Kalimbas are reed instruments that originate in southern Africa and can be found there in countless shapes and designs. Our Kalimba B11 'Melody' is carefully handcrafted from solid American cherry (black cherry). The surfaces are treated with vegetable oils and waxes and polished. The 11 reeds are precisely tuned to the G major scale, which means that a variety of well-known songs can be played. The "Melody" is also well suited for improvisation and intuitive playing.

When arranging the reeds, we mounted long and short reeds alternately for reasons of playing technique and sound. The six shorter reeds were bent so that their ends are at a higher level than those of the long reeds, so that they can be easily reached by the thumbs. When playing the notes from low to high, the five long reeds are first plucked alternately from the middle outwards with both thumbs - the right thumb starts on reed number 6 - then the six short reeds, also from the middle outwards. The left thumb starts on reed number 5.

Factory tuning: G major ( g'' - a' - e'' - d' - c'' - g - d'' - g' - f#'' - h' - a'' )

Body: Solid American cherry
Dimensions: 140 x 105 x 35 mm
Weight: ≈ 245 g
Packaging dimensions: 159 x 112 x 45 mm
Weight including packaging: ≈ 260 g