The B9 is a small, handy kalimba with a solid resonant body of American cherry wood.
B9 is tuned to in A-minor with additional tines tuned to B and F. Because all the notes harmonize, beginners can easily pick it up and start playing. The tuning is identical to that of the Sansulas.
Default Tuning A-minor: A, C, C, A, A, F, E, E, B
Amplify the sound by placing the kalimba on a flat surface such as a table or on top of a drum.
Solid resonant body of American cherrywood.
Measurements: 4.8 x 3.6 x 1.4 inches
Interested in different Tunings?
If you like to return your Kalimba or create your own tuning we put together a page describing the steps and showing you how do do it.
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Need more inspiration Get Conny Sommers Sansula and Kalimba book with 14 different tunings and an audio sample and play along exercises.
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