The windchime in 2015
The world's largest windchime was made by Jim Bolin and is located at 109 East Main Street,
Casey, Illinois
Casey (pronounced CAY-see) is a city in Clark and Cumberland counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 2,404 at the 2020 census.
The Cumberland County portion of Casey is part of the Charleston– Mattoon Micropolitan Stat ...
.
The
windchime was entered into the
Guinness World Records
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as the Largest Windchime on June 22, 2012.
The windchime measures 12.80 m (42 ft) long and consists of five metal tubes which are suspended 14.94 m (49 ft) from the ground.
The windchime weighs a total of .
Construction
Jim Bolin is the co-owner of family-owned Bolin Enterprises, Inc. (BEI), a pipeline and tank maintenance firm. Bolin, along with BEI welders and fabricators, spent two years designing, planning, and fabricating the windchime.
Once completed, the windchime was moved to BEI-owned land at 109 East Main Street, Casey, Illinois and built up as a
tourist
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attraction.
See also
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World's Largest Tuned Musical Windchime
The World's Largest Tuned Musical Windchime was erected by windchime artist, Ranaga Farbiarz, in the parking area of Celestial Windz Harmonic Bizaar, south of Eureka Springs, Arkansas on Thursday, November 4, 2004.
Construction
With the help of ...
References
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External links
City of Casey, IllinoisGuinness World Records
Wind-activated musical instruments
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