--- product_id: 230051022 title: "Kalimba 17 Keys Thumb Piano, Easy to Learn Portable Musical Instrument Gifts for Kids Adult Beginners with Tuning Hammer and Study Instruction. Known as Mbira, Wood Finger Piano" brand: "honhand" price: "VT10012" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "Honhand" url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/230051022-kalimba-17-keys-thumb-piano-easy-to-learn-portable-musical store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # 17 keys for 3 octaves of rich tones Includes tuning hammer & stickers Lightweight 1.2 lbs, ultra-portable Kalimba 17 Keys Thumb Piano, Easy to Learn Portable Musical Instrument Gifts for Kids Adult Beginners with Tuning Hammer and Study Instruction. Known as Mbira, Wood Finger Piano **Brand:** honhand **Price:** VT10012 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎶 Unlock your inner musician—play, relax, and connect with every thumb stroke! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Kalimba 17 Keys Thumb Piano, Easy to Learn Portable Musical Instrument Gifts for Kids Adult Beginners with Tuning Hammer and Study Instruction. Known as Mbira, Wood Finger Piano by honhand - **How much does it cost?** VT10012 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/230051022-kalimba-17-keys-thumb-piano-easy-to-learn-portable-musical) ## Best For - honhand enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted honhand brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Portable Zen Vibes:** Compact and lightweight—take your calming tunes anywhere, unplugged and unplugging. - • **All-Inclusive Starter Kit:** Comes with tuning hammer, instruction book, stickers, and cleaning cloth for instant play. - • **Social Soundscape Builder:** Impress friends & family with soothing chords and unique Wah-wah effects—your new conversation starter. - • **Ergonomic Hand-Rest Design:** Curved body crafted for comfortable thumb play during long jam sessions. - • **Master Melodies in Minutes:** Numbered notation & embossed keys make learning effortless—even for beginners. ## Overview The HONHAND 17-Key Kalimba Thumb Piano is a premium yet affordable alloy steel instrument featuring 17 keys spanning 3 octaves. Designed with an ergonomic hand-rest curve and lightweight build (1.2 lbs), it’s perfect for beginners and pros alike. The package includes a tuning hammer, instructional guide, stickers, and cleaning cloth, enabling quick learning and easy maintenance. Its versatile sound suits genres from folk to pop, while unique features like Wah-wah effects and glissando chords make it a standout portable musical companion. ## Description Product Description SANPEXA Kalimba 17 Keys Thumb Piano. Features of Kalimba Thumb Piano Kalimba Thumb Piano Kalimba is an African musical instrument that has been popular for centuries. Although it has a long history, the sound is vibrant and modern, and can play a variety of music: African, pop, folk, classical, country music, light music, carols. Thumb Piano is 17 keys Kalimba, much more playable and fun than the 10, 8, and 5 keys. There are 17 tones contain 3 octaves of pitch and almost all popular songs can be played. Easy to Play & Enjoy Music Without any music foundation, only need to use two thumbs to make a beautiful sound. Kalimba can also be played with other musical instruments such like ukulele, guitar, etc. Leave the computer, iPad and cell phone for a while, pick up the Kalimba, exercise your fingers flexibility and coordination with the brain, easily explore and cultivate your musical talent, and enjoy the pleasant and wonderful music melody. How to Tune your Kalimba 1. Tuner You can use a real tuner or download an App. Android: gStrings, IOS: insTuner. 2. Tune with hammer Making tines longer (from the point where they are held down on the bridge) will lower their pitch, and making them shorter will make their pitch higher.r. How to Paste Stickers? We usually paste color stickers on the keys to make it easier to find the keys quickly when reading the music notation of Kalimba. First, you can paste a color sticker on the longest key in the middle, and then paste another color sticker on the keys every two keys. You can also label your Kalimba any way you like. Hold and Play Kalimba Hold the Kalimba in both hands and pluck the keys with the nails of thumb (as shown in the picture). It is recommended that the length of your nails be 2-3 mm, and the proper strength and angle when playing the thumb piano can make the sounds clean. As you become familiar with the position of the Kalimba keys, you can play some complex but more wonderful songs with some playing techniques, such as double-tone or glissando playing different keys at the same time to make sounds. Using the Glissando to Play Chords The glissando is a technique by which you pluck several keys at once to make a chord. Compared with other musical instruments, Kalimba is set up to play chords nicely and easily. Any 3 adjacent tines will play a wonderful triad chord - we use the nail slides through the thumb piano keys to make a sound. Furthermore, a chord produced by a glissando will ring for several seconds, which will enable you to play a melody on the other keys, and produce some gentle harmony. This makes beautiful music, simply. Wah-wah Performance Kalimba has a main sound hole and two auxiliary sound holes. When you play, you can press your thumb into the main sound hole, which feels like you want to push the sound back, or use two middle fingers to shake on the back auxiliary sound holes to produce a Wah-wah sound. You can even make three holes work together at the same time, and the wah effect will be more obvious. Kalimba Thumb Piano is the best gift to help people enjoy family time, bring music enlightenment to children, share memories with their loved ones, and surprise friends or colleagues... Review: Nice and handy musical instrument to engage kids away from cellphones - Pros: Kalimba, Neatly designed with fine finishing. Sound quality is also very good. Size is very handy and easy to carry everywhere. Price is also worth. Best instrument to keep the kids away from cellphones. Persons of all ages can enjoy playing musical tunes of their interest. Coming to cons, delicate, falling from heights or exposure to moisture can destroy the instrument. Overall very good basic instrument. After certain level of learning, may be still better instrument could be bought. Review: Melodious Instrument - Nice, my child enjoy playing. It’s strong in built. Looks elegant. Colour is nice. Sound quality is good and enjoyable for beginners. Weight is lighter and ok to hold comfortably - but size could be a little smaller, for more comfort (none table-performance). Readjustment of tune-setting is limited. ## Features - Professional Quality & Entry-Level Price: HONHAND 17 key Kalimba thumb piano selects high-quality materials, and Hand-rest Curve Design provides you with a more comfortable experience. You will be amazed at the rich music and charming sound produced by this tiny instrument. - Easy to Play & Fun: 5 minutes to learn a song. We have prepared easy-to-learn Numbered Musical Notation for beginners. With the keys embossed with letters and notes, everyone can easily play wonderful melody with only two thumbs. - Soothing & Relaxing: Music can soothe tired mood and make us calm or happy. Playing Kalimba is always relaxing and pleasant, it not only brings enjoyment of music, but also allows you to express yourself. You will love the feeling of success when you impress your friends and family by playing this incredible instrument! - Music Gifts: Start a musical journey with our beloved. Playing Kalimba also keeps the brain active, challenging the mind and honing hand-ear-eye coordination. It is a awesome gift for kids, elders and youngs. - Product Includes: thumb piano, tune hammer, instruction book, stickers, flannelette bag, and cleaning fabric. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B07Q45VLF1 | | Body Material | Alloy Steel | | Brand | HONHAND | | Brand Name | HONHAND | | Colour | White | | Connector Type | Auxiliary | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 344 Reviews | | Finish Type | Unfinished | | Hand Orientation | ambidextrous | | Included Components | Case | | Item Dimensions | 18.3 x 13.2 x 3.3 Centimeters | | Item Weight | 1.2 Pounds | | Item dimensions L x W x H | 18.3 x 13.2 x 3.3 Centimeters | | Manufacturer | HONHAND | | Material | Alloy Steel | | Material Type | Alloy Steel | | Model Name | mbira | | Model Number | CA-17C | | Part Number | CA-17C | | Set Name | 17-key | | UPC | 766330250668 | | Unit Count | 1 Count | ## Product Details - **Colour:** White - **Brand:** HONHAND - **Material:** Alloy Steel - **Model Name:** mbira - **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 18.3 x 13.2 x 3.3 Centimeters ## Images ![Kalimba 17 Keys Thumb Piano, Easy to Learn Portable Musical Instrument Gifts for Kids Adult Beginners with Tuning Hammer and Study Instruction. Known as Mbira, Wood Finger Piano - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71aXUGu7frL.jpg) ![Kalimba 17 Keys Thumb Piano, Easy to Learn Portable Musical Instrument Gifts for Kids Adult Beginners with Tuning Hammer and Study Instruction. Known as Mbira, Wood Finger Piano - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Z1qMLZ6mL.jpg) ![Kalimba 17 Keys Thumb Piano, Easy to Learn Portable Musical Instrument Gifts for Kids Adult Beginners with Tuning Hammer and Study Instruction. Known as Mbira, Wood Finger Piano - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71zqdW3NEZS.jpg) ![Kalimba 17 Keys Thumb Piano, Easy to Learn Portable Musical Instrument Gifts for Kids Adult Beginners with Tuning Hammer and Study Instruction. Known as Mbira, Wood Finger Piano - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Vzh+QgnBL.jpg) ![Kalimba 17 Keys Thumb Piano, Easy to Learn Portable Musical Instrument Gifts for Kids Adult Beginners with Tuning Hammer and Study Instruction. Known as Mbira, Wood Finger Piano - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7104jqS-P+L.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: Does this come in tune ?** A: Every thumb piano has been tuned and tested before packaging. The tone is the same as a piano which is International C tune. If the tone of the item you receive is inaccurate, please contact the seller to get the solution. We guarantee that we will provide you with the best after-sales service. **Q: Approximately, what is youngest age for a child to play this?** A: I wouldn’t give this to a child younger than 8. Not because they couldn’t play it, but because they might not be careful with it. **Q: Are the keys black or silver? On this.** A: The keys are silver. Because of the light and shooting angle, you can't distinguish the color of the keys. We are very sorry about that. The keys are made of ore steel bars and polished smoothly to protect your nails. The tines of the keys are engraved with notes which are not easy to fall off. **Q: Is the palm grooves any good?** A: Are you referring to the two grooves in the body of the Kalimba? The grooves could make you more comfortable, whether you are holding or playing the thumb piano. It is an Ergonomic Hand-rest Curve Design. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice and handy musical instrument to engage kids away from cellphones *by A***R on 8 November 2023* Pros: Kalimba, Neatly designed with fine finishing. Sound quality is also very good. Size is very handy and easy to carry everywhere. Price is also worth. Best instrument to keep the kids away from cellphones. Persons of all ages can enjoy playing musical tunes of their interest. Coming to cons, delicate, falling from heights or exposure to moisture can destroy the instrument. Overall very good basic instrument. After certain level of learning, may be still better instrument could be bought. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Melodious Instrument *by P***R on 15 October 2025* Nice, my child enjoy playing. It’s strong in built. Looks elegant. Colour is nice. Sound quality is good and enjoyable for beginners. Weight is lighter and ok to hold comfortably - but size could be a little smaller, for more comfort (none table-performance). Readjustment of tune-setting is limited. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow butt ifull *by B***L on 12 October 2025* It is very goooo dddd U should parrrrchaze it ## Frequently Bought Together - HONHAND Kalimba 17 Keys Thumb Piano, Easy to Learn Portable Musical Instrument Gifts for Kids Adult Beginners with Tuning Hammer and Study Instruction. Known as Mbira, Wood Finger Piano - Kalimba Songbook: 50 Easy Classic Songs - Open White Book Kalimba Lessons for Beginners with 50 Songs: Theory and Practice + Online Videos --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/230051022-kalimba-17-keys-thumb-piano-easy-to-learn-portable-musical](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/230051022-kalimba-17-keys-thumb-piano-easy-to-learn-portable-musical) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-04*