I'm so sorry for the lengthy delay pertaining to the review of this fantastic 5 tone hand chime! It really does deserve all the praise that can be given via an online review. (And so does Nate O., who created it with his own hands!)
Every aspect of this instrument (heck, I would even go as far as to call it a work of art!) is spot on. It arrived entirely intact, without any scratches, chips, or dents. I find this rather surprising, as I usually have awful luck with my deliveries being tossed about either in transit or poor handling at some point throughout the pipeline. All pieces were carefully wrapped with what appears to be recyclable brown paper, and the whole lot came packaged in a sturdy box with a label on the top. The label had both the item name and an image of the item. It looks quite professional and, in my opinion, would be able to be gifted as-is, without any need for the addition of wrapping paper. Well done, y'all!
The instrument itself is gorgeous. The wood is attractive and well finished without any rough spots or cracks. The rods are also well made, and secured evenly to the wood with some sort of elasticized cording. Nothing is out of place and no adjustments are necessary, other than a careful cutting of the attached tag that designates the manufacturer. (Which in my case was Nate. ...I hope you don't mind my forward praise, haha, but you have been gifted a great talent! 🙂) Removal of said tag is not difficult providing one uses a small pair of sharp scissors and has a decent attention span. (Please, no giant kitchen scissors or razors... you'll ruin the poor thing!) The mallet seems adequate as well, but I prefer to use my own because it has sentimental value. I will mention, though, that my young son ran off with the included mallet and it makes his cheap toy xylophone sound like something of quality. (Sorry!) Anyways, each tone sounds lovely, and I can pick up a faint overtone on the longest rod that I love. Now, I do not recommend attempting to sound every tone at once. This will give off an unpleasant dissonance. However, there are a few fine combinations that can be achieved if one were to play two or three tones in rapid succession. I also enjoy just messing around in an improv style, sounding one at a time to see if I can get a nice melody going. As for whether each tone is accurately tuned, I cannot say. I do not have perfect pitch, not do I own any special equipment to compare the frequencies, but it sounds great to me. I wanted to include a photo, but unfortunately the Amazon app is being finicky at the moment. Perhaps I will be able to amend this sometime in the future.
In summary, this is a product that I whole-heartedly recommend both for meditation purposes, and also to those who simply want a fine instrument to fiddle around with.
P.S. No, I do not know any of the staff, nor was I compensated to write this review. I just really love this set and I'm kinda weird, okay? 🙃
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From the manufacturer
This is not a product
Every part means something to us
Something happens when you start making instruments in your garage. Your mind is quiet, and you're absorbed in crafting the best sound possible (not even thinking that what you're doing could grow into a business).
Churning out mass volumes of product for the sake of profit doesn't even enter your mind. Heck, you wouldn't DARE call your instrument a "product."
At TreeWorks Chimes, we're just as fixated now on what makes that "wow" factor when you hear a handcrafted instrument as we were when we started out of a garage in the summer of 1996.
It drives every move we make, from choosing where we source materials to how we decided to hand tie every single chime we make. It's what also kept the business right here in Nashville, Tennessee where it started, holding on to that Made In America distinction as our foundation.
The Three Note Meditation Energy Chime
If you're a sound healing practitioner, meditation or yoga enthusiast, the TreeWorks Three Note Meditation Energy Chime creates a brilliant aura that can help calm your senses and center your focus.
The tone of each chime is pure and pleasant with an incredibly balanced, ultra-long sustain that can fill both small and large spaces.
Endless applications
Teachers can also use the chimes to corral a classroom, and it can be used for sound effects in any setting. All the pitches complement each other, meaning no musical training is required to play. It also looks great out on display.
Tech specs—the TreeWorks Three Note Meditation Energy Chime with mallet
- 3 TreeWorks exclusive aluminum/titanium alloy bars with TreeWorks CordLoc to secure them
- Relative pitches of the bars: A5, E6, A6
- Locally sourced Tennessee hardwood mantle (from managed forests)
- 6 3/4" L x 3 3/8" W x 1 1/8" H (bottom of mantle to top of chimes)
- Weighs 11.8 oz
- Includes one 8" hard polymer mallet
- Strong braided cord to hang on a percussion stand
- Made in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Handcrafted in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. for a pure and resonant tone
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T6 tempered aluminum/titanium alloy barsWe never paint, tint, dip, anodize or plate the bars since this adversely affects the sound. Also rejected are stock, off-the-shelf aluminum bars. At TreeWorks, we use only custom mill runs of a tempered titanium/aluminum alloy, certified to spec and quality tested. This imparts the clear, distinctive sound that is TreeWorks' alone. An art unto itself, the chimes are tuned by ear, with a gradual change in pitch, one at a time, bar by bar. No preset, assembly-line cutting. |
TreeWorks CordLoc for extraordinary strengthTreeWorks' proprietary CordLoc is a select composition of fibers chosen for extraordinary strength (think miniature repelling rope). This cord is braided and individually secured around each bar, then each cord is locked and sealed to render it virtually indestructible. But even more than strength is the fact that anything that touches the bar affects the sound. The TreeWorks CordLoc keeps each chime suspended in mid-air above the mantle without inhibiting the sustain at all. |
Hand-stained Tennessee hardwood mantleOnly select Tennessee hardwoods are used to make the mantle for all TreeWorks Chimes. The selection consists of black walnut or white ash, both from local managed forests. On the black walnut, a proprietary steaming process intensifies the color by forcing the dark pigment of the heartwood to move throughout the board. Cut selections are then individually hand-picked from kiln-dried stock. Boards are cut and drilled, then sanded not once but 16 times. It becomes a TreeWorks mantle when the final oil finish is applied to each one––by hand. |
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| material | Aluminum,Hardwood,Titanium | Aluminum,Wood | Aluminum/titanium alloy bar, Tennessee hardwood base, TreeWorks CordLoc ties | Aluminum,Hardwood,Titanium | Leather,Wooden | Wooden,Leather |
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| weight | 0.75 pounds | 0.25 kilograms | — | 1.3 pounds | — | — |
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Interesting tones, some carry/resonate for a long time support posts don't fit
This five tone chime is very interesting and the chime bars are suspended nicely over concave lutes that are cut into black walnut stock.The four lower tones resonate nicely, particularly the largest and fourth up from the largest carry for a nice long time.Notes are a bit high and can resemble a ringing in the ears at the higher register.Lower tones would carry farther and get attention better. The top/highest pitch bar attenuates fast and is marginally different from the one below it.The included legs that are intended to support the block do not fit in the undersized pre-drilled holes. My particular TRE430 unit was "handmade by Tristan" with no plastic ties. nice personal touch, but if the pre-drilled holes did fit, the unit would tilt up from the low end, rather than the high end being raised which would keep the brand upright. As is, the brand would be upside down with the low end raised.If you like high tones that carry for a while (particularly the lower four) then this will possibly be a fun and novel chime set. In the classroom you're really going to have strike it hard to get attention. Soft strikes may be good for meditation or centering exercises. Well made, I do recommend it.The base block is 7 inches long, 5 inches top to bottom and 7/8ths of an inch thick.Bars are all bars are 3/8 of an inch in diameter.Bar lengths are:4.5, 4-5/8, 5-3/16, 5-11/16, 6-3/8 inches.
