Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 23

Thread: Wind chimes

  1. #1
    Join Date
    24th July 2006 - 11:53
    Bike
    KTM 1290 SAR
    Location
    Wgtn
    Posts
    5,541

    Wind chimes

    I feel the need for a non-'cicle related project.

    I've got some pipe, well more than is needed for a nice big set of wind chimes.

    How do I work out what length to cut it to achieve a specific note?
    Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon

  2. #2
    Join Date
    27th September 2008 - 18:14
    Bike
    SWM RS 650R
    Location
    Richmond
    Posts
    3,816
    Making wind chimes is a fine idea, but if you move in next door to me, be prepared to have them inserted on the first windy night,
    I mentioned vegetables once, but I think I got away with it...........

  3. #3
    Join Date
    24th July 2006 - 11:53
    Bike
    KTM 1290 SAR
    Location
    Wgtn
    Posts
    5,541
    But you'd like 'em in tune wouldn't you?
    Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon

  4. #4
    Join Date
    22nd August 2003 - 22:33
    Bike
    ...
    Location
    NZ
    Posts
    4,205
    Blog Entries
    5
    trial and error i reckon. i've got a real nice set made out of a cannondale road bike frame

  5. #5
    Join Date
    14th April 2005 - 12:00
    Bike
    1990 Yamaha Virago XV1100
    Location
    Dunedin
    Posts
    3,685
    See attached.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	WindChime01.JPG 
Views:	20 
Size:	447.9 KB 
ID:	236820   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	WindChime02.JPG 
Views:	19 
Size:	453.3 KB 
ID:	236821  
    Can I believe the magic of your size... (The Shirelles)

  6. #6
    Join Date
    24th July 2006 - 11:53
    Bike
    KTM 1290 SAR
    Location
    Wgtn
    Posts
    5,541
    Quote Originally Posted by Virago View Post
    See attached.

    Reckon that's scaleable?

    I'll be using 24" linepipe.
    Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon

  7. #7
    Join Date
    4th May 2008 - 17:00
    Bike
    Bobbie Bandit, Willy Tilly
    Location
    Auckland
    Posts
    1,079
    Great if you live in bumfuck nowhere, love the dull thud of bamboo and copper.
    Nothing worse than windchimes at 2am on a windy monday morning, except water dripping into an open plastic recycling bin.


    Don't be that kind of evil.
    Some people just can't seem to comprehend that they do not have the right to be unoffended in their lives.
    Quote Originally Posted by Fatt Max View Post
    Watching your wife giving birth is like watching your favourite pub burn down.
    Quote Originally Posted by Fatt Max View Post
    I can roll a turd that reaches 15kg before it snaps off my arse

  8. #8
    Join Date
    25th April 2009 - 17:38
    Bike
    RC36, RC31, KR-E, CR125
    Location
    Manawatu
    Posts
    7,364
    dunno what this 'note' guff is all about, but if you want to tune em for a resonant frequency, is pretty easy, can do with both open ended and single ended pipes.

    Get em tuned up so it sounds like a v-twin rumble when the wind blows
    "A shark on whiskey is mighty risky, but a shark on beer is a beer engineer" - Tad Ghostal

  9. #9
    Join Date
    14th April 2005 - 12:00
    Bike
    1990 Yamaha Virago XV1100
    Location
    Dunedin
    Posts
    3,685
    Proper five-pipe wind-chimes use the Pentatonic scale.

    Bobby McFerrin explains the concept rather well...

    Can I believe the magic of your size... (The Shirelles)

  10. #10
    Join Date
    4th May 2008 - 17:00
    Bike
    Bobbie Bandit, Willy Tilly
    Location
    Auckland
    Posts
    1,079
    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    dunno what this 'note' guff is all about, but if you want to tune em for a resonant frequency, is pretty easy, can do with both open ended and single ended pipes.

    Get em tuned up so it sounds like a v-twin rumble when the wind blows
    Twins aint shit, inlines are where the auralgasms live.
    Some people just can't seem to comprehend that they do not have the right to be unoffended in their lives.
    Quote Originally Posted by Fatt Max View Post
    Watching your wife giving birth is like watching your favourite pub burn down.
    Quote Originally Posted by Fatt Max View Post
    I can roll a turd that reaches 15kg before it snaps off my arse

  11. #11
    Join Date
    24th July 2006 - 11:53
    Bike
    KTM 1290 SAR
    Location
    Wgtn
    Posts
    5,541
    Quote Originally Posted by Virago View Post
    Proper five-pipe wind-chimes use the Pentatonic scale.
    Lovely, ta.
    Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon

  12. #12
    Join Date
    3rd January 2005 - 11:00
    Bike
    All of them
    Location
    Brisvegas
    Posts
    12,472

  13. #13
    Join Date
    6th May 2008 - 14:15
    Bike
    She resents being called a bike
    Location
    Wellllie
    Posts
    1,494
    Blog Entries
    3
    I love the sound of windchimes... the neighbours sets never kept us awake... although I like the sound of cables twanging against masts in a Marina too...
    I didn't think!!! I experimented!!!

  14. #14
    Join Date
    12th July 2003 - 01:10
    Bike
    Royal Enfield 650 & a V8 or two..
    Location
    The Riviera of the South
    Posts
    14,068
    Quote Originally Posted by mashman View Post
    I love the sound of windchimes... the neighbours sets never kept us awake... although I like the sound of cables twanging against masts in a Marina too...
    Shazaam! I've never seen a Morris Marina with masts...pics or it didn't happen!
    Winding up drongos, foil hat wearers and over sensitive KBers for over 14,000 posts...........
    " Life is not a rehearsal, it's as happy or miserable as you want to make it"

  15. #15
    Join Date
    25th April 2009 - 17:38
    Bike
    RC36, RC31, KR-E, CR125
    Location
    Manawatu
    Posts
    7,364
    Quote Originally Posted by Blackshear View Post
    Twins aint shit, inlines are where the auralgasms live.
    pffft, perhaps in the higher rpm but nothing beats a v-twin under 5k; now a 20k rpm v-twin would have it all
    "A shark on whiskey is mighty risky, but a shark on beer is a beer engineer" - Tad Ghostal

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •