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9 HELPFUL QUESTIONS ABOUT WIND CHIMES

1. What are Wind Chimes?
Wind Chimes are an arrangement of loosely attached pieces, whether small or large, of various types of material and shapes, that are suspended and situated so as to move with the wind, thus producing a desired sound. The pieces may be anything from shells, to wood, to bamboo, to metal (of some sort), to glass, to pottery, to old used silverware, tools, CD discs, or whatever. Some are designed to be more musical, such as bells, bamboo tubes, or metal tubes or rods, where the pitch can be more precisely controlled. Others produce sound in a more haphazard way, such as glass pieces, or shells.

2. How long have wind chimes been around?
- Wind chimes have been found at archeological sites in Southeast Asia c. 3000 B.C..
- In the Mediterranean region, the Egyptians were casting bronze bells by 2000 B.C..
- China began casting bells by 1100 B.C..
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