Kalimba
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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.: [[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) 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 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 /> <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, 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 /> <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>