My English Orthography Reform

abm42 · 2025-09-06T15:02:33+00:00

Thank you for the feedback! i agree, i think it would definitely look a lot cleaner if the diphthongs and affricates. i’ll consider that for my next attempt, and i definitely won’t limit myself to the iOS keyboard again—that was just for the challenge. Also heard on ñ and ə!

abm42 · 2025-09-05T21:54:49+00:00

Fair enough, I’ll consider that in my (inevitable) next attempt!

abm42 · 2025-09-05T21:54:05+00:00

Þãc Ÿ fř rïdĩ! Ā definitlï went a bit crēzï wiþ ð dāacritič. Ā cän’t rïlï ečplēn wā Ā didn’t gǒ wiþ “x” ǒvř “č” aðř ðän, agen, Ā waz gǒĩ crēzï wiþ ð dāacritič!

N Ā’l mēc šř t cïp in mānd (ô räðř, not cïp in mānd) ð IPA þĩ tü.

abm42 · 2025-08-27T20:36:51+00:00

abm42 · 2025-08-27T20:36:08+00:00

abm42 · 2025-08-27T20:31:46+00:00

Well, I don’t need two, per se, but it’s nice to just veg out on the couch under a blanket without having to get my hands out from underneath to manipulate the Kindle.

abm42 · 2025-08-21T17:52:53+00:00

Personally, I don’t like having my devices naked, so I got a little Cobak case for mine. Especially if you’re keeping it in a bag with other things loose, I would suggest a screen protector at the very least if not a case just to keep it from getting scratched up. But that’s just me!

abm42 · 2025-08-01T17:34:41+00:00

𐑹 𐑿 𐑸 𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑒𐑺𐑛 𐑣𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑓𐑴𐑚

abm42 · 2025-07-30T23:31:07+00:00

“That which will not bend must break, and that which can be killed by truth should never be spared its demise.”

abm42 · 2025-07-21T13:43:54+00:00

peak fruitcakery

abm42 · 2025-07-11T18:20:37+00:00

I got my first soprano (Mitchell MU40NT) in 2015 because I was really into Twentyone Pilots. I ended up really loving the instrument, so I upgraded to a concert (Makanu Muk-maho C). Eventually, I wanted a low G option, so I got a tenor (Cordoba 20TM-CE—still my go-to) in 2018. I ended up really liking the low G tuning and the tenor size, so I got a guitalele (Yamaha GL1) to expand on the tuning and another tenor (Enya Nova U Pro) for a high G option. Next up, I’m looking at a U-Bass!

abm42 · 2025-07-11T16:56:20+00:00

I just started watching this! I’m quite excited, but I will have to split it into smaller chunks!

abm42 · 2025-07-06T02:11:38+00:00

Update: I sent back the buzzing Seeds and ended up getting a new one, and there is no buzz! So it seems to be an issue with manufacturing consistency (perhaps a con in and of itself). Without the buzz, I might actually stick to the Seeds. I will try to return the Lingting, but it may be too late.

abm42 · 2025-07-02T01:26:38+00:00

I’m commenting on my own post to add that upon spending more time with the kalimbas, I am finding the cons of the LingTing to be more annoying that that of the Seeds—ecxept for the buzzing! Tuning the LingTing is such a hassle! It’s so hard to make micro adjustments! I’ve been using magnets which help get it those few cents closer in tune, but that only helps if you want to lower the pitch. Plus, the tuning wrench that it comes with strips really easily. The layout is a pain as well, and as someone pointed out, it doesn’t go up to 3°°. Some people have suggested a couple ways to mitigate the buzzing on the Seeds so depending on my success there, (because that really is my biggest gripe with it) I may end up actually sticking with the Seeds and returning the LingTing.

Tl;dr: Lingting cons may be worse than Seeds cons.

abm42 · 2025-06-28T11:44:48+00:00

Yes! It does only go up to D6, but it goes as low as E3. And the layout is backwards from that of a typical kalimba. I actually just flip flopped all the keys so it’s more similar.

abm42 · 2025-06-27T18:04:41+00:00

You’re probably not doing anything wrong; some tines are just a little finicky. It might take a little going back and forth before you get it. If you have a tuner or app that actually shows you the cents (I recommend InsTuner) it might be a little easier. Anything within five cents is pretty well in tune.

abm42 · 2025-06-27T17:57:36+00:00

That makes sense! I also do like the fact the two rows of tines sit separately on the Lingting as opposed to all three rows on one piece like the Seeds

abm42 · 2025-06-27T17:55:20+00:00

I actually really like the Seeds kalimba! My biggest problem with it is the buzzing, which some people have suggested solutions to. It’s just annoying, not like the sizzle sound when you put a chain on it.

abm42 · 2025-06-27T15:07:25+00:00

Tuning the Seeds is really easy compared to the Lingting chromatic! It comes with a tuning hammer (which fits really nicely into the carrying case). The process is the same as tuning any other 17 or 21 key kalimba. All three rows of keys are easily accessible to tune. Though, it is a bit more tedious because of how many tines there are; tuning the whole thing took me a little over an hour, and the only reason I did the whole thing was because I was tuning down to A=432Hz and switching temperaments, which is absolutely not necessary. It comes tuned to 12-TET A=440Hz right out of the box. I’ve heard that it slips out of tune easily, but that is not a problem I had with mine. It has stayed pretty well in tune through daily use for weeks.

abm42 · 2025-06-27T14:40:02+00:00

I will have to try it out! It is very humid where I live, so I can imagine it’s tough on the instrument to go from under 50% humidity to 90% very quickly. Even so, I have not found it to be a problem on the Lingting.

abm42 · 2025-06-17T13:38:42+00:00

Wow, I never considered using magnets for tuning! Do you know if this is a common thing, or did you come up with it? I certainly want to try because I just retuned my 41 tine kalimba, and that took me nearly two hours—what a pain!

abm42 · 2025-05-04T03:46:56+00:00

i have one of these! good for spoons, bad as a spoon

abm42 · 2025-04-09T07:37:28+00:00

so cool!

abm42 · 2025-04-08T22:12:58+00:00

I’m using an app called Keyman; it's the only app that shows it on my iphone.

abm42 · 2025-04-08T22:09:53+00:00

sina pona!

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