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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. 

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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

out of copper


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

Metallharfe

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 

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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.

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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

aus Neusilber


Square plate bells made of nickel silver are suspended on ash wood frames using expander cords. Striking these precious metal plates produces warm, invigorating bell sounds.
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Sound Plates

Klangplättchen

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These triangular sound plates are made of nickel silver. If you hold them in front of your mouth, you can create resonances with your mouth cavity. If you distribute several plates to a group, all participants can create wonderful symphonies together, even if they are musically inexperienced.

Schaukelzimbeln
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Swinging Cymbals

aus Bronze

Bronze discs are struck near the edge. Resonators hang above them, which cause the sound to swell and fade when they are struck.

Oktavgongs
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Octave Gongs

 

With circular bronze plates, the two lowest partial tones are tuned to an octave each through a small curvature in the center. When struck in the centre or at the edge, a sun-like sound is produced, supported by resonance amplifications.

Bassplattenglocken
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Bass Plate Bells

 

A square bronze plate bell hangs above a painted wooden resonator. Striking it in the centre produces a very voluminous, deep tone. When struck in the side areas, overtones are stimulated, which can be amplified and even felt with the help of paper sound catchers.

Ballastsaite
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Ballast String

aus Edelstahl

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A solid stainless steel rod is suspended with a steel string on the membrane of a drum. If you strike the rod, the vibration is transmitted from the rod via the string to the drum, creating extremely powerful, archaic sounds. The string can also be played with a violin bow, mallets, or fingers.

Stahlchello
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Steel Chello

 

A string stretched in a bow is suspended in a stainless steel plate. The player stands on a platform, which also serves as a soundboard, and strokes the string. This can produce the fundamental tone and countless overtones, as well as various undertones due to the resonance of the metal plate.

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I tune the instruments in various scales from all over the world. I can also tune the Solfeggio frequencies, the Schlesinger scale or the planetary tones calculated by Hans Cousto on request. Therefore, the instruments listed in this price list can only be examples of a much wider range of possible variations.

I am happy to advise you.

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