Kalimba
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The [[African|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|this article]] by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum. Reference material on mbira: Paul F. Berliner, [[http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3644709.html|The Soul of Mbira]], University of Chicago Press, 1993. L. E. McNeil, S. Mitran, [[https://www.academia.edu/2847668/Vibrational_frequencies_and_tuning_of_the_African_mbira|Vibrational Frequencies and Tunings of the African Mbira]], Journal of the Acoustical Society of America<span class="a">, 2008.</span> Several members of the Yahoo tuning forums have used kalimbas for microtonal music: [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060]] (Kalimba tuned to harmonic series, [[George Secor|George D. Secor]]) [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78106]] (Kalimba tuned to Mavila pentatonic, <span class="email">[[Petr Pařízek]]</span>) There are YouTube videos of microtonal kalimba music: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnAHx-7Ef4]] ([[Jacob Barton]] playing kalimba at the [[http://www.untwelve.org|UnTwelve]] event on the 31.07.2008) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJd5DLtbtgk]] ([[Aaron Krister Johnson]] of [[http://www.untwelve.org|UnTwelve]] playing his composition "Queen of Hearts") Other microtonal kalimba/mbira references: [[http://bp.b0b.com/2016/01/tuning-a-kalimba-to-bp/]] (Tuning a Kalimba to the Bohlen-Pierce scale) 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]]
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<html><head><title>kalimba (mbira)</title></head><body>The <a class="wiki_link" href="/African">african</a>-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">this article</a> by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.<br /> <br /> Reference material on mbira:<br /> Paul F. Berliner, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3644709.html" rel="nofollow">The Soul of Mbira</a>, University of Chicago Press, 1993.<br /> L. E. McNeil, S. Mitran, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://www.academia.edu/2847668/Vibrational_frequencies_and_tuning_of_the_African_mbira" rel="nofollow">Vibrational Frequencies and Tunings of the African Mbira</a>, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America<span class="a">, 2008.</span><br /> <br /> Several members of the Yahoo tuning forums have used kalimbas for microtonal music:<br /> <br /> <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, <a class="wiki_link" href="/George%20Secor">George D. Secor</a>)<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"><a class="wiki_link" href="/Petr%20Pa%C5%99%C3%ADzek">Petr Pařízek</a></span>)<br /> <br /> There are YouTube videos of microtonal kalimba music:<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> (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Jacob%20Barton">Jacob Barton</a> playing kalimba at the <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.untwelve.org" rel="nofollow">UnTwelve</a> event on the 31.07.2008)<br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJd5DLtbtgk" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJd5DLtbtgk</a> (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Aaron%20Krister%20Johnson">Aaron Krister Johnson</a> of <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.untwelve.org" rel="nofollow">UnTwelve</a> playing his composition "Queen of Hearts")<br /> <br /> Other microtonal kalimba/mbira references:<br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://bp.b0b.com/2016/01/tuning-a-kalimba-to-bp/" rel="nofollow">http://bp.b0b.com/2016/01/tuning-a-kalimba-to-bp/</a> (Tuning a Kalimba to the Bohlen-Pierce scale)<br /> <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>