I also used copper piping that you can buy at a hardware store (the heavier
1" pipe used for plumbing) and made windchimes. A 10' piece cost almost
nothing and a little pipe cutter was just a few dollars if that. They are
very easy to use and give a nice cut. Use sandpaper to smooth the edges.
My son who a musician said to just make them 1" difference in length and
that worked well for me. I then drilled a hole 1" from the top to run a
nylon string through. The only hard part was getting the hole symetrically
straight. It would have been nice to have had a drill press rather than
judging by eye.

DKat

"Karen" wrote in message
...
Hahaha...in your wet dreams!

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:35:34 GMT, animaux wrote:
Some day I will get a large gong. By large, I mean about 24 inches.




Yes, chimes, bells, gongs and such are all used in monastic life to
represent
the vibration of the universe. They represent causation and affliction
in that
when they touch, they make a noise.

Some day I will get a large gong. By large, I mean about 24 inches.

Victoria


On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 14:37:14 GMT, "Broomhilda"

opined:

Thanx. Found a wonderful source online. The chimes almost sound like
they
have an organ in the background.
thank you again.

Pixi alias Broomhilda

"animaux" wrote in message
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On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:10:53 GMT, "Broomhilda"

opined:

I have heard about a windchime that is sort of tuned???? Don't know
what
they are called. Can anyone help me?

Thanks a bunch

Broom Hilda


There are wind chimes which have a certain resonance in their tone.
They
aren't
tuned in the way a guitar is tuned, but are placed with other lengths
of
whatever the chime is made of to produce a melodic tone in conjunction
with the
other notes of the chimes. The larger the chimes, the deeper the
tones.
I made
my own using copper pipe. I used 1.5" pipe cut at different lengths.
I
don't
know if mine are "tuned" to be harmonic or not, but they don't sound
like
those
annoying tinkly small ones.