Best Kalimba for Piano Players! Chromatic Kalimba from BugsGear 3 Octave 36 Keys
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- Опубліковано 26 тра 2021
- Today I'm unboxing this fantastic chromatic kalimba from BugsGear! It is a perfect kalimba for piano players since it has exactly the same layout as a piano. Grab one on Amazon here: amzn.to/3v2HWse
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00:20 POV: you’re a cat who’s owner is very insistent about talking about music while you chill in the cabinet.
Always appreciate your videos, I like that this is set up to accomodate people who have piano experience. Thank you ❤️
Thank you! That's what I loved about it too 😊
I'm buying this! This is the one! Thank you Molly 😎
Yay! So glad I could help you find the perfect instrument 😊
Good golly Miss Molly where do you fit all of your instruments - lol. Awesome kalimba. Cynthia
I saw one of these a little while back and I thought it looked really cool. I was happy to see this vid. It reminds me of my old 37-key synth... in layout not sound LOL. I love the angled tines. It looks like it would be really intuitive... especially for a key player. If you were looking to do covers on a kalimba this would be a good choice. I like the tone of it and you're 100% correct... those tines look different than most. Very cool!
Yes, it's a lot like those tiny little synths! They still have some like that, but they're midi controllers now. It's be awesome for kalimba covers. Thanks for watching! 😊
Ohhhh! Thank you so much for this review. I had seen this kalimba before, but was hesitant to get it. I'm not a piano player (yet) but I find my 21 key piano layout kalimba much easier to play. I'm looking forward to gabbing this kalimba next month!
I hope you love it! It's so much more intuitive for me 😊
Fascinating instrumental.
It is amazing! 😊
I myself play a dulcimer. The kalimba is cool, it reminds me of a music box.
Ooh, the dulcimer is so pretty! That's my favorite part about kalimbas, that music box sound 😊
Would love to see you check out the upgraded Moozica version of this!
What is the upgraded version & where do I get 1?
I have 1 of these but want more tines to play chords. Would you recommend putting 2 together (maybe w/glue?), or buying a larger piece if I can find a similar arrangement?
I really love the effort put into this linear kalimba. I only play linear kalimbas. I DO reTune my diatonic kalimba, yet ; ReTuning is time consuming and I can't play songs that have distant key changes.
Just not sure these tines resonate a full rich tone. Otherwise, I would use caution buying it. Bcz I would not buy anything but a solid board and I don't need a strap.
Looks so awesome! Any other similar instrument with a piano array keyboard style that you can recommend me? Any other cool xylophone or lyre kind instrument that is set with the keyboard layout? Around the $100 or $200
Even digital.
Melodicas! Check out the Suzuki M-37C or M-37C Plus.
Could you tell me how the feel of playing these tines compares w/other kalimbas-since I only have this & nothing to compare it to?
Molly, I’m not sure if you’ve seen STL’s ocarina new Paladin ocarina but it would nice if you did a review on this. Thank you for your videos.
I did, it's a beautiful ocarina! I have a few other things on my list first, but I hopefully will get to it soon 😊
Do you have a demo of how you play chords on this arrangement?
nice video, but the kalimba in this video is not F-F the highest note is actually E
Do you know if there are any kalimbas that have the ability to bend a note?
How do you tune the lower ones?
The notes are engraved in the keys? Is not easier to play with the thumb nails like the standard kalimba? The link is unavailable 😕
Hmm, the link is working for me but i will keep troubleshooting! The reason it's a bit harder to play with thumbs is because it's wider than most kalimbas, but I think you could definitely do it if you tried!
How do you tune these?
I've got one of those. They're cool but my thumbs eventually get sore.
That's fair, it can be hard if you're playing for long periods of time!
got one too. Best to play it with second and third finger of each Hand.
Cutting the nails short brings a much warmer tone. You will eventually get some callus which helps for playing long periods. Also try putting it on a plastic flowerpot with holes in it as a resonance chamber. Just turn it around. But put a piece of paper between the instrument and pot to prevent scratches. It will be much louder. I personally put "Journeytek Passive 3 Piezos" on mine in a distinct way. Im going into a vocal amp with it and it sounds soooo awesome!!
@@thomaseibl9038 Why not a clay pot? Sound more accoustic?
@@baronvonlichtenstein i did not try it with clay... well its heavy and not as durable and they mostly only have one hole at the bottom....more holes are better :)
Are these able to be tuned. It got bad review
They are not able to be tuned unfortunately (at least without reshaping the tines). Mine was well enough in tune that it wasn't an issue though 😊
Kalimbas sound like dancing in the garden
That's such a beautiful description ❤️
A piano player is called a “Pianist” ^^’
Oh my gosh, of course i knew that and then it ran out of my head as i was recording, haha 😅
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