☕ THINGS I WISH I KNEW BEFORE BUYING A KALIMBA | Kalimba Vlog ✨

"Grow long nails" Me: cries in guitarist

me playing the ukulele and wanting to buy a kalimba like 🧍🏾‍♀️

Hi, for all those wondering how to fix dead tines, here’s what I did : take those little pieces of fabric used to clean glasses and wiggle it under the tine. Then, grab the two edges of the fabric and very gentle lift the tine up. And then you can remove the fabric. It works like a charm ! :)

“it’s better to have long nails to play the Kalimba” Me, who cut my nails short the day before my best friend surprises me with a Kalimba for my birthday: cha cha real smooth

For everyone who plays another instrument that requires short nails, just so you know there are things called Kalimba Fingertips which you can put on your thumb to make it easier to play the kalimba then take it off to play your other instrument I’ve literally just been copy and pasting a message telling people that kalimba thumb picks in the replies to everyone saying they cant grow long nail lol. If you see someone comment they can’t play because they need short nails for another instrument please just tell them they can still play with thumb picks. The kalimba is such a beautiful instrument and it would be a shame if people didn’t play it because they thought they wouldn’t be able to because of their nails.

Me cutting my nails short one day before my kalimba arrives: 👁👄👁

I first bought a wooden kalimba also, and bought an acrylic one for my second and immediately noticed a difference, I love both, they sound so different and I noticed the dead tines too when I was playing the wood one. However, I do feel like they both give a different vibe when playing, the wooden one is definitely more acoustic and gives you a rustic vibe, the acrylic one has a more crystal sound (if that makes any sense, that's the best way I can think to describe it! ) I love them both nonetheless :D

Okay but let’s talk about how beautifully this video was put together, the melody in the back the aesthetic surroundings and it was super informative. Thank you 🤍

I bought false nails the first time when I got mine. My nails do not like to grow so this helped me a lot. x

I don’t even have a kalimba nor do I plan on buying one why am I watching this

Me (a choir student): perpetually has claws Finally! My parents can't make me cut my nails.

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“Wooden kalimba’s are more beginner friendly” Me who’s a beginner and waiting for my acrylic kalimba to come that I already bought: 👁 👄 👁 💧

“Grow long nails” Me who plays Ukulele and Piano: 👁👄👁

Me: Sees “BEFORE buying” Me:... Me: too late lol

why is this video so aesthethicccc my eyes are blessed 👁👄👁

Everyone else: learning throughout the video Me: how does the camera being set up on their chest-

Nail problem... I gotta keep mine short for my violin but with the Kalimba I need nails... Trippy...

She's probably dreaming my whole dream aesthetic life. :>

Thanks for the info! I just found out about these and fell in love with the sound of them!