LingTing Kalimba 42 keys Solid Walnut Wood Thumb Piano Chromatic Mbira Finger Piano Gift for Kids Adult Beginners Professional（LT-K42W,Moon Whisperer)

The LingTing 17 Keys Thumb Piano flat board in C tone is a beautiful sounding instrument. I own two thumb pianos, the LingTing which I .prefer to play rather than the 17 Keys box style. The flat board has a soft, relaxing sound for the type of music I wish to play, whereas the box thumb piano is louder for outdoor playing. I am teaching myself; however, I would like to have some lessons. I started out having no knowledge of music, and yet was able to start playing simple songs right away. If you wish to play an instrument; if you wish to make a small investment in an instrument, I recommend LingTing 17 Keys in C. It is so easy to tune, easy in learning to play, light weight and portable, and some come with a protective case which I recommend. Anyone at any age can learn to play this instrument to one’s satisfaction. And if you want quality, LingTing is a beautiful, well sounding and quality choice.

Looks and sounds lovely. Even the highest tines. Only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of an imperfection on one of the tines. It looks like the plating is coming off on one area. Included a picture, area in question is at the bottom left side of the number 4 tine. Not sure how it will affect long term, but still sounds fine.

I love the sound of a quality Kalimba. It's soothing, calming and puts me in a peaceful and happy state. I looked long and hard for a 17 key kalimba. I wanted a solid board because of the superior tonality vs the box. I also didn't care about the price because sound quality was more important and none of them really break the bank. After a lot of listening to different kalimbas it came down to this one(Ling ting) and a Gecko. I noticed in a couple videos the higher keys in the gecko sounded a little "plinky" so I decided to go with this Ling Ting. I am so happy I did. Every key sounds beautiful and the quality is flawless. It has excellent quality control as the keys are all on the same level with each other(see picture) which I find to be extremely important to play well. I've been playing every day for the past couple weeks and it has brought me great joy. I highly recommend this kalimba. I got the K17A. It takes patience and practice to learn to play well, but soon you will produce beautiful music. The downside is that you really need to play with your thumb nails and if they are very short like mine, that can be challenging especially if you chip one. I wish someone would engineer a thumb pick for the kalimba, in my case big ones for guys, that worked well. The silicone picks are a joke. The silicone renders an poor sound and are very uncomfortable. Anyhow, I don't blame the kalimba for this. This is a great Kalimba and I'm sure you will love it as I do. Ps. The song Sukiyaki is easy to learn and sounds great on the kalimba. Give it a try. Thank you Ling Ting! Eric

If you’re shopping for your first Kalimba — or looking to upgrade — look no further. This is the best flatboard / Solid style Kalimba you will find in the 17-key, C-tuned category — better than anything from Gecko, and absolutely on par with April Yang-designed Kalimbas. The African Padauk wood (note that many seller incorrectly list it as made of African Rosewood) that this Kalimba is made of looks stellar and is a FANTASTIC tonewood that resonate and sustains notes very well. The tines play clearly and melodically all the way through the highest tines — unlike many hollow-body resonator box Kalimbas, such as those made by Gecko, which sound flat on the highest tines. This package is a great value — it comes with a hard case, a bag, thumb protectors, color stickers, note stickers, a Tremolo chain, tassel, tuning hammer, handbook with song tabs, and a piezo pickup to plug the Kalimba into an amp to play louder or record directly into a device — and more. The only cons are that this Kalimba — like ALL solid body Kalimbas — sounds quieter than a hollow body resonator style Kalimba. That’s fine though, because each note sound much more rich, sustains longer, and plays evenly across the C major scale. Another con is that the note stickers it comes with only have numbers, NOT letters. For now I’m using spare letter stickers I had sitting around, but I had to order some more from China and they will take almost a month to get here. LingTing should really consider packaging future versions of this with letter stickers. All-in-all, I’m very, VERY happy with this purchase. I recommend everyone watch video reviews of the LingTing K17A on YouTube to see it in action. 5 stars.

Difficult to tune