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A kalimba is a remarkably simple instrument both in terms of its functionality and construction which makes it a little easier to master though it does take a lot of skill and practice and some musical knowledge along the way. When you give a kalimba as a gift, you are giving a musical instrument with a unique voice of peace and beauty that can be enjoyed for hundreds or even thousands of hours over the years it is owned How to play the kalimba? You essentially hold the enclosure between each of your hands gripping with your fingers and leaving your thumbs free to move. You pluck the tongues in a downwards motion with your thumbs one thumb covering each half of the instrument. The back of the kalimba enclosure usually has 2 smaller sound holes which are can be covered by the fingers to change the resonance of the box and create different tonal qualities. How To Tune the kalimba? To tune a kalimba is to actually adjust tines so they have the exact sound they are supposed to, according to which note a tine is designated to play. 1: Tuner:You can use a real tuner or download an App. 2. Tune with harmmer:Making tines longer (from the point where they are held down on the bridge) will lower their pitch, and making them shorter will make their pitch higher. Package: 1* Solid mahogany kalimba 1* Padded carry bag 1* Tunning Hammer 1* Thumb protectors 1* Stickers 1* An instruction