume will be louder, longer sound, better sound delay.

The above is about kalimba introduction, want to know more about kalimba information, please contact our The Kalimba Company.

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Post time: Dec-08-2021
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