Outdoor Musical Instruments
Please note that with effect from 1 August 2010, Bingbangbong will be operating as Bingbangbong Limited Reg NI602585
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The use of flat aluminium bars or plates is common in the construction of xylophones and marching bells.
Such plates are very versatile instruments and like the chimes, can be tuned to any desired note or scale. As you can see from the image, plates can be used for the creation of piano-style keyboards. or may be left loose with small rubber feet so that they can be played on a table top or a floor on any arrangement. Such loose keys are perfect for Orff instruments. As pictured left, the plate mountings are designed so that sharps and flats can sit directly over the natural keys.
All plates are anodised to protect them from exterior effects and either clear (silver) or black are available. This finish is hardwearing but will be damaged aesthetically by the use of a metal or other striker that is of a harder material than aluminium.
Plates may be fixed directly to a solid, non-resonant surface, (a wall - not a wooden surface) where they will be relatively quiet. They do benefit significantly from the use of resonators but these are not a standard supply item as they are intended for indoor use. |
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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