Kalimba DIY

Make your own instrument with this DIY kalimba

Perfect for a fun hands-on craft project, this kit includes everything you need to build your own thumb piano. It comes with a wooden base with a resonant sound box, steel tines, a tension bar, and the screws required to assemble this small African-inspired instrument. Two sizes are available, corresponding to a 10- or 17-tine kalimba. With this DIY (Do It Yourself) kalimba, beginner-friendly and suitable even for younger kids, you’re sure to get great results with ease.

Completely customise your thumb piano

The wooden body of this kalimba is deliberately left “raw” so you can personalise it however you like. Before assembling it, you can paint the instrument or add stickers to make it truly your own—an excellent way to spark creativity.

Simply build a thumb piano by purchasing this DIY kalimba!

Technical specifications of the DIY kalimba

• Type of instrument: percussion – idiophone – lamellophone
• Number of tines, keys, or notes: 10 or 17
• Materials: pine wood, high-quality steel tines
• Key: C major

Prefer a ready-to-play instrument? Then go for the 17-key kalimba. You’ll simply unbox it and enjoy it right away—just like most kalimbas sold in our store.