Diatonic balafon from Burkina Faso 22 tones
Intonate and tune these 22 tone bars balafones playing diatonic
C major scale(C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
A -
Bb).
Our 22 tone bars
diatonic balafones are suitable for
balafolas (balafon players) who appreciate optimal sound performance and perfect tuning.
Our various Balafone xylophones are traditionally made in Burkina-Faso, Mali or Guinea. They are made by craftsmen using ancestral techniques.
The bars are made of wood from long-dead trees that have been reduced to duramen ("heartwood"). This wood is then lightly burned to remove any substances such as bacteria or liquids and to guarantee a beautiful sound.
Dimensions and materials:
- Minimum height : 11 to 13 cm
- Maximum height : 23 to 25 cm
- Length : 1.2 to 1.2 m
- Length of the smallest key : 31 to 32 cm
- Length of the longest button : 49 to 51 cm
- Weight : 9 to 11 kg
- Bamboo
- wood
- calabash
- rubber
- cord
- leather
Product of African handicraft (Burkina Faso)