Gourd Kalimba 9 note

Another new kalimba (these are fun to make!)

This one is made using a small gourd this time, with 9 notes.

Materials: Small gourd, bike spokes for the tines, padauk and brass where the tines sit and holding them down is 2 bolts through walnut wood, some pine as the sound board.

Sound Sample coming soon!

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