Kalimba Thumb Piano 17 Keys, Musical Gift for Kids and Adults

Love it, simple, actually has tune, easy to learn, and noise level is good, weight is portable, size is enough for my hands, pretty sturdy if handled with care obviously, and appearance is nice. I love how the frequency vibrates in the air. A neat instrument to pass the time.

Wow do I like this! It is far better than I thought. The book with it helps to explain it. They tuned it. It sounds great. Easy to play and fun. It has everything with it too. So you don't have to order more later. I like it! Easy to hold to play too

I love this instrument and it sounds so nice. Kids like to play on it. It's fairly easy to follow the notes provided

This is by far my favorite personal instrument. I purchased this for my early learning classroom and will now purchase a second instrument for my home. It is easy to use with two hands. Beautiful sounds are made without having to focus on notes and music sheets. Buy this instrument for yourself and to share.

Love the product. However, the tuning hammer wasn’t included in the box. There was an empty space the shape of the tuning hammer, but no hammer. I messaged the company and am impressed with them. They weren’t able to send the hammer separately, BUT… they issued a refund immediately and were very responsive. They messaged me back within minutes of me sending a message. Considering buying another one because it’s for my grandson. Hoping for a complete set next time. So thank you, Cycsio Direct, for treating your customers with respect. That goes a long way towards good will as far as I’m concerned.

This is delightful!!! My six year old picked it up pretty quick because they include some music in the manual that is a series of numbers and the keys have numbers written on them. Lovely and relaxing sound, great sound quality. Ordering one for myself!

I ordered this in the natural wood color and love it. I also ordered the dark wood color for my aunt as a surprise; she really liked it, but asked to exchange it for the natural color because hers is actually matte black instead of the glossy brown pictured in the listing and not as nice. Her Kalimba was delivered in a day; mine took two days. It's packaged well and would make a great gift for adults and children alike; it comes with a little kit that includes a storage bag, rubber thimbles and a tuning hammer. Got me feeling like a big kid; been playing with it all day and will read the instructions later to learn how to use it properly because my aunt just challenged me to a musical duel when we're both able to play a tune and show off. We decided to toast with a glass of wine first and the winner gets a free lunch. Nice way to bond... Great buy for a really good price.

My Kalimba arrived with everything you see in the pictue, the Kalimba, a box, a velvet protective bag to store it in, a carrying bag with shoulder strap, tuning hammer, a small 2 song book that also has instructions how to get the free app for tuning the instrument, two colors of stickers for the keys to learn playing easier (I already put the green ones on in this picture), some stickers for key names/numbers in case you have a hard time seeing the ones etched on the keys already, a cleaning cloth, and two thumb guards (I have not used). I have never seen one of these instruments before I saw a YouTube recommendation video that had one of them. I ordered this on impulse. It's surprisingly well made and very pretty. Even if you don't know how to play a single song, it sounds awesome just strumming random keys!! No kidding! Sounds like a music box. It's designed to be held without blocking the two sound holes in the back. If those are blocked or it's setting on a table or lap, it does not sound nearly as pretty. I do recommend a free app called Kalimba Connect that helped me to learn to play it and read the music. It has either a virtual Kalimba to learn on or (as I did) you can set the app to detect your actual Kalimba's notes as you play them, if it's tuned correctly. I did have to tune mine some, but it's easy. Lightly tap a few times down to lower the pitch, tap up to raise the pitch. The tuning app from Google Play will show you what note it's playing, and the key shows you what it should be. The book helps with this process. My understanding is how often you have to tune depends on how much you play it. With the free Kalimba Connect app from Google Play I was able to learn a whole single note at a time song by the end of the evening from memory!! Remember, I have never even seen or heard of one of these things until the day before I ordered it!! I'm not particulary inclined to musical instruments either. It should be fairy easy for most adults and older children to learn a few basic songs. Younger children will problably still enjoy making some very lovely but random sounds on it. It is made of hollow wood and reasonaly sturdy, however it probably wouldn't hold up to very young children who are still very rough with things yet. Meaning it probably wouldn't take being tossed around or dropped frequently very well. With care, I'd expect this to last a long time. It requires no batteries, no charging, it's portable for easy travel, sounds awesome even if you don't know what you're doing, is very beautiful, and a great conversation starter because it's rather unique. To be fair, this review is supposed to be compensated somewhat. Even if it isn't, I would have left this exact review even if it wasn't. I still purchased the item and do not regret doing so! I highly recommend this item! Really!

The best klimba I bought at first the beautiful klimba with strong wood smell and the sound is loud than the others and the box have klimba tuning hammer the red and green notes and litters and bag finally the klimba with cloth and small book you can understand how to play it and have some songs you can do it on this klimba if you want best klimba that's it

Très joli kalimba, idéal pour débuter ! Le Kalimba Newman produit un son doux et apaisant, parfait pour apprendre tranquillement et se faire plaisir dès les premières mélodies. Il est aussi agréable en main, ce qui donne envie de pratiquer régulièrement. Petit point à améliorer : les notes ne sont pas toujours faciles à distinguer, surtout quand l’éclairage est faible. Je recommande vivement de coller de petits autocollants sur les lamelles, ça aide vraiment à repérer les notes plus rapidement et à progresser plus facilement au début.

Bought as a gift for my boyfriend who is into sampling sounds to create digital pieces. He’s a musician with lots of expensive digital technology and equipment but always messes around with this Kalimba. It’s got a beautiful sound, feels very well made, and is easy to use. Great value for the price, and feels good quality. It’s pretty self explanatory to use, and offers an interesting authentic sound.

🎶 A Beautiful Little Instrument! The Newlam 17-key kalimba is a wonderful instrument for beginners, children, and adults. Its compact wooden design makes it comfortable to hold, while the gentle, ethereal sound is relaxing and enjoyable to play. ☑️ 17 keys provide plenty of notes for learning songs ☑️ Compact and lightweight design makes it easy to hold and carry ☑️ Beautiful wooden construction with a natural appearance ☑️ Includes an instruction book, carrying bag, and cleaning cloth ☑️ Simple to learn, making it an excellent choice for beginners ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This kalimba is a charming and enjoyable little instrument. It is easy to handle, sounds lovely, and comes with useful accessories to help beginners get started. A great musical gift for children or adults who want to try something creative and relaxing!

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