In Ancient China, wind chimes were used in the temples and official ceremonies. Later on, this instrument found itself moving to the Eastern Asian neighbors as an instrument that played part in Feng Shui.
It was believed to carry good health, fortune and prosperity through the beautiful tunes it created as the wind passes through the chimes.
Wind chimes are is easily assembled. Often, materials vary from natural stones, bamboo, coconut or sea shells. Others use steel, ceramics, metal or glass to form different elegant styles. Still others combined a number of materials to come up with lantern chimes.
A guide in the art of crafting wind chimes
In coming up with the chimes, hollow wood tubes or rods are employed and painted with varnish. Painting is important to keep the materials safe from the destructive elements of nature such as heat and water since they are are placed outside of the house. With paintings, wind chimes are assured of servicing for a long time.
Glass is one of the most favorite materials used in making wind chimes due to its easy availability and it comes in different forms: bottles, crystal and depressed, or even better, vintage. These glasses are then tied up using strings that should not easily break because if they do not, the glasses which it is supposed to tie up would easily fall to the ground breaking these glasses.
To create deep solid tones, one should use metal as the material. By adjusting the angle of certain placements of the components and the way the materials are tied up, the tune alters. Plus, the kind of metal affects the tune.
Now that you have an idea on the materials, you may want to choose your own kind of wind chimes from the idea above.
To provide you with variety, you can check out some magazines or periodicals, then make a list of the necessary materials that fancy you. After the materials are acquired, you are now ready to create your own tune using the wind chimes.
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