Play your chosen series of pitches on your pitch source. Insert one street sweeper bristle and tune it roughly to a c note.
To tune a kalimba is to actually adjust tines so they have the exact sound they are supposed to according to which note a tine is designated to play.
How to tune a kalimba thumb piano.
If the note is too flat tap the tine upward.
Tune the rest of the kalimba.
You will need a tuning hammer to get the kalimba in tune and ready for playing.
When you pluck the steel tines with your thumbs the wood acts as a resonator for the keys.
The act of tuning could be to nudge a slightly detuned kalimba back into its previous tuning that is the notes will usually just be a wee bit out and it is usually obvious what note each tine is supposed to be tuned to.
Once youve positioned all the tines in the proper position your kalimba should be in tune and ready to play.
Mark it and cut it to length actually i just put it in a vice and broke it.
Im using a xylophone but you could also use any keyboard or piano.
File and sand it carefully to round and smooth the ends if you dont it will make a sound scraping across your finger prints or worse scraping off your finger prints.
The longer the tine the lower the pitch.
Start by tuning the lowest key on your kalimba.
To get started youll need two things a phillips head screwdriver with a decent sized handle and some kind of tuned musical instrument.
When you pluck the steel tines with your thumbs the wood acts as a resonator for the keys.
To tune your thumb piano you will lengthen or shorten the area of the tines that falls beneath the steel clamp that holds them in place.
The shorter the tine the higher the pitch.
The longer the tine the lower the pitch.
Pluck it again to check what note it now produces.
In this lesson i will show you how to tune a seven note kalimba to the pentatonic scale.
To tune your thumb piano you will lengthen or shorten the area of the tines that falls beneath the steel clamp that holds them in place.
If the note is flatter than what is required of the tine gently tap the bottom of the tine upward to raise the tine and note.
This could be a piano an electronic tuner or any instrument that is in tune at concert pitch.
If it is within your vocal range sing the series of pitches to internalize them in your mind and ears.
The shorter the tine the higher the pitch.
Repeat the process on the rest of the kalimba following the key chart to ensure that each tine is in tune.
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