Kalimba instructions

Got a lot of interest in the kalimba I made, so here's a video with some quick and dirty instructions on how to make your own!




Materials needed:
Cigar box (or similar sized wooden box of another type)
2 large nails, 1 dowel rod OR 3 dowel rods
Rake with metal teeth
2 machine screws
2 washers
2 nuts

Tools:
Drill (with wood bits, wire brush, and hole bit)
Saw
Bench Grinder (optional)
Hacksaw (optional)


Instructions (details in video)
1) Cut nails/dowel rods to width of box
2) Cut teeth off rake
3) Drill 2 holes in 1 of your dowel rods, being extra cautious to make holes straight
4) Drill holes in lid of box, matching holes to dowel rod holes
5) Drill large sound hole in lid of box several inches below where the dowel rod will be placed.
6) Lay bottom nails/dowels on either side of screwed dowel
7) Lay trimmed metal tongs across bottom rods, under top rod
8) Tighten screws, leaving them loose enough to adjust tongs for tuning.
9) Once tuning is complete, tighten screws until tongs are firmly in place.
10) Use wire brush to clean any jagged edges on tongs
11) Play and enjoy!