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2. Tintinnabulum (ancient Rome) - Wikipedia

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   In ancient Rome, a tintinnabulum (less often tintinnum) [1] was a wind chime or assemblage of bells. A tintinnabulum often took the form of a bronze ithyphallic figure or of a fascinum, a magico-religious phallus thought to ward off the evil eye and bring good fortune and prosperity. A tintinnabulum acted as a door amulet.

3. Wind chime - Wikipedia

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   A metal wind chime. Wind chimes are a type of percussion instrument constructed from suspended tubes, rods, bells, or other objects that are often made of metal or wood.The tubes or rods are suspended along with some type of weight or surface which the tubes or rods can strike when they or another wind-catching surface are blown by the natural movement of air outside.

4. Fūrin - Wikipedia

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   The origins of fūrin are believed to be from the Chinese Tang Dynasty when metal wind chimes were hung in bamboo forests and used to tell fortunes. [1] [3] The word fūrin was first used in Japan during the Heian period when they were hung from eaves, particularly at Buddhist temples, as talismans to ward off evil spirits. [1]

5. Campanology - Wikipedia

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   Note that the bottom bells are static-chimes, and the top bell is also hung for swing-chiming on its own. A chime (/ ˈ t ʃ aɪ m /) or set of chimes is a carillon-like instrument, i.e. a pitched percussion instrument consisting of 22 or fewer bells. Chimes are primarily played with a keyboard, but can also be played with an Ellacombe ...

6. Chime (bell instrument) - Wikipedia

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   Eight-bell chime in its frame (McShane Bell Foundry, Maryland).Note that the bottom bells are static-chimes, and the top bell is also hung for swing-chiming on its own. A chime (/ ˈ t ʃ aɪ m /) or set of chimes is a carillon-like instrument, i.e. a pitched percussion instrument consisting of 22 or fewer bells.

7. List of carillons - Wikipedia

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   Taninges: The parish church's 1939 15-bell chime became in 1998 a 26-bell carillon. 40 bells since 2000, Fonderie Paccard and Royal Eijsbouts. [57] Tourcoing: Cathedral – 60 bells, plus a carillon museum located in the tower.