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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">The african-origin [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimba|~~Kalimba~~/~~Mbira~~]] is another instrument that is small and cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional Mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/message/11005|the following article]] by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.

<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">The african-origin [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimba|kalimba/mbira]] is another instrument that is small and cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional Mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/message/11005|the following article]] by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.

Several members of the Yahoo tuning forums have used kalimbas for microtonal music. See, e.g.:

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[[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060]] (Kalimba tuned to harmonic series, George D. Secor)

[[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78106]] (Kalimba tuned to Mavila pentatonic, <span class="email">Petr Pařízek</span>)

[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnAHx-7Ef4]] (Jacob Barton playing ~~Kalimba~~ at the Untwelve event on the 31.07.2008)

[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnAHx-7Ef4]] (Jacob Barton playing kalimba at the Untwelve event on the 31.07.2008)

Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further. Here is an example of a ~~Kalimba~~ with pitch bends!

Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further. Here is an example of a kalimba with pitch bends!

[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8]]</pre></div>

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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>kalimba (mbira)</title></head><body>The african-origin <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimba" rel="nofollow">~~Kalimba~~/~~Mbira~~</a> is another instrument that is small and cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional Mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/message/11005" rel="nofollow">the following article</a> by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.<br />

<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>kalimba (mbira)</title></head><body>The african-origin <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimba" rel="nofollow">kalimba/mbira</a> is another instrument that is small and cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional Mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/message/11005" rel="nofollow">the following article</a> by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.<br />

<br />

Several members of the Yahoo tuning forums have used kalimbas for microtonal music. See, e.g.:<br />

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<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060" rel="nofollow">http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060</a> (Kalimba tuned to harmonic series, George D. Secor)<br />

<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78106" rel="nofollow">http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78106</a> (Kalimba tuned to Mavila pentatonic, <span class="email">Petr Pařízek</span>)<br />

<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnAHx-7Ef4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnAHx-7Ef4</a> (Jacob Barton playing ~~Kalimba~~ at the Untwelve event on the 31.07.2008)<br />

<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnAHx-7Ef4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnAHx-7Ef4</a> (Jacob Barton playing kalimba at the Untwelve event on the 31.07.2008)<br />

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Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further. Here is an example of a ~~Kalimba~~ with pitch bends!<br />

Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further. Here is an example of a kalimba with pitch bends!<br />

<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8</a></body></html></pre></div>

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-<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">The african-origin [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimba|Kalimba/Mbira]] is another instrument that is small and cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional Mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/message/11005|the following article]] by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.
+<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">The african-origin [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimba|kalimba/mbira]] is another instrument that is small and cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional Mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/message/11005|the following article]] by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.
 Several members of the Yahoo tuning forums have used kalimbas for microtonal music. See, e.g.:
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 [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060]] (Kalimba tuned to harmonic series, George D. Secor)
 [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78106]] (Kalimba tuned to Mavila pentatonic, &lt;span class="email"&gt;Petr Pařízek&lt;/span&gt;)
-[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnAHx-7Ef4]] (Jacob Barton playing Kalimba at the Untwelve event on the 31.07.2008)
+[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnAHx-7Ef4]] (Jacob Barton playing kalimba at the Untwelve event on the 31.07.2008)
-Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further. Here is an example of a Kalimba with pitch bends!
+Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further. Here is an example of a kalimba with pitch bends!
 [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8]]</pre></div>
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 Several members of the Yahoo tuning forums have used kalimbas for microtonal music. See, e.g.:&lt;br /&gt;
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 &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060&lt;/a&gt; (Kalimba tuned to harmonic series, George D. Secor)&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78106" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78106&lt;/a&gt; (Kalimba tuned to Mavila pentatonic, &lt;span class="email"&gt;Petr Pařízek&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;
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-Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further. Here is an example of a Kalimba with pitch bends!&lt;br /&gt;
+Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further. Here is an example of a kalimba with pitch bends!&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>