Named for the "blue planet", the planet we call home. The third planet from the sun, Earth is the only planet whose name does not come from Greek or Roman mythology. This wind chime is designed and handcrafted for superior musical performance. It is hand-tuned to a universal, pentatonic (five-note) scale and acts in concert with the wind to create random patterns of wonderful sound. Harmonizes beautifully with all the other Encore Collection windchimes. In 1979, GRAMMY(R) Award-winning musician and instrument designer Garry Kvistad created the first Woodstock Chime from an aluminum lawn chair he found in a landfill. Fascinated by the Scale of Olympos, a 7th century pentatonic scale that can't be played on a modern piano, Garry cut and tuned 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 best selling, musically-tuned windchimes. Woodstock Chimes remains based in New York's Hudson Valley. Woodstock Chimes - The World's Favorite Windchime.
Sing back to the birds with the bell-like tones of Woodstock Percussion's 37-inch Encore Collection Diamond chime. Using the breeze to make music, the chime features a diamond-shaped wind catcher that moves in the air. A circular disk on the same cord taps the hollow musical tubes and makes them ring. Handcrafted and weather-resistant, Woodstock Percussion's chimes are at once stout and elegant. On this instrument, a strong black cord suspends chimes and disks alike, threading through an ashwood support at the top. Each wooden piece is finished with an attractive beveled edge and a rich mahogany stain. This silver chime is tuned to an ancient pentatonic scale. Company founder Garry Kvistad has developed an advanced method of tuning used on every Woodstock chime: Each tube is analyzed digitally with a microphone under the tube measuring the frequency, and cutters are instructed to remove just the right amount of material to produce the most precise tuning possible. The result is a purer, more harmonious sound. --Emily Bedard