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Dryada 17tone Blydian oak kalimba – only one of a kind

Original price was: 339,00€.Current price is: 0,00€.

Introducing the Dryada kalimba, crafted from 400-year-old heartwood oak with naturally beautiful coloration.
This slowly grown wood, adding only 1 mm per year, produces a soft, bell-like tone with an exceptionally long sustain and remarkable resonance.

The Blydian tuning features a practical layout of tines for comfortable playing. This kalimba is ideal for intuitive playing, improvisation, and meditation.

By choosing a kalimba with this tuning, you directly support its creator, Serge – SaReGaMa, an outstanding musician and composer. We contribute a portion of every kalimba sold in his tuning to him.

With dimensions of 17 × 14 cm, Dryada fits perfectly in adult hands. It has 17 tones and a double-row layout, comfortable for beginners as well as players with stronger thumbs.

You can also order a sheet music & video tutorial for playing this specific song.

You will get a practical pouch for kalimba transfer, lifetime service and lifetime warranty as a gift.
The only one kalimba is available – prepared immediately to be shipped.

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Description

Body of instrument

Once in a few months, our grinding of wood suddenly holds our breath. This happens when Marek sees a place on a dusty board where a special kalimba is born. We mark it and place the form in such a way that its beauty can excel the most in the future. This is based on the life story of a tree which has been reflected on the structure and color of the wood. We are strongly influenced by the Tatra nature in which we create and live. Every day we are captivated by mountain peaks, the power of wind, the acuity of the first sunbeam and the intensity of morning dew. We wish that this powerful experience we feel through nature every day was written into every single instrument that goes through our hands. That’s why we make our kalimbas manually, from drying itself to the last surface trimming and finishes. We gradually collect these beauties all year round. After four years of natural drying, the wood is acclimatized in the workshop for a few more months to make it as stable as possible. When it’s ready, we start production. The surprise comes with the very conclusion, when only one of the three kalimbas plays to meet our expectations. Subsequently, we look for the tuning that fits the instrument the most. You can celebrate the result of our work together with us. We introduce you a special Limited edition of designer kalimbas.

Sound tuning

Maybe you remember the “do re mi fa so la si do” exercise from the music classes at your elementary school. It’s an indication of the seven tones in a diatonic scale. If you’ve just hummed this in your mind, you sang one octave.  This kalimba is tuned in special way – tuning B Lydian by master SaReGaMa. Intuitive, easy to play, extra ordinary.

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Unlimited warranty

Your instrument will be taken care of. We provide free unlimited warranty with every kalimba for tuning and cleaning of the instrument.

Packed in a hand-painted box

Every instrument gets our attention. From choosing the right tree to work with, all the way to the final packaging, which will come to your doorstep. Everything is handmade. So is the cover box, which we paint by hand as a tribute to the instrument itself. It’s not only beautiful, but it can also be used as a resonance surface while playing.

Technical information

Dimensions: 17x14x2,8 cm

Tuning: SaReGaMa B Lydian

Lamellas: spring steel

Number of tones: 17

Body of the instrument: oak tree wood

Case: textile case included in packaging

Additional information

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