Wind Chime Length Calculator (2022)

brudgers wrote: post #2

If I was tuning wind chimes, I would probably use Just intonation, not equal temperament because a wind chime play in different keys. Exceptional circumstances excepted of course.

> Exceptional circumstances excepted of course.

ECEOC?

I have used 'BOCTAOE' (but of course there are obvious exceptions) in the past, but, guilt by association, kinda stopped all that.

Re: Wind Chime Length Calculator (2022)

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Post by linuxguy2 » Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC

https://leehite.org/Chimes.htm is the best source of information I've found on chime design and length. They go into great length about the lower octaves and how you can hear them (or not).

Re: Wind Chime Length Calculator (2022)

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Post by dylan604 » Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC

The clanky sounds of cheap bamboo or the high pitched screeching of tiny metal chimes are not pleasant. I have two sets of tuned chimes in my garden that are 1" diameter. They both have 6 chimes that are tuned as a set, but they are also tuned when heard together. One set has longer chimes than the other, so when heard together the chords are much richer.

I know it sounds bougie as hell, but it's really quite a nice effect.

Re: Wind Chime Length Calculator (2022)

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Post by aaarrm » Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC

dylan604 wrote: post #9

The clanky sounds of cheap bamboo or the high pitched screeching of tiny metal chimes are not pleasant. I have two sets of tuned chimes in my garden that are 1" diameter. They both have 6 chimes that are tuned as a set, but they are also tuned when heard together. One set has longer chimes than the other, so when heard together the chords are much richer. I know it sounds bougie as hell, but it's really quite a nice…

Where did you get them if you don't mind me asking

Also do you know the material of the metals? I wonder if it'd be worth it to have them in different metals for different timbres. Like two different instruments