Electrified Kalimba

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This is a cheap (but aesthetically pleasing) kalimba that I bought at an earthbound store in my local mall. I paid $13 for it, then I built a pick-up into it. It sounds kinda cool when run through effects processor, unfortunately my camera doesn't pick up the sound very well.

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  • Genius!! I want one!!
  • very nice indeed.
  • Cool link. I thought about making one out of a cigar box, maybe after I've studied them a little bit I'll try to make one from scratch.
  • I built one of those grounding-bar kalimbas using a small cigar box; sounds pretty good. I have an already-wired piezo floating around somewhere; think I'll stick it on there.
    On the Make Magazine blog this morning, they have a video of a guy who put a regular wound guitar pickup on one.
    Here's the link and video:

    http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/07/sweet_sounds_of_the_electr...
  • Yea, I just got the effects machine in the mail today, I can already tell that it has lots of possibilities. And I'm planning on buying a professional level electric kalimba soon so I can really rock out on it. i think it'll be interesting.
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