The Thumb Piano goes by many names. The Kalimba, the mbira. Its design dates back 3000 years, and has never needed much tweaking. This piece is laser engraved and, with the included song book, is easier than ever to master. From all your texting and tweeting your thumb muscles are most likely already primed for playing. Now it's time to put them to use.
16 oz
(H)5" x (W)4" x (D)1"
Laser engraved
Instructional songbook included
Made in Georgia
How to Play:
-To play, hold the thumb-piano in the palm of your hands with the keys facing you. Using your right thumb lightly pluck the numbers 1,3,5,7,9 & 11. Using your left thumb lightly pluck the numbers 2,4,6,8,10 & 12. To play the scale you start at the #4 key, alternating up the scale 5,6,7,etc.
-Diatonic Scale are numbers 4 - 11, C to C
-Minor Scale are numbers 2 - 9, A to A
How to Clean:
-To clean the keys, simply wipe the keys with a soft cotton cloth. To clean the instrument, use a quality paste wood polish.
Mountain Melodies is a Georgia-based thumb piano maker, nestled into the Blue Ridge Mountains. Founders and designers Sue and Paul make each one of the instruments by hand, just so you can play them with yours.
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