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Woodstock Encore Collection Bronze Chimes of Neptune Windchime

In music, the word encore means “more” as called by an audience at the end of a concert. The Woodstock Encore Collection Chimes are designed to be “more” windchime in every way—more colors, sizes and value. Each windchime is precisely hand-tuned to a 5 note pentatonic scale. The pentatonic scale is particularly well-suited to windchimes because all of the notes are harmonious. Any combination of Encore Chimes will always play beautifully together, creating a rich soundscape.

The Encore Collection series includes the Chimes of Mercury, Chimes of Mars, Chimes of Polaris, Chimes of Pluto, Chimes of Earth, Chimes of Saturn, and Chimes of Neptune.

Woodstock Chimes are the original, musically-tuned, high-quality windchimes known worldwide for their superior sound. When listening to a Woodstock Chime, you hear a fine musical instrument played by the wind, perfectly hand-tuned using the ancient system of “just intonation” based on natural harmonics. This means the frequencies at which the different tubes vibrate are related to one another by simple whole-number ratios. Tones that are related in this way produce the most beautiful musical intervals. The sonic effect is exceptionally pure and soothing.

More than 30 years ago, the first Woodstock Chime was created by founder and owner Garry Kvistad from an aluminum lawn chair he found in a landfill. As a professional musician and instrument designer, he was fascinated by the Scales of Olympos, a 7th century pentatonic scale that can’t be played on a modern piano. Garry had the idea to cut and tune the lawn chair tubes to the exact frequency of the ancient scale. The resulting Chimes of Olympos was the first Woodstock Chime and is still one of our bestselling windchimes. Garry and his wife Diane founded Woodstock Percussion, Inc. in 1979 and it remains a family-owned business in New York’s Hudson Valley.

  • This impressively large wind chime is a favorite for superior value and very low tones that resonate melodiously in the garden

  • Rich bronze-color tubes, classic-style and beautiful, uplifting harmonies; tuned to a 5 note pentatonic scale

  • 6 Bronze-colored aluminum tubes; bubinga-finish wood top and wind catcher; durable, braided nylon cord

  • All Encore Chimes sound beautiful together because the notes in their pentatonic scale are always in harmony, no matter how they are played

  • Measures 54-inches overall length; 44-inches from the top wooden piece to the bottom of the wind catcher; longest tube is 32-inches

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Product Details:
Product Length: 11.0 inches
Product Weight: 5.0 pounds
Package Length: 32.5 inches
Package Width: 9.4 inches
Package Height: 3.0 inches
Package Weight: 6.2 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 19 reviews
 
 

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Average Customer Review:5.0 ( 19 customer reviews )
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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:

5Beautiful Chimes, Deep Tones  Aug 10, 2006
By Booksnoop
We are moving into a new house and I really wanted some wind chimes for our woodsy backyard. It was tough deciding which Woodstock chimes to chose, but I went with the Chimes of Neptune because of their great low tones and reasonable price. They arrived today and are absolutely beautiful, well made and have a great sound. They are really big (and are shipped by Amazon in an enormous box), which makes them pretty loud, so if you have close neighbors who don't like chimes, you might want to go with a smaller chime. Otherwise, if you like chimes, but don't like the small, high pitched tinkly ones, the Chimes of Neptune will be perfect for you.

10 of 10 found the following review helpful:

5Wonderful windchime!  Feb 11, 2008
By C. Edwards
Our family LOVES this windchime from Woodstock. If you access their website, you can listen to all their different chimes. We really liked the low tones that this windchime plays. It's a great value too! It's a very large windchime with excellent tone. It even came with the sheet music for its chime! We loved it.

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:

5Best quality, rich soothing tones, gorgeous!  Mar 27, 2009
By Lil MamaKitty "lilbit565"
Woodstock Percussion makes the best windchimes! They are all tuned to musical scales. I prefer the deeper tones rather than the higher tones, and the Chimes of Neptune has such a deep resonant beauty in both sound and design. The wood has a hint of red to it which looks very rich with the bronze tubes. We hung ours on our covered front porch where it normally receives very light breezes, and we find it very soothing. As a large chime, it will become LOUD if the wind blows hard. If you want a bit smaller chime with a deep rich sound, I also recommend the Chimes of Olympus. It has a hauntingly beautiful tone. I've had Woodstock chimes outside in the weather for 15+ years and they still look and sound fantastic. These make lovely gifts!

6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

5breathtaking, low chimes  Aug 20, 2010
By Chel Micheline "Chel Micheline"
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3UTE15A87ESP0 These chimes are GORGEOUS. Not only are they beautiful to look at (VERY large, beautiful copper/crimson color), their sound is just *perfect*. When I received them, I briefly flirted with the idea of finding a place for them in the house before I regained my sanity and put them outside. I just love them so much.

We have these Neptune Chimes on our lanai, as well as a set of Westminster Chimes (also by Woodstock), and the two are a lovely pair. The Neptune chimes are low and a little soft, but quite bright in sound. They are perfect for someone who wants a clear, low chime sound but doesn't want anything *too* soft. They also chime liberally- not enough to make your neighbors hate you, but enough that the smallest of breezes will move them so soft chimes become the background music to your day. To me, they bring much serenity and peace. Just so beautiful.

I've uploaded a short video of my chimes ringing, so you can get a sense of the sound. I apologize for video quality- I used my iPhone for capture. You can also visit Woodstock's website at woodstock DOT com to hear clear samples of all their chimes, so you can choose the best chime for you and your home.

Enjoy!

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

5Big, beautiful  Feb 22, 2006
By Scott L. Pritchett "manmachine"
I bought this chime because it is tuned to complement the other, smaller chimes from Woodstock Percussion that I already had. I now have 4 chimes on one live oak tree, and the sound is very nice... it all works together!

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