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Nothing has the ability to transport us to another Time & place quite like the brilliant resonance of a gong. For over a thousand years, gongs of various types have played an important role in both the religious and secular music of many Asian cultures. Gongs were sounded to chase away Evil spirits, warn of invading armies, heal the sick & invoke the spirits of the dead. To be touched by a gong was said to bring happiness and strength. Today, This revered instrument of Warriors, emperors, princes & priests adds a special aura to any setting. Handcrafted using traditional methods, Woodstock gongs brings the ancient wonders of the far East home. Woodstock stands behind every product they make with a one-year abd a lifetime tuning on their musically tuned wind chimes. Tuned to beautiful melodies and scales from around the world and available in a wide range of styles, songs and sizes, you can choose the Woodstock Chime that speaks to your soul. How it all began - Garry & his wife Diane founded Woodstock Percussion, in 1979 and it remains a based in New York's Hudson Valley. GRAMMY(R) Award-winning musician Garry Kvistad created the first Woodstock Chime from an aluminum lawn chair he found in a landfill. As a professional musician and instrument designer, he was fascinated by the Scales of Olympos, a 7th century pentatonic scale that can't be played on a modern piano. Garry had the idea to cut and tune the lawn chair chime tubes to the exact frequency of the ancient scale. The resulting Chimes of Olympos was the first Woodstock Chime and is still one of our best selling wind chimes.