tuning the tubes

Matt Nathan wrote:

>Going back to the hanging chimes, each tubular bell
>is a single system which has both large surface
>area and definitive peak resonances (unlike a violin body).
>
>Now, what do we tune these to? :)

We tune them to anything we want. The tubes are both hanging
and horizontal, with a special holder designed for groups of
six horitonzontal tubes. I have about three octaves of these,
tuned in just intonation, with 75 tubes in the middle octave,
and a few less in the outer octaves.

If anybody wants to try a few tubes, contact Woodstock Percussion
in West Hurley <, New York. I got my custom-made tubes through
Stacy Bowers, who is sometimes difficult to reach since the
company has become so large (I got mine in their early years
when they were a samllmall operatoion with just a few people).

Best,

Lydia

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