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The Pentothum is an arrangement of the 3" large dragon set . In the piece to the right, the largest chime is just under 2 metres. The name is short for a pentatonic humming totem poleThe length of the chimes means that they low pitched. This is a powerful but quiet sound, the listener must be within a 12 inches to really appreciate it. Striking the chime in this mode will produce a resonance that can last 60-90 seconds. With the tuning in a pentatonic scale, striking more than one can generate melody or a pleasing wash of combinations of notes or a full five note chord. There is a sense of 'feeling' the sound from this instrument and the movement of the bar is visible on the longer bars. The nodes are clearly visible on the larger chimes. These chimes also give off other frequencies (partials) and timbres of sounds depending on what implement is used to strike them. The partials will all be harmonic with the fundamental tuning and can be added when the bars are vibrating in full Low mode. Children can run around the bars hitting them with their fingers or any implement. With your ears 6" away, the sound is incredible |
Our Pentatonic Focus
Our Pentatonic Focus
- Pentatonic or 'Dragon' scales are 5-note octaves particularly suitable for Early Years introduction to music & creative play.
- Playing within this framework reinforces musical intervals, key for this age group, that are easy to pitch accurately and work in canon.
- Bingbangbong makes 4 octaves of C Major Dragon Scales as standard.
- The span is 2 octaves either side of Middle C and includes the natural range of a child’s singing voice.
- Chimes have a clear sound and a good sustain. Larger chimes provide an opportunity to feel and see the tube vibrating.
Our Chimes
- All Items are individually hand tuned in a temperature-regulated environment.
- Any combination of Dragon instruments will be harmonic – No wrong notes.
- Our colour scheme and client primer resources promote pentatonic games and activities using the equipment
- We supply an anti-tamper fixing kit; a special tool is required for fitting & removal.
- We build our instruments for permanent outdoor installation using selected materials and processing. Our Instruments have an indefinite lifespan.
- We only make musical instruments and sensory items, we are specialists not playground manufacturers.
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