Handcrafted Zen Bamboo Wind Chime

The Zen Bamboo Wind Chime has natural bamboo tubes and a wooden maple leaf wind catcher, with a total length of about 12 to 16 inches (30 to 40 cm).

Each chime is hand-tuned to a chord, and four are made, one for each season: Spring in F minor, Summer in C, Autumn in D minor and Winter in G.

The hollow bamboo tubes give a low, woody note. Hang the chime in a meditation space, a bedroom or a sheltered porch.

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Details

• Product: Wind chime
• Primary material: Natural bamboo tubes
• Secondary material: Wooden maple leaf wind catcher
• Total length: About 12 to 16 inches (30 to 40 cm)
• Tuning: Hand-tuned to a chord
• Spring: F minor chord
• Summer: C chord
• Autumn: D minor chord
• Winter: G chord
• Sound profile: Low pitch; hollow; woody
• Variation: Bamboo grain and tone vary between pieces