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Color | K17P |
Brand | LingTing |
Material | Carbon Steel, Metal, Rose Wood |
Model Name | K17P |
Item Weight | 570 Grams |
About this item
- ★The LingTing Advantge: LingTing is a professional manufacturer of thumb pianos, ukuleles, and musical instrument accessories. Each piece of LingTing kalimba is unique.
- ★High-quality materials: hand-made with high-quality Hedgehog Rosewood and 17keys adjustable carbon steel tines, giving players the best experience, suitable for players of all musical performance levels.
- ★Product features: Each piece of thumb piano has its unique wood texture, and it is small, convenient and easy to carry.
- ★Use occasions: The thumb piano of LingTing is simple to use, has textbooks for easy learning, and is suitable for various music occasions such as outdoor, school, party, etc.
- ★Exquisite packaging: The kalimba of LingTing with EVA thumb piano case, exquisite packaging color box, wiping piano cloth, syllable stickers and other accessories, it is the good gift for friends, family members and people who love musical instruments.
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Craftsmanship | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | — |
Easy to learn | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 | — |
For beginners | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 | — |
Sold By | LingTing | LingTing | kezankj | LingTing | Orora Music | RD Distribution |
material | Metal, Rose Wood, Carbon Steel | Eva,Wood | Mahogany Wood | Carbon Steel,Eva | Wood | Walnut Wood |
model name | K17P | — | Kalimba 21 Keys | K34V | — | — |
body material | carbon steel | Walnut Wood | Mahogany Wood | carbon steel | Wood | Walnut Wood |
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Product information
Item Weight | 1.26 pounds |
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Package Dimensions | 9.41 x 9.21 x 3.5 inches |
Country of Origin | China |
ASIN | B087RBV42J |
Item model number | K34V |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #4,327 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments) #18 in Thumb Pianos |
Date First Available | April 28, 2020 |
Body Material | carbon steel |
Color Name | K17P |
Connector Type | Auxiliary |
Material Type | Carbon Steel, Metal, Rose Wood |
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LingTing K17P
About LingTing Instrument
LingTing Musical Instrument is a professional manufacturer company in musical instruments. We produce high quality ukulele and kalimba. All of our instruments are produced with skillful handicraft, use high quality selected tone wood. We focus in details and material, which offers you better sound quality and musical performance.There are many LingTing kalimba users in Facebook、YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, etc. So, please believe in LingTing which will be your best choice.
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LingTing K17P
LingTing K17P made of Hedgehog Rosewood, good quality comes from good material,It's wood natural color makes you feel that you are in a forest. Beside,it's smooth appearance can give you a comfortable sense of touch. it's special texture make it can produce a clear, clean ,accurate,peaceful and soothing sound, which can give you a calming, pleasant musical experience.
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Material100% solid wood structure, Lingting uses high-grade natural wood to make kalimbas,the use of solid wood can get a complete resonance, so that the timbre becomes better. At the same time, each karinba has beautiful natural wood grain and texture. |
LingTING Kalimba Package includes:1*17 Keys Kalimba 1*Waterproof and Shockproof Protective Box 1*Tuning Hammer 1*Flannelette Bag 1*Cleaning Cloth 1* Thumb Piano Key Stickers 1*Study Guide (User Manual and Music Score) 1 * tassel 1 * vibrato chain 1 * pickup |
Portable size and fasionable caseOur new-design case is portable ,warterproof, and fashionable, the small size provide you convinience to carry it to anywhere easilly. and the fashinanble apperance suit to most occassions, no matter you are in a party or in a bussiness trip. Besides, the solid material can also prevent the thumb piano from being damaged, humidified, oxided, scratched and so on. |
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How to tune your kalimba International B tune1: Tuner You can use a real tuner or download an App. Android system app: gStrings Apple system app: Instuner. 2. Tune with harmmer: Making tines longer (from the point where they are held down on the bridge) will lower their pitch, and making them shorter will make their pitch higher. |
Perfect gift for kids and the eldersKalimba can make a clear,high voice , it is a perfect instrument for elders to keep their brain active, chanllenge their mind and improve their hand-ear-eye coordination. Kalimba is also a good gift for your kids to start his music jouney ,because it is handy , kids can hold it easily, and our finger tip cover can avoid them from hurting .Besides, unlike guitar and other complicate instruments, kalimba has a simple structure, with our lerning booklet and lessons your kids can master it quickly. |
Play the Kalimba with families and friendsKalimba can calm you down, bring peace to you. It can drive away your anxiety and annoyance.Most of us troubled by all kinds of trivial stuff, we have lots of things to handle everyday which we are may not willing to.Then our kalimba would be a good chooice for you to get away from the noise of the world and enjoy the pure ppleasure of music, to make a diologue with your inner self, to here your inner voice from the deep of your heart. when you play it, tranquility around you suddenly .So, start your kalimba joney with your famillies and friends, and enjoy the pleasant time together. |
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Instrument Key | C Major In Default | F Major In Default | C Major In Default | G Major In Default | A Major In Default |
Material | African Padauk | Black Walnut Wood | Yellow Sandalwood | African Golden Sandalwood | Golden Red Sandalwood |
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Customers like the sound quality, quality and ease of use of the musical instruments. For example, they mention that it sounds beautiful, has a bell-like crystal clear tone and that the tines play clearly and melodically all the way through the highest tines. That said, they like the keys, bag, and missing parts. Opinions are mixed on the tuning and color.
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Customers are satisfied with the sound quality of the musical instruments. They mention that the tone is bell-like crystal clear, the tines play clearly and melodically all the way through the highest tines, and all the 34 notes ring out crystal clear. The sound is calming, and the sustain and tone are gorgeous.
"...The sound is superb! It's well crafted, excellent quality. If you want equal or better, you're looking at spending hundreds on a Bolf or similar...." Read more
"...The tynes are also excellent and resonates beautifully when playing. It was recommended by youtuber Sam Salvador...." Read more
"...There are NO dead tines. Resonance is very good. Ling Ting kalimbas come with more accessories than others do. Really like that. Love this kalimba!" Read more
"...It's high quality, and the sustain and tone are just gorgeous. I am very pleased with the hard case it came with as well...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the musical instruments. They mention it's beautifully made, has excellent quality control, and is the best flatboard / solid style kalimba they've found. The keys are all on the same level, and it has the best sustain. Overall, customers recommend this product as it'll provide years of musical enjoyment.
"...The sound is superb! It's well crafted, excellent quality. If you want equal or better, you're looking at spending hundreds on a Bolf or similar...." Read more
"This kalimba is well made. The tynes are also excellent and resonates beautifully when playing. It was recommended by youtuber Sam Salvador...." Read more
"...It has excellent quality control as the keys are all on the same level with each other(see picture) which I find to be extremely important to play..." Read more
"This is a very special kalimba! First, it is made out of Purple Heart wood (violet wood). It has the most amazing natural purple color to it...." Read more
Customers like the keys of the musical instruments. They say it has good quality, and all the tines work well. Some mention that the instrument is solid and fully functional, with no dead keys or broken keys.
"...The tines are very smooth and easy on the thumbs. There are NO dead tines. Resonance is very good...." Read more
"...Easy to tune, holds its tune well, NO DEAD TINES!..." Read more
"...This kalimba's keys are all perfect, and even with my amateurish playing, it sounds better than my previous one, which was starting to buzz...." Read more
"...The second one works great so far, no buzzing or dead tines." Read more
Customers like the missing parts of the musical instruments. They mention it comes with all the accessories, carrying case, turning hammer, vibrato chain, and manual. Some mention that the lingting also gives you a full kit.
"...The extras such as the carrying case, pouch, and many more are also great addition. So far I've learned a few songs in the last month owning this...." Read more
"...The lingting also gives you a full kit, which is wonderful. The lingting is a glissando beast...." Read more
"...n’t seen to affect the sound, which is beautiful, and it came with all the accessories." Read more
"...The other accessories are great, and the box is very attractive (not just a plain brown box)...." Read more
Customers find the kalimba easy to use. They mention the tines are very easy to play, and the song Sukiyaki sounds great on the kalimba. They also say it's not hard to learn and they were playing songs within a week of practicing. Customers say it is a great instrument for beginners as well as professionals, and that the slides are easy.
"...Ps. The song Sukiyaki is easy to learn and sounds great on the kalimba. Give it a try.Thank you Ling Ting!Eric" Read more
"...This kalimba is easy to hold. The tines are very smooth and easy on the thumbs. There are NO dead tines. Resonance is very good...." Read more
"...The kalimba is not hard to learn and we were playing songs within a week of practicing...." Read more
"...That said, it’s surprisingly intuitive!" Read more
Customers like the bag. They say it comes with a nice travel case, hard case, and sturdy carrying case. They also mention that it includes everything they need to start playing the kalimba.
"...The extras such as the carrying case, pouch, and many more are also great addition. So far I've learned a few songs in the last month owning this...." Read more
"...This package is a great value — it comes with a hard case, a bag, thumb protectors, color stickers, note stickers, a Tremolo chain, tassel, tuning..." Read more
"...Comes with tuning hammer, carry case, small bag , pick-up mic, sticker for notes to label on tines , wiping cloth ,tassel ...." Read more
"...This Lingting Kalimba comes with a hard case, a chain for vibrato, a tassel for decoration, a pickup to make it louder if you have an amp, a booklet..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the tuning of the musical instruments. Some mention that the tuning was fair, and does not often need retuning. However, others say that it's almost impossible to tune, and takes time to tune it.
"...Instructions, a pickup, a tuning hammer, dust cloth, a nice bag, thumb protectors, even an ornamental tassel and a tremolo chain...." Read more
"...color stickers, note stickers, a Tremolo chain, tassel, tuning hammer, handbook with song tabs, and a piezo pickup to plug the Kalimba into an amp..." Read more
"...To do a proper job of it would take hours and hours. You also cannot tune the lower key rack unless you completely remove the upper key above it, so..." Read more
"...Easy to tune, holds its tune well, NO DEAD TINES!..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the color of the musical instruments. Some mention that the tines come with stickers, while others say that the notes are not engraved. Some customers also say that some of the numerical stickers are hard to read.
"...comes with a hard case, a bag, thumb protectors, color stickers, note stickers, a Tremolo chain, tassel, tuning hammer, handbook with song tabs, and..." Read more
"...on how/where to apply the stickers to the keys, and I wish the notes were already engraved on the keys." Read more
"...I also appreciated that logo is screwed in, so I can flip it/take it off the lingting...." Read more
"...or letters engraved on them since this instrument comes with the letter/number stickers...." Read more
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The reviews were spot on - this is absolutely the best to be had for an affordable price. The sound is superb! It's well crafted, excellent quality. If you want equal or better, you're looking at spending hundreds on a Bolf or similar. And LingTing hooks you up with a lot of swag. Instructions, a pickup, a tuning hammer, dust cloth, a nice bag, thumb protectors, even an ornamental tassel and a tremolo chain.
The only thing that could be done better is if they engraved the tines. I can never get those little stickers on as straight as I'd like. But that's a VERY minor issue, and some people change the tuning and may prefer it this way.
I usually toss boxes, but I'm keeping the one this came in. It's a nice box, it's a little extra protection, and the bonus is that if you put the kalimba on it and play, it acts like an amplifier.
All in all, I'd recommend this to everyone regardless of skill level. It's the best bang for the buck.
It takes patience and practice to learn to play well, but soon you will produce beautiful music. The downside is that you really need to play with your thumb nails and if they are very short like mine, that can be challenging especially if you chip one. I wish someone would engineer a thumb pick for the kalimba, in my case big ones for guys, that worked well. The silicone picks are a joke. The silicone renders an poor sound and are very uncomfortable. Anyhow, I don't blame the kalimba for this. This is a great Kalimba and I'm sure you will love it as I do.
Ps. The song Sukiyaki is easy to learn and sounds great on the kalimba. Give it a try.
Thank you Ling Ting!
Eric
It takes patience and practice to learn to play well, but soon you will produce beautiful music. The downside is that you really need to play with your thumb nails and if they are very short like mine, that can be challenging especially if you chip one. I wish someone would engineer a thumb pick for the kalimba, in my case big ones for guys, that worked well. The silicone picks are a joke. The silicone renders an poor sound and are very uncomfortable. Anyhow, I don't blame the kalimba for this. This is a great Kalimba and I'm sure you will love it as I do.
Ps. The song Sukiyaki is easy to learn and sounds great on the kalimba. Give it a try.
Thank you Ling Ting!
Eric
The African Padauk wood (note that many seller incorrectly list it as made of African Rosewood) that this Kalimba is made of looks stellar and is a FANTASTIC tonewood that resonate and sustains notes very well. The tines play clearly and melodically all the way through the highest tines — unlike many hollow-body resonator box Kalimbas, such as those made by Gecko, which sound flat on the highest tines.
This package is a great value — it comes with a hard case, a bag, thumb protectors, color stickers, note stickers, a Tremolo chain, tassel, tuning hammer, handbook with song tabs, and a piezo pickup to plug the Kalimba into an amp to play louder or record directly into a device — and more.
The only cons are that this Kalimba — like ALL solid body Kalimbas — sounds quieter than a hollow body resonator style Kalimba. That’s fine though, because each note sound much more rich, sustains longer, and plays evenly across the C major scale.
Another con is that the note stickers it comes with only have numbers, NOT letters. For now I’m using spare letter stickers I had sitting around, but I had to order some more from China and they will take almost a month to get here. LingTing should really consider packaging future versions of this with letter stickers.
All-in-all, I’m very, VERY happy with this purchase. I recommend everyone watch video reviews of the LingTing K17A on YouTube to see it in action. 5 stars.
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The screws are slightly smaller than the wrench provided at times and you really have to force it into the screw when trying to get to the lower set of tines.
I think the biggest failing point is the screws. Most of the tines were extremely over tightened when I went to tune it. I had to use a lot of strength to get the screws loose. All of them. I think it being machine tightened damaged some of the tines as I can't get them to ring true at all. There was metal shavings and indents in the tines at the contact points.
The damaged tines get -close- to being in tune but there are problems even getting close. The dead tines have no sustain. They buzz and that buzz can only be minimized and not eliminated. The lack of sustain and the slight buzz can be heard on any recording.
The lack of sustain makes the tines have an... innate vibrato(?) Hard to describe it but it makes it very hard to tune. For example the D# tine will start off at D and go to D# for a bit then go to E then drop off to nothing. It is repeatable and I have tried it at all variations of tightness on the screw but I think the factory tightening damaged it too much. There are about 7 or 8 tines that all do it and have the dents on them and they all do the same thing.
I'll try tuning it down a whole step across the board to get away from the indents but I don't have much hope for it.
The tones are beautiful, soft & true. Extras that come with it are nice although extraneous. The hard shell case & piezo pickup would have been enough. They are very helpful.
There is a burlap carrying bag, a cloth, a tassle and a chain included plus stickers, & pamphlet etc. Don't really need the bag or cloth, and any moderately heavy jewellery chain will do the tremolo job.
The high point of the LingTing is the instrument's superior quality. Pure and precise, it makes others seem like fun party toys while this one is a true musical instrument.
Once having decided to "go big or go home," 70 bucks seemed a bit steep but I do not regret it one bit. Played through a 15W amp, this sounds angelic and can fill the room.
Spend a week or two just dabbling with it, and you begin to get a feel for the tones so you can fake it and do fine. Strike 2 keys on one side and one about two steps lower or higher on the other side, and you can play chords.
It takes a little practice, sure, but the instrument makes practising a real joy. Very calming and probably good for the soul, depending on how trashed your soul is from covid social stresses, etc. I highly recommend the LingTing, especially if you take your music seriously. Think of it not as a toy, but as an investment in your musical talent.
Reviewed in Canada on April 30, 2021
The tones are beautiful, soft & true. Extras that come with it are nice although extraneous. The hard shell case & piezo pickup would have been enough. They are very helpful.
There is a burlap carrying bag, a cloth, a tassle and a chain included plus stickers, & pamphlet etc. Don't really need the bag or cloth, and any moderately heavy jewellery chain will do the tremolo job.
The high point of the LingTing is the instrument's superior quality. Pure and precise, it makes others seem like fun party toys while this one is a true musical instrument.
Once having decided to "go big or go home," 70 bucks seemed a bit steep but I do not regret it one bit. Played through a 15W amp, this sounds angelic and can fill the room.
Spend a week or two just dabbling with it, and you begin to get a feel for the tones so you can fake it and do fine. Strike 2 keys on one side and one about two steps lower or higher on the other side, and you can play chords.
It takes a little practice, sure, but the instrument makes practising a real joy. Very calming and probably good for the soul, depending on how trashed your soul is from covid social stresses, etc. I highly recommend the LingTing, especially if you take your music seriously. Think of it not as a toy, but as an investment in your musical talent.
Reviewed in Canada on March 12, 2021
Sadly ther is no tunning hammer included on the pack, though there is a place for that in the case.
Reviewed in Singapore on January 17, 2023
Sadly ther is no tunning hammer included on the pack, though there is a place for that in the case.