Information On Bamboo Wind Chimes
When I was growing up, my parents used to have large wind chimes hanging out in the garden. I used to love to sit there on summer days and listen to those garden windchimes. I remember really enjoying the loud clear tone they would make. I think they were made out of brass or something. They had a deep resonant sound that was beautiful in the soft summer breeze, but it could get a little bit annoying when it would get really windy out. When there was a storm, I would not be able to sleep all night.
That is why I decided to get my own bamboo wind chimes when I finally had a place of my own. The great thing about bamboo chimes is that they have a really gentle sound that does not get particularly loud, even when the wind blows quickly. With metal wind chimes, the stronger the breeze, the louder the chime is. With wooden chimes, however, a stronger breeze does not noticeably increase the volume. Instead, it just makes the chimes bang together more frequently. They are not massive enough to really gather up a lot of steam and clink against each other, so even when the wind is really raging outside, they stay mellow and quiet.
That does not mean that it is not exciting to hear the bamboo wind chimes in a good storm. It really is kind of neat to listen to how they pick up speed and clink together over and over again as the wind blows through the trees. As a matter of fact, sometimes when i am asleep I know that it is storming just because I can subconsciously detect the sound of the bamboo wind chimes outside the windows. They are not loud enough to wake me up, but there are loud enough to make me dream about a big wind storm.
The only thing that I do not like about bamboo chimes is that they tend to not always weather that well. it is a problem with anything wooden outside, but especially with bamboo. If you buy bamboo wind chimes, try to put them in a sheltered area where they will not be exposed to direct rain. Take them inside during the winter too of course, and check on them to make sure they are not getting damaged. Fortunately, they are inexpensive, so if something does happen to them they are not very hard to replace. You can even make your own out of bamboo shoots from the local craft store.
