The Sound Of Relaxation: Todays Windchimes}

Submitted by: Stephen Betzen

Todays tuned windchimes come in many sizes and designs. Windchime craftsmen use various materials and metals to create them, relying on carefully formulated designs to achieve the most harmonious sound possible. This magic formula exploits the benefits of perfectly-tuned sounds that are both therapeutic and relaxing. Nearly gone are the annoying clang and clink of yesteryears cheap out-of-tune windchimes that create negative energy flow and irritate neighbors. The best sounding wind chimes made today are tuned using the pentatonic scale.

Blues and folk musicians, Eastern cultures, and many others prefer the pentatonic scale for its harmonious versatility and compatibleness tonality. When the air current captures the tuned pipes, each note made is compatible to the others; each song unique and captivating. Different lengths of pipe are used to create baritone, alto, tenor, or soprano tones. Some are reminiscent of church bells; romantic, soothing, and haunting.

The key to the tone created by the striker or clapper when it hits the pipe is in the contact point. Points of contact on the pipe called anti-nodes vibrate most and produce a fuller sound, free from tinny-sounding after-notes. Crafters of quality perfectly-tuned windchimes take advantage of this scientific factor. They produce a product not only pleasing to the eye, but pleasant to the ear as well. Todays conscientious consumer has a variety of models, sizes, and price ranges from which to select. Windchimes are made from various woods, metals, and other materials to appease any taste and to compliment any surrounding.

You can enhance your home dcor by selecting a windchime that produces the note range you prefer. Some people like combining the benefits of two different sets of windchimes, blending the lower tones of one with a lighter melody of another. When used alongside an indoor floor or table top waterfall or fountain, the ambiance of the room becomes peaceful and calming to frazzled nerves. Chimes with small diameter pipes produce a higher octave, and best complement the sounds made by water. Family rooms, dens, foyers, or a cozy corner of the bedroom are especially enhanced by the creative use of windchimes.

About the Author: Stephen Betzen is a loving husband/supporter/and friend to his wife Rachel Betzen. Rachel and Stephen are dedicated to socially and ethically responsible business practices. Lovers of gardening and simple living. They sell

wind chimes

online.

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