April 23, 2024
African Thumb Piano made from gourd sit on lap play melodies, chords songs Fun
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Here is a really unique and fun gift. It is called a "Thumb Piano" or Thumb Drum" IT is made from a half of a polished sealed gourd shell. It sits in your lap to play. The thumb piano, or kalimba, is a southern African percussion instrument. Kalimbas use several metal tines of different lengths, which give different notes when plucked. The reeds are attached to a wooden sound box, which amplifies the notes and projects them out of the Kalimba. By playing the tines in the right order, you can play melodies and chords. tines that correspond with traditional notes on the diatonic scale. The tines, or keys, are made of tempered spring steel that is hand-cut and rounded. To play, simply cradle the instrument in your hands and pluck the tines with your thumbs. Have another one for sell using a coconut shell top meausres 4" x4" but a little rounder Many on-line web stores sell music and show videos how to play.
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