BugsGear DIY Chromatic Kalimba Assembly Manual
Thank you for purchasing the BugsGear Chromatic Kalimba DIY kit.
First of all, please check whether the contents of the DIY kit you purchased are correctly included.
BKN-36 DIY parts without wooden body list of contents
This DIY kit is provided for advanced users who need to prepare tools and kalimba body.
Users purchased DIY kit including kalimba body please follow from step 5
1.Screw hole positioning gauge
2.6mm(0.23622in) drill tip for insert nut hole
3. Insert nut 20pcs(5 spares)
4. Full tone and Half tone bridges
5. Stainless rod 2pcs
6. Full tone and half tone tines
7. Pressure bar for full tone and half tone tines
8. M4(0.15748in) wrench screw 20mm(0.787402in)10pcs(2spares), 30mm(1.181102in)9pcs(2spares)
9. 3mm(0.098425in) wrench 1pc and 4mm(0.15748in) wrench 1pc
10.Awl for screw hole marking
11. Aluminum foil tape for tuning
If there is an item missing from the contents list, please send an email to philipkw@naver.com and we will deliver it immediately.
eleuke
bag
USB charger
List of tool and material you need to prepare on your side.
1. Electric screwdriver to drill screw holes
2. Minimum size 20Cm X 16 Cm X 2Cm(7.8in X 6.3in X 0.8in) or bigger solid wood for Kalimba body. Be sure that kalimba body wood top must be flat and not bumpy Recommended wood material density 500kg/m3 or more. If you use Kalimba body wood material with too low density, we cannot guarantee sufficient sustain in the higher tone tine part.
Please check density informatin by wood materials by visiting Wood density chart-workshop
3. Adhesive tape for fixing screw hole positioning gauge or bridges.Please visit http://www.bugsgear.com for more detailed DIY assembly method with vid.
How to assemble BugsGear chromatic DIY kalimba parts
Step1. Put screw hole positioning gauge and fix with adhesive tape on the Kalimba body wood material you are going to install tines.
Step2. Mark 15 screw holes with an awl
Step3. Mark the 15mm point on the drill tip and drill insert nut hole diameter 6mm(0.236in) depth 15mm(0.59in). Hole distance must be accurate
Drill diameter 6mm depth 15mm
Step 4. Install insert nut 15pcs using 4mm(0.15748in) wrench be sure insert nut top and Kalimba body top level should be even.
Please follow from Step 5 who purchased DIY kit including Kalimba body
Step 5. Put full tone bridge(thin) on the kalimba body and Align with the 8pcs insert nut hole
Step 6. Put stainless rod on the full tone bridge slot.
Step 7. Put 1st floor full tone tine on the bridge and align with the 8pcs insert nut hole.
Step 8. Put 1st floor pressure bar(8 hole) Due to high heat during laser cutting process
Pressure bar slightly curved and make the protruding part face down to give more strength to hold tines.
Step 9. Put 4 mm X 20mm 8 wrench screws and start to tighten them with 3mm wrench.
All screws tighten evenly.
When you tighten screws, tines starts to bended to the upwards and
if you keep tighten till you don't hear any noise or rattle, buzzing
Step 10. When you think all screws tighten and test it's sound from left to right and right to leftn Make sure there's any rattle, buzzing or any noise.
If you find any buzzing or noise, try to make neighbor screw more tight.
11. When you think there's no buzzing or noise on full tone tines, start to install 2nd floor half tone tine.
Put 2nd floor half tone
bridge align with insert nut hole
12. Put stainless rod on the 2nd bridge slot
13. Put 2nd floor tine(half tone tine) on the bridge and align insert nut hole
14. Put 2nd floor pressure bar(7 hole) and this pressure bar also protruding part face down
to give more strength to hold tines.
15. Put 4mm X 30mm 7 wrench screws and start to tighten them. All screws tighten evenly
Make sure not to tighten too much on one side.
16. When you think all screws tighten and test it's sound from left to right and right to left
Make sure there's any rattle, buzzing or any noise
If you find any buzzing or noise, try to make neighbor screw more tight.
17. When you think there's no buzzing or noise on half tone tines, Prepare start to tuning
We recommend using tuning app 'Datuner' which is accurate and effective
In normal production, We apply metal adhesive under the tine with copper wire attached to lower the vibration frequency of the tine.
But, in this case we use aluminium adhesive tape under the tine.
18. Wipe off all the oil under the tine using alcohol or acetone or nail remover, cut the supplied aluminum foil tape to width of the tine, and tune it by attaching an appropriate length of tape to under the tine. Basically, all tines are cut slightly higher than the original tune, so while attaching aluminum foil tape, You can adjust the vibration frequency of the tine to tune it.
19. 1st floor full tone tune should be from far left F3(174.61Hz) to right E6(1318.5Hz) and 2nd floor half tone tune should be from far left F#3(185Hz) to right D#6(1244.5Hz)
Place the strap on the screw hole on the back of the Kalimba body, insert the nylon tube into the screw, and then tighten the screw.