4.5 out of 5
Customer Reviews
By
natalie paris
Date: September 29, 2014
Great instrument to play with- very relaxing sound. I can't compare with any other brands because I've never tried them, but this instrument has a nice clear sound when tuned right. Sounds louder to the person holding it than to anyone else.<br /><br />One of the tines on mine had a chip, which makes it a little harder to play, but nothing that is too serious. One other tine also buzzes, but this is fixed with a piece of paper wedged underneath the tine. Somewhat difficult to tune (you need to use a hammer), but once it's in tune it stays in tune.<br /><br />Very simple to play, and very sturdy, if you want to give this as a gift to a child (kids love it!).
Rating: 
[4 of 5 Stars!]
[4 of 5 Stars!]
By
Kay /febbekk
Date: September 29, 2014
A great gift for that hard to buy for nephew who is into music.
Rating: 
[5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Hannah
Date: September 28, 2014
I'm addicted to it! Tuning it was a huge hassle, but I can't blame the manufacturer for that one!
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Diablo666l
Date: September 14, 2014
IT DOES NOT COME TUNED - youtube a tuning video. Not hard to do, but when you first get it you'll be like...uh...this thing only makes creepy haunted house music. The box itself is great quality - highly recommend
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Randall Vaughn
Date: September 01, 2014
The Kalimba is an AFRICAN instrument! The thumb piano or kalimba is an African musical instrument, a type of plucked idiophone (lamellophone) common throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Also known as a "sansa" and "mbira", it is popular throughout central, western and eastern Africa. It is probably one of the first prototypes of modern piano. The kalimba is played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs. The name kalimba was originally only used for the gourd thumb piano.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Jeff Young
Date: September 01, 2014
Would have liked if it were tuned more than it was but all and all very well made.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]
[4 of 5 Stars!]
By
John E. Eaford
Date: August 30, 2014
Great instrument & transaction!
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Alonzo Zamarron
Date: July 31, 2014
Really Nice build, and great sound! easy to tune, hold, and play
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Rolf Hansen
Date: July 11, 2014
sweet sounding and look great, well made
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
joaniev
Date: July 06, 2014
This little instrument sounds wonderful! It did take a while to tune. We used an electronic tuner and some serious elbow (or thumb rather) grease! Having some fun with it!
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]
[4 of 5 Stars!]
By
John Grube
Date: June 30, 2014
The quality of this thumb piano is good. The wooden base and bridge are well made. The holes in the bottom allow you to change the tone of the sound. You will have to tune the instrument when you first get it by adjusting the length of the tines. I chose a minor scale instead of the major scale. An additional step I took was to file the end of the tines, as a few of them had sharp edges. One of my tines had some corrosion on it, so these two details made me give this four stars instead of five.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]
[4 of 5 Stars!]
By
Zain Chagany
Date: June 21, 2014
The DOBANI Thumb Piano fits well in my hands, and the keys are comfortable unlike other models that I've used.<br /><br />I feel the need to make a note if this right off the bat for those who may be wondering:<br /><br />YES YOU WILL NEED TO TUNE IT, like any other instrument. It doesn't come pre-tuned. It's a pain to tune, and the instructions only help a little. I managed to tune mine using an old Korg guitar tuner. Now it works like a charm.<br /><br />Ultimately it's a pretty good learning thumb piano, but I would see myself upgrading to a nicer one in the future.<br /><br />My only gripe if any was the packaging it came in. It came in a plastic ziplock bag that was packed into a cardboard envelope. It wasn't damaged, but you can never be too safe.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]
[4 of 5 Stars!]
By
Kimberly H.
Date: June 16, 2014
I got this for my husband anniversary. He loves it. Reminds him of the lead singer of earth wind and fire
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Gerald Seals
Date: June 04, 2014
Arrived as pictured. Good, quality construction. the only problem I had was that it comes un-tuned. It would have been great if a musical scale could have been applied.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]
[4 of 5 Stars!]
By
Chao
Date: May 18, 2014
The key start to rust after several days. It seems caused by the scratches on the key which does not any surface treatment after tune the key.
Rating: 
[2 of 5 Stars!]
[2 of 5 Stars!]
By
lpalmer77
Date: May 11, 2014
This instrument is well-built and the wood is beautiful and durable.<br />Tone is excellent and it is a good buy at the price.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
matt
Date: April 29, 2014
i had seen some in music stores in my area for upwards of $100 but this one was less than half the price and better quality than the ones in shops! thank you so much! i love it! sounds BEAUTIFUL
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Ben Chung
Date: April 17, 2014
I got it today, but I am also returning it. I don't know if it's me or the instrument but i could not tune it. The instructions are unclear and it was really stressful to tune without almost breaking it. Maybe I just got bad luck this time.
Rating: [2 of 5 Stars!]
[2 of 5 Stars!]
By
Reviewer
Date: April 03, 2014
I'm not really a musician--I purchased this as a gift. This thumb piano has good build quality and sound. It was a little difficult to tune.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]
[4 of 5 Stars!]
By
J. Darby
Date: April 02, 2014
The main problem here is nowhere in the product description does it state that it will arrive out of tune (which it did--way out of tune) or that it is difficult for the new user to tune it (I had no luck tuning it and gave up).
Rating: [2 of 5 Stars!]
[2 of 5 Stars!]