2022-27-74 (Thumb Piano)

Simple thumb piano, also known as a kalimba or karimba, made up of a wooden base and metal tines. The base is made from a single piece of unfinished wood, carved into a rectangular shape at the top and a half circle at the bottom; the center of the wood has been carved thin and mostly flat, leaving thin, approximately 2 cm high walls on either side and an approximately 2.5 cm wide, 2 cm tall block at the top; there is a circular hole carved into the wood approximately 4 cm from the bottom. There are 7 metal tines of varying widths and lengths which are attached to the base via metal wire woven between small holes in the wooden base and a thin metal cylinder which crosses over top of the tines. The tops of the tines rest on the wooden block carved into the base and are further supported by a thin metal bar situated approximately 2 cm down from the block. The letters "KC" are carved on the underside of the base near the hole.

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