MUSIC

chimegarden windchimes are incomparably SUPER MELLO & offer soothing, relaxing & healing music.  My chimes will always remain SOFT sounding because the wood that strikes the metal is SOFT wood.  Each chime is an arrangement of specific aluminum notes tuned to the pentatonic scales.  Therefore, all 7 chimes blend & harmonize with each other, SO any combination sounds great.

WOOD

I appreciate the value & gift of all trees but want to make & offer the most weather resistant NATURAL windchimes, SO, I make every effort to RECYCLE shorts & scraps of redwood & redcedar.  I use only these 2 woods to assure chime wood longevity to at least 7 years.  Fortunately, it is becoming more difficult to find these premium woods & unfortunately, recycling is time consuming.  Thus, this type of recycling increases my labor of an already labor-intensive product.   

Redwood & red cedar are SOFT, oil-based woods that do NOT rot and will weather into a grayish-blue color.  I select only clear, all-heart, rough redwood to plane, cut, shape, drill, rough sand, finish sand & linseed oil into wood chime tops.  I recycle redwood & redcedar scraps & shorts to work into the middle wood & windcatcher pieces of each chime.  Upon receipt of your chime, some wood parts may be tacky due to climate changes when I was applying the oil; consider this extra weather protection.  The wood is NOT impervious to the weather so I recommend that you retreat the wood parts once or twice a year with linseed oil, beeswax, or any type of water-sealant.

METAL

I cut & drill specific grade 1"OD & 11/2"OD aluminum alloy tubing anodized "brite dip" to measurements specific for different notes.  I insert nylon eyelets into each drilled hole of every aluminum note to increase longevity in rope suspension.  I debur both ends & the drilled holes of all notes to eliminate buzzing & thus, ensure sound quality & protect against the wearing of the windcatcher rope. 

Anodized aluminum does NOT rust nor oxidize.  Rain spots will clean off with a 'Windex' product & paper towel; a .0000wt. steel wool will remove hardened oil, bird doo & salt.  To minimize waste, I try to use all the aluminum I receive; thus, some aluminum notes may have scratches.  I try to strategically drill the notes so that the 'prettier side' hangs facing you.  Scratches in NO way affect the note; the only way to alter the note would be to drill another hole, cut & or dent the aluminum. 

STONE

My flagstone tops are striking & represent cutting edge artistry as well as give away the fact that I am slightly crazy!  I work huge pieces of Tennessee Crab Orchard flagstone, varying in color & thickness, down to approximate sizes specific for each chime top using my hands first & then a small chisel.  I wash, slow-drill in a waterbath, wash again, & seal each stone top.  This work is strenuous, slow & requires great patience BUT is, I think, visually well worth it and results in a more weather-resistant chime top.

ROPE

Hand-tied knots using the highest-grade braided nylon rope available suspend all chime parts.   I engineered this UNIQUE method of suspension in 1997 & it is my trademark today.  This technique increases the longevity of the rope, eliminates the need and expense for hardware & makes repairs easy.  Hey!  Restring that beloved-grandpa-made, had-forever-chime that has been moved around the garage 50 times using my method; call me for help. 

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