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Mbira dzavadzimu: "TIC 51"

F# / Gb (closest chromatic pitch)
22
Buzzers dampened.
unknown
1970
1980
L: 22, w: 16.5, depth of body 2.5, 22 keys decorated top ends, notes grouped under bar in 5-3-5-4-5,
bar with “ears”, dark hard wood, slightly lighter sap wood.
Decorative carving in trad style and rattle bar with copper rings added by AT.

[S.F.:] Intervals in the middle octave (L1-L1') [ct]: 172 193 190 140 185 163 128 (sum 1171ct, so L1-L1' is a flat octave).
ILAM
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Grahamstown, South Africa

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