Upcoming Activties

I am going to write a series of reviews of the kalimbas I've played, and the effect units that I've tried with kalimbas, both in the software and hardware realm. I'll try to let you know about the pros and cons of each product. And some thing to pay attention to.

Also, I've been messing around with note arrangement a lot. I've ordered several kalimbas with custom note layout, and I've disassembled a few kalimbas to rearrange them. There is quite a few thing that I've learned during these processes. Working with those gave me more understanding of the relationship between tone, note layout and playing technique. I would be very happy to share them with you.

Here are the kalimba collection I have (photo taken on 25th, April):

They (from the left to right, upper to lower) are:

Eric Freeman Diatnoic Bass	Andrew Masters Custom Steel Drum Sanza 19-notes	Catatonia Pentatonic Electric 11-notes
Anklang NSR	Mbiraski Custom	Mbira by Jona
Rearranged Mugen Chromatic	Mugen Diatonic	Mugen Original Chromatic
Hokema B5	Rearranged Thomas Bothe Custom 24-notes	AMI Treble Chromatic

Also I was the owner of the JBH chromatic 3 octaves. Due to the unbalanced pickup sound I've returned it. Josh had improved it since then so I think it may not have the problem before, here is a link for it if you are interested:

And this is the current pedal board that I use my pickup kalimbas with :

It contains : Devi Ever Soda Meiser / Strymon El Capistan / Gotharmans Demoon / Boss DD-3 / Moog MuRF

I also use K&K sound's Silver Bullet microphone for micing the kalimbas that are without pickups.

The beginning of this blog.

Hi,

My name is Meng Qi.
I've been making electronic music for more than 11 years. And I am in love with kalimbas for quite some time.

I've been buying them, making my own arrangement/tuning, trying best way to record them and most importantly, trying to be able to express myself as much as I can with those little wonders.

This blog (Kalimba Innovative) is for sharing my knowledge, research, experience and thoughts about the instruments and playing technique, also I'll share anything nice that has something to do with kalimbas.

Best luck, stay calm, be nice, enjoy music and enjoy your life.

Regards,
/M.Q.