{"product_id":"hokema-b17-c-major","title":"Hokema - B17 C-Major","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"featurebullets_feature_div\" class=\"feature\" data-feature-name=\"featurebullets\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"feature-bullets\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-medium a-spacing-top-small\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical a-spacing-none\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e17 Tines precisely tuned to c-major \u003cspan\u003esuitable for playing countless popular tunes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe B17 c-major \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis ideal for improvisation and intuitive playing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eSolid resonance corpus of American cherry wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eA large number of well know songs can be played\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eErgonomically formed tines for easy playing with the thumb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esize 6.9\"x 7\"x 1.6\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- more --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKalimbas are metal-tined instruments which originated in southern Africa and which can be found there in countless variations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHokema \u003cem\u003eKalimba B17 C-major\u003c\/em\u003e is meticulously hand-crafted out of solid American black cherry wood. The surfaces is treated and polished with natural oils and waxes. The B17 is ideal for improvisation and intuitive playing. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScale C-major: c d e f g a h C D E F G A H C\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand will work with our Soundscape Terra Collection C-major (Green)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf the body feels too large for your hand, you may place the kalimba on the table and play with your thumbs and fingers. You can also place the kalimba on the djembe drum head for more amplification. You may also consider the B17 Mini that is created for smaller hands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA C-major scale consist of  7 notes. The 17 note Kalimba has 2 sets of C with an octave in-between plus another C an octave higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you look at the Diagram in the second Octave the numbers are given a dot to distinguish them. so 1. 2. 3. and so on. IN the third octave, the three highest notes of our Kalimba we use the:  after the number.  1: 2: 3:.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2101\/9005\/files\/IMG_3256_480x480.jpg?v=1603061806\" alt=\"C-major note and octave layout for the HOKEMA B17 kalimba\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Playing the scale of C-major:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart with the middle, longest tine and with your right thumb pluck it, alternating with your left thumb, thus working your way to the outer tines. You will hear the C major scale played over two and a third octave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the tablature the notes for the left hand are at the top and for the right hand at the bottom. The tablature is shown directly above the notation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis kind of Kalimba tablature is used by Conny Sommer in his tutorials about the B17.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the sake of clarity we have marked the tines with two different kind of markings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe single horizontal line on three of the tines indicates the keynote of the C-major tuning. the low , the middle and the high C. The double crossbar indicates the tone H. This allows the player to visually orientate themselves with larger number of tines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHokema included a\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2101\/9005\/files\/b17flyer.pdf?v=1604010971\" title=\"booklet for the b17\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e booklet with the purchase of the B17\u003c\/a\u003e that gives you some song samples and shows you a couple of playing techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also made a video to show you how to work with the included magnets to mark the chords when you are playing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SWgbw9xmAto?rel0\u0026amp;si=Xz80wmHwUlDcLrZ-\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"WePlayWellTogether","offers":[{"title":"Green C-Major","offer_id":57284862542155,"sku":"11B17001440","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/2715\/8859\/files\/hokema-kalimba-b17-1193-11b17001440.png?v=1778613915","url":"https:\/\/hokema.us\/products\/hokema-b17-c-major","provider":"hokema.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}