Retail price: €139

The Sansula – a patented invention from HOKEMA – is a novel development of the Kalimba (also called Sansa or Mbira), which originated in southern Africa. Kalimbas are reed instruments played with the thumbs or fingers. In Africa, they come in countless shapes and designs, each amplifying the reed's vibration in various ways (e.g., on a soundbox, a hollow body like a gourd, or simply a piece of solid wood). With the Sansula, the reed's vibration is first "stored" in a wooden block, which then transmits it to a sound membrane. This allows the sound to sustain for much longer than with other amplification methods. Further enhanced by the tuning – with octaves close together – this creates a wonderfully soft, rich, and resonant sound that is easily produced.

Tuning: G major 432 Hz ( g'' - a' - e'' - d' - c'' - g - d'' - g' - f#'' - h' - a'' )

Body: Made of solid American cherry wood
Frame: Made of European beech
Membrane: Made of cellulose
Dimensions: 216 x 166 x 65 mm
Weight: ≈ 435g
Packaging dimensions: 274 x 213 x 124 mm
Weight including packaging: ≈ 770 g