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METAL

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Metal sounds as if it were not of this world.

It is the carrier of cosmic forces. 

And indeed, a lot of metal comes from the sky through meteorite impacts.

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On this page you will find: Copper Tube Chimes, Copper Miraphon , Plate Chimes , Ballast String , Metal Harps , Sound platelets , Copper Flutes , Swinging Cymbals , Oktave Gongs and Steel Chello

Tubular Chimes

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The special feature the copper chimes is their long resonance. It lasts up to two minutes. Tubes made of copper lie horizontally in elastic cords on an ash wood frame. Copper chimes are available in various pentatonic and diatonic scales with a range of two octaves.

 

TIP: hand-held resonators

When hand resonators are held over the vibrating sound chimes, you can amplify three tones of your choice and modulate their resonance.

Kupfer-Miraphon
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Copper Miraphone


Plexiglas resonators are suspended above copper chimes. When they are gently swayed back and forth, wave-like resonances are created, continually ebbing and flowing. The result is a sound tapestry that is not usually found on acoustic instruments.
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Metal Harp

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Thin, long copper tubes are attached in the middle within a wooden frame. The sound tubes are rubbed with fingertips dusted with rosin powder. This produces very delicate, gently swelling, luminous sounds.
Kupfer-Flöten
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Copper Flutes 

Beak Flute
This flute is held horizontally, but blown like a conventional recorder. It is available with finger holes as a soprano, alto or tenor flute.
 

 

 

 


Copper ShakuhashiA bamboo tube serves as a mouthpiece for a copper flute. The blowing technique is similar to that of a Japanese shakuhashi flute. With this flute you can play the notes wonderfully phrased, gently or powerfully.

 

Overtone Flute  

The curved overtone flute has no finger holes. The pitch is determined by the strength of the air flow and the opening and closing of the end.

Plattenglockenspiel
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Plate Bells