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  2. Chime (bell instrument) - Wikipedia

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    Eight-bell chime in its frame (McShane Bell Foundry, Maryland).Note that the bottom bells are static-chimes, and the top bell is also hung for swing-chiming on its own. A chime (/ ˈ t ʃ aɪ m /) or set of chimes is a carillon-like instrument, i.e. a pitched percussion instrument consisting of 22 or fewer bells.

  3. Chime - Wikipedia

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    Chime (bell instrument), an array of large bells, typically housed in a tower and played from a keyboard Chimes, the sounds produced by a striking clock to announce the hours Bar chimes (also known as "mark tree"), a series of many small chimes of decreasing length, arranged horizontally

  4. Wind chime - Wikipedia

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    A metal wind chime. Wind chimes are a type of percussion instrument constructed from suspended tubes, rods, bells, or other objects that are often made of metal or wood.The tubes or rods are suspended along with some type of weight or surface which the tubes or rods can strike when they or another wind-catching surface are blown by the natural movement of air outside.

  5. Tubular bells - Wikipedia

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    Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are musical instruments in the percussion family. [1] Their sound resembles that of church bells , carillons , or a bell tower ; the original tubular bells were made to duplicate the sound of church bells within an ensemble. [ 2 ]

  6. Campanology - Wikipedia

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    Note that the bottom bells are static-chimes, and the top bell is also hung for swing-chiming on its own. A chime (/ ˈ t ʃ aɪ m /) or set of chimes is a carillon-like instrument, i.e. a pitched percussion instrument consisting of 22 or fewer bells. Chimes are primarily played with a keyboard, but can also be played with an Ellacombe ...

  7. Strike tone - Wikipedia

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    The strike tone, strike note, or tap note, of a percussion instrument (e.g. bell, chime or gong) when struck, is the dominant note perceived immediately by the human ear.It is also known as the prime or fundamental note.

  8. What is the meaning of "Auld Lang Syne"? - AOL

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    After all, what is the meaning of "Auld Lang Syne"? "Auld Lang Syne" has its origins in the Scottish language, which explains why so much of it may as well be Greek to most of us. While most ...

  9. Bell - Wikipedia

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    This led to the association in folk memory between the distinctive sound of konguro'o and the nomadic way of life. To make this instrument, Kyrgyz foremen used copper, bronze, iron and brass. They also decorated it with artistic carving and covered it with silver. Sizes of the instruments might vary within certain limits, what depended on its ...