Hokema Sansula Basic Melody

HOKEMA Sansula Basic Melody – Kalimba with 11 tines, pre-tuned to G Major, with a resonating membrane. The Sansula is a patented invention by HOKEMA and represents a new evolution of the Kalimba (also known as Sansa or Mbira), an instrument with origins in South Africa.

Kalimbas are instruments with tines (metal tongues) that are plucked with the fingers or thumb. In Africa, they exist in a variety of shapes and models, where the vibration of the tine is amplified in various ways (for example, through a resonating box, a hollow body like a calabash gourd, or simply a solid piece of wood).

In the Sansula, the vibration of the tine is first "stored" in a block of wood, which then transfers it to a sound membrane. Thus, the sound can be heard for much longer than through other amplification methods. Due to the tuning – with close octaves – a wonderful, delicate sound rich in harmonics is created, which can be easily obtained from the instrument.

• Factory tuning: G major (g'' - a' - e'' - d' - c'' - g - d'' - g' - f#'' - h' - a'')
• Body: solid American cherry
• Frame: European beech
• Membrane: made of cellulose
• Dimensions: 216 x 166 x 65 mm
• Weight: ≈ 435 g
• Tines: 11 tines