Sometimes called a Thumb Piano, Sanza, or Kalimba, they are generally home-made and consist of metal tines attached to a piece of wood, which are plucked with the thumbs. They are mostly small, with a handful of notes.
Array Instruments, started by Bill Wesley and Patrick Hadley, have taken the concept of this ancient African idiophone to a whole new level, not only in terms of instrument design but also in purity of sound, and range of pitch.
The Array Mbira is no toy, it’s a highly advanced musical instrument built to exacting specifications.
This company has the best taste in instruments! Gamelan, hang drum, array mbira, bowed everything. They are the best out there. I am still waiting for the 5 octave marimba one though.
...our competitors we also have brass, woodwinds, strings, and many bizarre instruments (like pro bandoneon, Buchla Modular 100, PanArt, 5-octave Array Mbira, Ouds, Saz, Cimbalom, Lute, etc.) up here in addition to the standard rock gear. It's easy to record an orchestra in our Great Hall. We even have separate entrances for staff and...
...real estate without any benefit. (To be honest, quiet a few other Soniccouture products - like their Celecte, Vibraphone, Array Mbira...- suffer from this problem of a pic eating up computer screen without any real functional benefit.) Even though they look beautiful, all these Soniccouture products could benefit hugely from a bit more...
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