i really enjoy your work and visit the website often, you make me wish i had one! do you have anything kinda mysterious, rythmic and adventurous anywhere? i'd love to hear it!
I thought these were mostly percussive back-up instruments, or at worse, musical "toys"! You've made me realize just how expressive and "out front" these can be. I've never heard a virtuoso on a Kalimba before. Thank you for posting! ~Jon
You can pull each note down about a whole step, and upwards they can go several steps - 3 or 4 steps at least - but recently I retuned a G Alto into a G pentatonic, keeping the same bottom note - so the top note went from a G up to an E.
is it possible to get it from your site... i live in republic of Croatia??!! Please, its hard to get it here.
souldjir 1 month ago
Yes, I send them all over the world. Go to Kalimba Magic online - or send me a message. -Mark Holdaway
kalimbamagic 1 month ago
i love Kalimba. im waiting for 2 hugh tracey kalimbas to be posted. I cant wait to try this tuning
PyramidHead0001 6 months ago
This sounds like it's tuned in a harmonic minor key
ThreeARKs 1 year ago
@ThreeARKs could be phrygian dominant. aka "jewish scale"
IrishLebaneseBeast 8 months ago
@IrishLebaneseBeast
YES ..THATS THE MOST AMAZING THING ABOUT THE KALIMBA; IT REALLY IS A WORLD INSTRUMENT VIBE!
4life20music 5 days ago
Wow beautifully tuned and played. I can no longer resist buying one of these amazing kalimbas. We only have little cheap ones in the house.
poppymoone 1 year ago
^_^ ♫♬♪
Sugarhigh352 2 years ago
Love it, but I cant seem to find the tunning for the alto on your website, only the treble.
GonzoGaboo 2 years ago
Pretty nice man, how much do those go for?
mjdpoet 2 years ago
They cost a bit over one hundred dollars - expensive for a little box, but inexpensive for a real musical instrument. -Mark
kalimbamagic 2 years ago 4
@kalimbamagic
But its worth the money they are 10 times better then the ones that cost $40 !
i LOVE MY ELECTRIC ALTO KALIMBA ,,IT REALLY MADE ME A HAPPIER PERSON; AND THATS AMAZING CONSIDERING THESE CRAZY TOUGH TIMES!
4life20music 5 days ago
i really enjoy your work and visit the website often, you make me wish i had one! do you have anything kinda mysterious, rythmic and adventurous anywhere? i'd love to hear it!
bigbookofnothing 2 years ago
I thought these were mostly percussive back-up instruments, or at worse, musical "toys"! You've made me realize just how expressive and "out front" these can be. I've never heard a virtuoso on a Kalimba before. Thank you for posting! ~Jon
FlyingHorseKnuckles 2 years ago
Thanks for the great comment!
My kalimba philosophy: pretend they are real instruments and see how far you can take them.
kalimbamagic 2 years ago
@kalimbamagic im quoting that if thats ok with you
TheSoupManCampbell 1 year ago
Sure - where are you quoting me?
kalimbamagic 1 year ago
@kalimbamagic i have no idea yet but i want to get one at that's just an awesome thing to say if someone doubts why i have that
TheSoupManCampbell 1 year ago
@FlyingHorseKnuckles Earth Wind and Fire may be the most popular "modern" group that has featured the kalimba on many songs.
michaelteter 2 months ago
You can pull each note down about a whole step, and upwards they can go several steps - 3 or 4 steps at least - but recently I retuned a G Alto into a G pentatonic, keeping the same bottom note - so the top note went from a G up to an E.
Best of luck! -Mark
kalimbamagic 3 years ago
What are the specific notes it is tuned to? It looks like a fun scale to mess around with.
Swarflee 3 years ago
You can find out the actual notes by going to my Kalimba Magic website and searching for
"middle eastern tuning" -Mark
kalimbamagic 3 years ago
thats pretty cool make a video on how to do it
Moloney6666 3 years ago