Hugh Tracy Alto Kalimba
Sale price
$58.00
Regular price
$154.00
Hugh Tracey Alto Kalimba
A very natural feeling kalimba, this one likes to play gospel and folk and to back up vocal music. Get this one if you need to play in the key of C.
The C-Alto is the exact same instrument as the Hugh Tracey Alto Kalimba, but tuned to C. The range is still the same as the standard Alto, two octaves from G3 to G5. In other words, G, or the 5th of C, is in the bass.
The only difference between this and the regular old Alto Kalimbas are:
- The two F# tines are tuned down to F natural (this is something you can almost surely do yourself).
- I put a little black dot on the two C tines with Sharpee marker – why? To remind me that those are the root notes, and to keep my brain from getting confused and thinking that I have a G Alto in my hands. Being Sharpee marker, you can remove it easily with an alcohol wipe.
- With this retuning, none of the Alto books will work with this instrument (unless you tune the two F’s back to F#, somewhat defeating the purpose of getting the C-Alto) – BUT I have just now (2014) put together the 66-Song Download for the C-Alto, which I will be giving away for free when you purchase the C-Alto.
