Wind Chimes
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 . .. 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. |
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