Kalimba B11 "Melody" Electric

The 440 Hz HOKEMA B11 "Melody" Elektro offers eleven notes in G major. Its reference pitch is A4 = 440 Hz. The body is made from solid American cherry, with surfaces treated and polished using plant-based oils and waxes.

When arranging the reeds, we mounted long and short reeds alternately for playing and sound reasons. 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.

The Kalimba B11 electric model is equipped with a piezo pickup and a 6.35 mm jack socket. This allows direct sound pickup on the instrument without the need for an additional microphone.

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

Tuning and playing together

This 440 Hz version uses the reference pitch stated above. When playing with other instruments or recordings, check that their tuning matches. See the product information for the scale and note sequence.

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