Product Description
One of the largest windchimes made by Woodstock Chimes, the Chimes of Apollo make a striking statement in a garden or veranda. These Chimes are the product of the very finest artistry and craftsmanship, allowing you to experience a whole new dimension of beautiful sound. Fashioned after the original designs of Stephen Burnham, the look is boldly elegant and the sound is irresistibly beautiful. Made from super-thick-walled aluminum tubes specially suspended with internal pins, these chimes resonate much longer than other windchimes, bathing you in waves of enduring harmony every time the wind blows. The pentatonic tuning--from an ancient Chinese scale—produces tones that play in any order or combination without clashing.
Woodstock Chimes are the original, musically-tuned, high-quality windchimes known worldwide for their superior sound. When listening to a Woodstock Chime, you hear a fine musical instrument played by the wind. Windsinger Chimes are perfectly hand-tuned using the ancient system of “just intonation” based on natural harmonics. This means the frequencies at which the different tubes vibrate are related to one another by simple whole-number ratios. Tones that are related in this way produce the most beautiful musical intervals. The sonic effect is exceptionally pure and soothing.
More than 30 years ago, the first Woodstock Chime was created by founder and owner Garry Kvistad from an aluminum lawn chair he found in a landfill. As a professional musician and instrument designer, he was fascinated by the Scales of Olympos, a 7th century pentatonic scale that can’t be played on a modern piano. Garry had the idea to cut and tune the lawn chair tubes to the exact frequency of the ancient scale. The resulting Chimes of Olympos was the first Woodstock Chime and is still one of our bestselling windchimes. Garry and his wife Diane founded Woodstock Percussion, Inc. in 1979 and it remains a family-owned business in New York’s Hudson Valley.
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #60227 in Lawn & Patio
- Size: 74 in.
- Color: Black
- Brand: Woodstock Chimes
- Model: WWAB
- Dimensions: 4.50" h x 13.40" w x 33.00" l, 2.00 pounds
Features
- A very large, impressive, and deep-toned wind chime that is over 6-feet long and weighs 20-pounds
- Visually stunning with mellow tones that resonate much longer than other chimes
- 6 Black-colored aluminum tubes; black aluminum top and aerodynamic wind catcher; durable, braided nylon cord
- All sizes sound beautiful together because the notes in their pentatonic scale are always in harmony, no matter how they are played by the wind
- Measures 74-inches long; chime diameter is 12.5-inches; tube diameter is 1.5-inches; longest tube is 32-inches
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
By Spinner's End
If you are examining the product description of a wind chime this expensive, you are VERY serious about wind chimes! I am, too. I've never heard anything as nice as the sound of this chime. It is deep, melodic, and extremely resonant.
Woodstock makes many high-quality chimes, and this one is no exception. It is clearly built to last, with tough, nylon strings, a composite (NOT WOOD) ringer, and a metal (again, NOT WOOD) suspension ring. We purchased ours to replace a Woodstock chime which had a wooden suspension ring and ringer. It faded and cracked after several years in direct sunlight, so we were interested in purchasing one which would remain nice-looking without maintenance.
If you are thinking about purchasing this chime, hanging location and hardware are an important consideration due to its size. It is about 70"H from the top of the hanging knot to the bottom edge of the sail and 13"W. It is quite heavy (manufacturer says it weighs 18.5 lbs, but I didn't weigh it). The sail is quite large, so it rings (and RESONATES!) often in my moderately breezy location.
You really shouldn't buy a chime without hearing it, of course! You can hear the chime at the manufacturer's website: www.chimes.com.
I hope you will enjoy this chime as much as my family does.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By Ralph Colt Bagley III
The perfect wind chime..... The low tone with reverberation length creates background you never tire of. Most chimes are high in tone, and as a consequent, one tires of these quickly..... The Apollo tone is oriental, low, almost perfect for your mountain or lake retreat with the monks....
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
By Allison Dragin
This is the most enjoyable wind chime I have ever heard. The notes are pure, deep and so relaxing to listen to. Thank you for making such a fabulous item.
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