{"id":23133,"date":"2023-01-23T13:54:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T13:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/les-kalimbas-en-kit-decouvrez-les-modeles-a-monter-soi-meme\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:17:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:17:34","slug":"les-kalimbas-en-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/en\/les-kalimbas-en-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Kit kalimbas: discover do-it-yourself models"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Kit kalimbas: discover do-it-yourself models<\/h2>\r\nIf you've always dreamed of learning to play the kalimba and making your own instrument, there's an interesting solution. Indeed, kit kalimbas have become increasingly popular in recent years, and some brands now offer models that can be assembled without tools or special skills. If you're ready to plunge into the wonderful world of the kalimba, then read on and discover the different models available to you!\r\n<h2>What is a kalimba?<\/h2>\r\nThe kalimba is an African slatted musical instrument dating from the 16th century. The word \"kalimba\" comes from the verb mbira, used in Bantu to mean \"to play music\". The kalimba takes the form of a small, portable box protected by a wooden case with metal strips connecting the wooden body. To play a kalimba, one or two hands are used to pinch the various strips placed inside the instrument. The kalimba produces melodious sounds and is often played intuitively and freely.\r\n<h2>Kit kalimbas: how do they work?<\/h2>\r\nLes kalimbas en kit sont des instruments dont les composants doivent \u00eatre assembl\u00e9s. La plupart des kits contiennent des pi\u00e8ces en contreplaqu\u00e9 d\u00e9coup\u00e9es qui doivent \u00eatre assembl\u00e9es avec de la colle et des vis qui fournissent une structure stable pour l&rsquo;instrument. Les lamelles m\u00e9talliques sont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement livr\u00e9es en vrac, et doivent ensuite \u00eatre form\u00e9es et ajust\u00e9es pour produire le bon son.\r\n\r\nDans certains kits, des instructions d\u00e9taill\u00e9es sont fournies pour vous guider pas \u00e0 pas dans le processus de construction, m\u00eame si certaines connaissances sur l&rsquo;utilisation d&rsquo;un couteau et d&rsquo;une visseuse peuvent toujours \u00eatre utiles.\r\n<h2>The different models of kit kalimbas<\/h2>\r\nToday, a wide variety of kit kalimbas models are available, which can be assembled by hand from the parts supplied. Kit kalimbas can be adapted to traditional African instruments, but many models are designed to create new sounds, for example more modern, melodic tones produced by a variety of tunedes pouces or diatonic. Some models are even designed with shorter reeds that produce lighter sounds, while others feature 8 or more reeds that produce a richer, more complex sound.\r\n<h3>Learn to play the kalimba<\/h3>\r\nUne fois votre kalimba en kit construit, vous pouvez commencer \u00e0 explorer le monde de la musique. Bien que ce soit souvent d\u00e9concertant au d\u00e9but, les kalimbas sont tr\u00e8s intuitifs et leur jeu peut devenir second nature. Examinez des partitions musicales simples et apprenez \u00e0 identifier les notes, et vous ne tarderez pas \u00e0 \u00eatre capable de produire des m\u00e9lodies.\r\n\r\nLes kalimbas en kit sont une excellente option pour les musiciens d\u00e9butants et exp\u00e9riment\u00e9s. Il existe de nombreux mod\u00e8les diff\u00e9rents et chaque version est con\u00e7ue pour produire un son sp\u00e9cifique. Avec un peu de patience et de pers\u00e9v\u00e9rance, vous serez bient\u00f4t en mesure de cr\u00e9er des sons magnifiques et m\u00e9lodieux avec votre propre kalimba.\n<!--tk-cta-->\n<div class=\"tk-cta\" style=\"margin:2.2em 0 0;padding:1.1em 1.3em;border-left:4px solid #d18b2c;background:#faf6ee;border-radius:4px\"><p style=\"margin:0\"><strong>Envie de passer \u00e0 la pratique ?<\/strong> D\u00e9couvrez notre <a href=\"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/en\/boutique-kalimba\/\">s\u00e9lection de kalimbas<\/a> sur TheKalimba \u2014 livraison gratuite en Europe et instruments accord\u00e9s avant exp\u00e9dition. Vous h\u00e9sitez sur le mod\u00e8le ? Notre <a href=\"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/en\/guide-dachat-kalimba-2019\/\">guide d\u2019achat<\/a> vous aide \u00e0 choisir en quelques minutes.<\/p><\/div>\n<!--\/tk-cta-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Les kalimbas en kit : d\u00e9couvrez les mod\u00e8les \u00e0 monter soi-m\u00eame ! Si vous avez toujours r\u00eav\u00e9 d&rsquo;apprendre \u00e0 jouer du kalimba et de fabriquer votre propre instrument, une solution int\u00e9ressante existe. En effet, les kalimbas en kit sont devenus de plus en plus populaires ces derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, et certaines marques proposent maintenant des mod\u00e8les [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[209],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-modeles-inspirations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23133"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25719,"href":"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23133\/revisions\/25719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekalimba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}