Tuning Your Wind Chimes
If you’ve recently purchased some wind chimes, there’s nothing more satisfying than listening to that beautiful sound of tinkling wood or the ringing notes of struck pipes. But what if all you hear when the wind blows is a dull clunk? Some people find, after time, that their wind chimes have become terribly out of tune. If this is something that occurred straight out of the box, consider returning the wind chimes for a replacement. But if you’ve had them for a while, there is actually a way to retune your chimes.
In many cases, all you have to do is alter where the strike hits the pipe. After all, windchimes work on a system of striking and vibration. The vibration from the pipe causes the subsequent note that you hear and enjoy. But if it is not struck in an ideal location, it won’t be able to ring to its greatest potential. In older wind chimes, this is usually the result of a slipped string. Simply test where it sounds best for the strike to hit the pipe and readjust the string accordingly. You can either do this by ear or with the aid of a tuner.