Because the exposed tines of the kalimba tend to drift out of tune as the kalimba gets moved around, dropped or.

How do you tune a kalimba. Begin outside the kalimba before moving in. Select the tine you wish to tune and decide which note you want to. First, play the first tine close to your tuner pitched app.

Click on the image to open it or right click and choose ‘save as’ or ‘save link as’ to download the outline. With your tuner or tuning app running use the tuning hammer to tap the steel keys from either end until. After a month of daily playing, your kalimba will probably start to go out of tune, and adjusting the.

Play the first note you want to tune a couple of times before adjusting it. If you drop your kalimba, or if you get the tines caught in a bag or on your shirt sleeve, you can mess up the tuning. The tuning tool has an indention on the top so you can securely place it at the end of the tine and it won't slide when you use a hammer to tap the tuning tool and push the tines in or out.

The tuner needs to register it correctly. You can mess up the tuning if you drop your kalimba or the tines get caught in a bag or on your shirt sleeve. If you never play your kalimba and don’t drop it, it will stay in tune for decades.

Each key is engraved with the name of it’s note (a, b, c etc). It only takes a few. A few minutes of your time.

(the shorter tine) you can. How often do you have to tune a kalimba? Gently tap the top of the tine so it moved toward the sound hole, conversely, if your note is flat you can use the tuning hammer to gently tap the tine upwards (away from the.