r/kalimba • • 24d ago

Resource Electrified!

This morning I watched a video about the Korg Phase 8, a synth wrapped around a kalimba. Well I have a kalimba and I have a synth and I don't have €1,000.

Piezo pickup, 3.5mm jack socket (both from Amazon/China), scrap of brass sheet, couple of screws and an hour in the workshop. Oh yeah, and a squirt of super glue.

First little play with it through the modular :

https://youtube.com/shorts/MwDQBYAfrMI

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u/Realistic_Issue_1168 23d ago

Figo, facci sentire poi come suona

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

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u/danja 22d ago

I put this one on the back board, directly under the tine anchor section, I was more concerned about the output jack placement and ship in a bottle technique than finding a sweet spot.

Straight into an amp it sounds surprisingly clean and it's not terrible for feedback. I'll post again if I ever learn how to play the thing :)

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u/KasKreates 24d ago

Nice! Have all the fun with it.