Switch & Lever Rubbing Well, to be completely honest, my comment was slightly motivated by being able tickle those who frown on the fact that they need to find another reason to not be pleased about this build... :)
If you use US standard measurements, just put some tape on edge of your ruler and to label it with centimeters: at the one inch mark label 2.54cm and then just divide/multiply to labe down the ruler in the correct increments, just use the conversion that 1 inch= 2.54 centimeters also if you aren't super familiar with metric, there are 10 millimeters in 1 centimeter if you need to mark those.
Maya For World Domination ...It was obviously a joke, but just in case you dont know; Americans are all taught metric in school. We know it and many of us use it. Our rulers have both. Many of our everyday measurements are in metric (ie 2 liter bottles). And it's called Imperial because it was invented in Britain, not the US.
Lack of tools is an excuse to not make stuff. As was very well put by eddie steele, we have brains, a little imagination goes a long way. Your patience and politeness never cease to surprise me.
Well, Egyptians built the pyramids without having Industrial machines. However, they also could just walk outside and find the materials then spend the rest of their short lifes just building them. I think one could say it's more an issue of the accessibility of the meaterials and/or ...means of production... but I'll try not to get too political on that.
We all have the most useful tool possible. Our brain. I read ALOT of people saying stuff like "if only I had all the tools you have, I could do that". With half a brain, a little ingenuity and a bit of creativity these people would be surprised what they could actually make.
I do think confidence plays a factor for people too though. Which he addressed by showing helpful ways too do things by hand. Some might have previously thought, oh I can not drill a accurately placed straight home by hand, I'm not that good! Well he demonstrated to use a guide block for square and a waste back up block. At the end of the day, confidence and patience help a 'maker' more than tools.
"if only I had all the tools you have, I could do that" Yep, they are just like people who say "I wish I were a millionaire to help". Lazy people and selfish people who wish to be good but without effort.
Honestly, if you're the type of person complaining about not having tools in the yt comments, you're not going to be attempting any DIY projects anyway.
As a RU-vidr there are only two ways to be, patient or ignoring them completely. The third way is just being angry, and I don't think anyone is better off from that.
Daniel, Thank you for this version of the Kalimba, as I think it would be a wonderful thing to do with your kids or grandkids in my case. Once again your perspicacity shines through like a beacon to those less inclined creatively in a kind way and a bright light to those who desire the simple elegance of creatively re-purposing easily found "goodies". Also your video music was quite on point in the same fashion and when I saw the title reminded me of one of my favorite books..."The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame...probably a good read for some of your commenters. Thanks for all your efforts and Patience...you are much appreciated! ~PJ
Some people don't understand that if you want to make something yourself you need the tools to do so. You are either a maker or a buyer. I prefer to be a maker.
Of course anyone could have used a bit of logic to take the last kalimba you made and simply made a box version. I can think of quite a few shapes for when I make mine.
Sometimes you don’t have the tools. (I mean I do, but just for those who don’t) That is when you make do with what you have. Don’t have a saw? You should have a serrated kitchen knife somewhere. I found those can work pretty well if you have the patience and caution. Don’t have a hammer? Then again I can’t think of anyone who doesn’t own a hammer for hanging pictures at least. You can use literally anything heavy, strong and that has a flat face. A rock should work pretty well. And as for any other tools it just takes understanding what it’s doing and a little ingenuity and wallah! You have a makeshift tool!
you don't "need" tools... but they can make things a lot more easy, therefore also making it less exhausting and more fun. and "getting tools" in general doesn't mean that you have to spend thousands on fancy machinery... it's always up to the maker which step he wants simplified... for the life of anything i can't stand sandpaper and the process of using it by hand, that's something where i'd spend money to make the process quicker.
Experiment with making the bamboo thinner at the base. Especially on the lower notes. This should give you more sustain and a little more volume even. And I agree with everyone else, work with the tools you have, expensive or no.
I actually really like how this sounds, it sounds like a very fun instrument for making distinct sounding music, would be nice to use as a melodic percussion for a jungle-y sounding song.
A large liquor store nearby that has a humidor room sells their empty cigar boxes for between $2 to $5 each depending on how fancy or what they are made of.
For those of you who don’t have the tools. (I mean I do, but just for those who don’t) That is when you make do with what you have. Don’t have a saw? You should have a serrated kitchen knife somewhere. I found those can work pretty well if you have the patience and caution. Don’t have a hammer? Then again I can’t think of anyone who doesn’t own a hammer for hanging pictures at least. You can use literally anything heavy, strong and that has a flat face. A rock should work pretty well. And as for any other tools it just takes understanding what it’s doing and a little ingenuity and wallah! You have a makeshift tool! Or if you try to say you’re too lazy to make your own tools...BUY SOME! They are a great investment!
i was gonna say why couldnt people figure out that they could by a pack of $5 hand carving tools, if anything its better to do it that way so you can customize it a lot more.
If the grounding bar is still giving you trouble just use a literal electrical grounding bar from the hardware store. Also kalimbas don't actually need to be hollow either. A simple thin piece of wood (1 inch thick) with a grounding bar and metal tines will sound great and if played against a door will reverb thru the whole room! Try to dig up that old crappy metal rake and use that for your tines but beware their coating is actually really durable and may need tons of sanding to get off.
Indeed, that's the thing, you need the reverb for it to sound proper. Or you could make an electrical kalimba as well and amplify it. There are also membrane kalimbas, where the tines are mounted on a flexible membrane (think drum) and there are kalimbas with holes in the bottom intended to put your hand over so you can control the wah-wah wobble of the sound. The coating you talk about is powder coat. You should be able to get rid of it with a soak in paint stripper as well. If personally use a brass wire wheel instead of sanding, so I don't wear down the tines when removing the paint.
Perhaps, drilling two pieces of wood clumped side-by-side in vise instead of sawing a predrilled block would be more rational. Also it removes a japanese saw from the equation :)
Great work. The kalimba is a very old, traditional African instrument. While we can use a plethora of fancy tools to make something that looks and sounds like a kalimba, at that point, can you call it a kalimba? I'd challenge you to make in a traditional way. No power tools, no fancy Japanese saw, no shortcuts. Just the way it would have been made originally.
+bwanner "originally"? This is an instrument that has a multitude of origins, and a multitude of production methods. Just as I can call a guitar a guitar even if it wasn't made like it was originally I can still call this a kalimba. There is no one way to make a kalimba. I will not make a third video for that, just as I have no issues with other instruments being made with methods they were not originally made with. That's simply not my motivation. Glad you liked the video, but if you want to see the video you describe then I reach out a hand and suggest, why not make it yourself? :)
If I made one myself, I'd actually have to get up and do something. That would take time away from watching your awesome videos. We can't have that. LOL Anyway, keep up the good work
After the atomic bomb and Trump as President and whole bunch of atrocities even if it was possible to go back 5000 years or so back to Africa our brain can never go back to that state.
"for GOD SAKE go buy them" not everyone has the money to do so... and of course it's nice to make something decent with good equipment, but in my book you are not a good maker, if you can't do anything by yourself... do you think the guys that invented the wheel and stuff had cnc machines, drills and 3d printers? i don't think so
This is actually cool!,people really got here just to bully this video,this is creative and nice hes saying how to make your own not to bully others!I appriciate this work,its hard to make things like this
I don't even know a single thing about how playing the kalimba; So why do I have the urge to run upstairs and beg my father to help me create this, despite that being incredibly out of character for me? Oh well, that's probably because it's currently 5:21 am.
Use rake tines or the thin stainless bars, about an eighth inch wide, found in windshield washers rubbers. Then each one has to be held down individually unlike the chopsticks.
In the US you can get the boxes in smoke shops. They sell them for dollars and in goes to charity some times. I have a hard time uses them for crafts because they are too cool.
I think that kind of idea with the bamboo chopsticks are truly amazing XD because I am Asian and I am sure for what purpose they are used XD that's why it amazed me even more. I mean truly, everybody knows for what purpose they are, but it's a tool for me used in every day.
Cigar boxes you can get for free in cigar shops. They will be happy to gift it to you because they must to pay for utilization of the boxes. I would not use chopsticks. I would look for ready made steel plates to play on. You will get much cleaner sound.
I'm going to use a ground bar from electrical box. ( Breaker box) and bicycle spokes. Cause I can tighten each time/spoke individually and adjust length for tuning. I've made a couple but have trouble with getting all times tight. I'm hoping the ground bar will solve this problem
Yeah, a cordless drill, sandpaper, a knife and a chisel is definitely completely out of the realm of most people. Also, watch this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fb0qUeTf1GI.html
I just meet and already think you're awesome!! I will start my new project soon as possible. Btw, I got some tools so I was thinking if I could increase how it sounds by not using wood sticks, what else can I use? maybe some metal? Thxx
Hannah - you can make this yourself. You can make anything for yourself if you try, without the help of your Dad or any other man. I hope you become a creator and make beautiful things for yourself
@@chrisakaschulbus4903 With enough determination and patience you probably could, but I somehow doubt that was the point Ad Hoc was trying to make. Meanwhile, you _could_ try to start by building a kalimba. The step from there to an accordion (or a similar weapon of mass destruction) isn't too great. ;-) Then again, Ad Hoc mentioned _beautiful_ things, so there's that. Besides, ever see how kalimbas / mbiras are made in Africa? Hardly advanced workshops, just ingenuity.
I have an idea for making a kalimba of twenty one keys and attaching a ten key kit I ordered just below the top bridge. My thought is to have ten keys that are an expansion of notes or them being a half or full step lower for providing some deeper tones when desired. Is this a good idea? I'm not finding any info on this so maybe it's just not desirable even. Thanks for your help.
A tip for anyone trying their hand at making this --> Go to your local hardware store or car dealer (or just a webshop) and buy wiper inserts to use instead of chopsticks ;)
Power tools can be hand tools, I never said anywhere I wouldn't use power tools. I make one single concession where I use a drill press, and I mention that in the video. This is seriously not something that any viewer has had any issues with understanding so far, and this video has over 300k views, so I don't know why you don't get it.
First thx for the nice tutorial. I think the sound is a bit weak. Do you think the sound would sustain longer if the corpus was different? Or is this more about the chop sticks?
If an acrylic and resin kalimbas doesn' have a hole in them they sound different?. ¿Can you make a Resin kalimba? i have a ton of resin and silicone on my storage
is English your first language as you have a bit of an accent, not being rude when I say this, but Im impressed if English isn't your first language as you speak very good english when explaining step by step process of making the kalimba :) amazing video, I'll be sure to check out more of your stuff as I recently became interested in Kalimbas
Nope, English is not my first language, I'm Swedish, but I also speak four more languages in varying degrees of proficiency. I have though been speaking English as my main language for the last ten years or so, and started learning it in school from the age of ten. If you came to my channel looking for kalimbas you may be disappointed. I do have one other video, but that's about it. There's plenty of other material about building and doing other things though. Hope you'll enjoy!
