User Manual

Placement of Your Woodstock Chimes
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Hanging your Chimes for the Best Musical Performance
Woodstock Chimes are known the world over for the purity and beauty of
their sound (the secret is our unique precision tuning) and we think you’ll
agree they’re the best around. Our chimes are designed to produce beauti-
ful music from even the slightest breeze, but if you’d like to hear yours
more often, here are a few ideas:
● Hang your chime directly from the O ring or loop at the top of the
chime. Don’t extend the top string of the chime by adding chain or
string. This may cause the entire chime to swing, when in fact only the
center string and clapper should move.
● Hang your chime where the wind can reach it from as many directions
as possible. An open corner is ideal when hanging the chime from a
building.
● Experiment with hanging your chime at different heights. Wind
velocity tends to increase with higher elevation.
● Avoid hanging your chime within two feet of a wall or too close to
plants, furniture and anything that might obstruct or divert the breeze.
If you have a screened-in porch, you may find that even the screens will
impede the breeze enough to prevent your chime from ringing.
● Try hanging your chime in different locations during different times of
the year. The prevailing winds change seasonally.
● If you own multiple Woodstock Chimes, you can create an environ-
ment of sound all your own. Experiment with the ones you have,
check out our Chimes Synergy page to find out which other tunings
would harmonize beautifully with yours!
We sincerely hope you enjoy your Woodstock Chimes for many years to
come. And please give us a call if you have any questions — we’re always
listening.
Windcatcher
Center String
O Ring
Top Piece
Clapper
Woodstock Percussion, Inc.
167 DuBois Road • Shokan, NY 12481-5106 • USA
1-800-4-A-CHIME • 1-800-422-4463 • 845-657-6000
[e-mail] • www.chimes.com
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