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=== Wood Wind Chimes === | === Wood Wind Chimes === |
Revision as of 00:34, 11 March 2013
Objects such as metal, wood, bamboo, brass, rock salt, keys, shell. and glass hung from a string and agitated. They can be played in any key.
Etymology and Alternative Spellings
Construction
Mark Tree
Also known as: Bar Chimes
A series of small graduated brass tubes that are suspended from a length of wood. Consists of a high-pitch, micro-tonal sound. Names after its creator Mark Stevens. [1]
Metal Wind Chimes
This instrument consists of pieces of metal that are suspended from a frame and hung in such a way that they strike against each other when the wind blows or the frame is shaken. Most often the metal pieces are tubular. Metal Wind Chimes are not to be confused with a Mark Tree or Bar Chimes. Metal Wind Chimes can consist of resonant metals or non-resonant metals as well as metals with definitive pitches and those without.
Glass Wind Chimes
Wood Wind Chimes
Bamboo Wind Chimes
Water Chimes
Four mounted brass clock disks on a pipe frame, suspended above a container of water, with a foot pedal for operation. This particular device was invented by Emil Richards. Another type of water chime consists of dipping a single chime/tubular bell into a container of water. A simple way to construct this is to use a 10 gallon bucket or a large cooler filled with water, a cymbal stand, and a bungee cord. Hanging the chime from the bungee cord allows you to strike the chime and lower it into the water without having to hold the chime in your hand.
Shell Wind Chimes
History
Sticks, Mallets, Beaters
Technique
Manufacturers
SpectraSound
Treeworks
Retailers
See Also
References
- ↑ John H., Beck. Encyclopedia of Percussion. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1995. (accessed January 27, 2013)