how to build and tune a wind chime

How to Build and Tune a Wind Chime.

The soft sounds of well-made wind chimes are soothing and uplifting. This is an instrument that plays itself in the breeze. Commercial chimes, however, are expensive. Building your own wind chime is a task that isn't too ambitious but allows you to have your individual expression through customizing chime sounds and decorations. Gather some common materials, learn to tie a few knots, and you can make your own wind chime too.

Part 1 Gathering Materials.
1. Gather chime material. The sound the chimes will make depends on many factors, such as what the chimes are made of, how long they are, and how thick they are. The most common substances for chimes are metal tubes, pipes, and rods, which you can find at hardware stores, craft stores, or from scrap metal. Try to choose pipes that have a uniform thickness on all sides for an even tone.
Pipes and tubes are the same in wind chimes. Rods are not hollow and sustain notes longer.
Hard metals such as steel and aluminum produce sharper tones. Soft metals such as copper produce softer tones.
Metal objects are good at producing vibrations, so non-metal chimes such as glass sound more hollow.
To test out the sounds of different metal pipes such as copper or aluminum, visit a chime store or rap on the pipes with something that creates vibration, such as a piece of wood.
You can also experiment with many imaginative materials for chimes such as shells or glass.
2. Buy suspension lines. These lines, made of chain, synthetic cord, or another sturdy material, connect the base from which the chimes dangle to whatever holds the wind chime. Cords such as strong nylon are good for bearing the weight of the wind chime and can also be used when connecting the chimes and the striker.
The support line material has little impact on the sound. It's how you hang the chimes that will determine sound, so choose line materials that will last.
If you want to hang the chime from a hook or a tree, buy a metal ring to tie to the lines at the top of the chime.
3. Choose a striker. Also called a clapper, the striker is the piece that fits between the chimes and bumps into them to create the vibrations that cause sound. Possible choices for strikers include redwood or hockey pucks.
Strikers are often circular so that they can hit all chimes equally. Strikers can also be star-shaped. These hit all chimes at the same time with less force.
The weight and material of the striker, in conjunction with the qualities of the chimes, will produce a unique sound.
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