Chime Tree
A mark tree (also known as a nail tree, chime tree, or set of bar chimes) is a percussion instrument used primarily for musical colour. It consists of many small chimes—typically cylinders of solid aluminium or hollow brass tubing 3/8" in diameter—of varying lengths, hung from a bar. They are played by sweeping a finger or stick through the length of the hanging chimes. They are mounted in pitch order to produce rising or falling glissandos. Unlike tubular bells, another form of chime, the chimes on a mark tree do not produce definite pitches, as they produce inharmonic (rather than harmonic) Spectrum, spectra. The mark tree is named after its inventor, studio percussionist Mark Stevens, who devised it in 1967. When he could not come up with a name, percussionist Emil Richards dubbed the instrument the "mark tree". The mark tree should not be confused with two similar instruments: * Wind chimes are mounted in a circle with a hanging striker strung in the center; they may ...
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Meinl CH-12 Chimes
Meinl may refer to: *Meinl (surname) * Julius Meinl International, a manufacturer and retailer of coffee, gourmet foods and other grocery products * Meinl-Weston, a manufacturer of brass instruments, based in Geretsried, Germany and formerly based in Graslitz; named after Anton Meinl * Meinl Percussion, a brand of cymbals and general percussion instruments, based in Gutenstetten, Germany; named after Roland Meinl See also

* Meindl (other) * Meinhard, community in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany {{disambiguation ...
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