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My kalimba

For 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…

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I made 3 Kalimbas. Yay!

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First Kalimba build

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My kalimba

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Stack 'Em Up!

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customizing a Hugh Tracey Alto

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retuning another Hugh Tracey

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Less is more

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Bass kalimba aka. Marimbula aka. Rhumba box

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Pitch Bending with a Kalimba

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The Tine Report

Started by Diane in Chicago. Last reply by Alan Roberts Apr 28, 2010. 1 Reply 1 Like

Silverware chest Kalimba with interchangable tine sets!

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Tuning the wild kalimba

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Lyra Mbira

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tines for trade for abox or twomin

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