{"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\u003eOur \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\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 Ocatve 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=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2101\/9005\/files\/IMG_3256_480x480.jpg?v=1603061806\"\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\u003eWe include 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\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"WePlayWellTogether","offers":[{"title":"Terra (C-Major)","offer_id":46915138027761,"sku":"11B17001440","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/5711\/6312\/files\/B17-Fall.jpg?v=1757591450","url":"https:\/\/villohome.com\/products\/hokema-b17-c-major","provider":"Villohome","version":"1.0","type":"link"}