TreeWorks Chimes Energy Chime, Single Note –– MADE IN U.S.A. –– For Meditation, Classrooms, Sound Healing or Yoga, Includes Mallet

I'm so sorry for the lengthy delay pertaining to the review of this fantastic 5 tone hand chime! It really does deserve all the praise that can be given via an online review. (And so does Nate O., who created it with his own hands!)Every aspect of this instrument (heck, I would even go as far as to call it a work of art!) is spot on. It arrived entirely intact, without any scratches, chips, or dents. I find this rather surprising, as I usually have awful luck with my deliveries being tossed about either in transit or poor handling at some point throughout the pipeline. All pieces were carefully wrapped with what appears to be recyclable brown paper, and the whole lot came packaged in a sturdy box with a label on the top. The label had both the item name and an image of the item. It looks quite professional and, in my opinion, would be able to be gifted as-is, without any need for the addition of wrapping paper. Well done, y'all!The instrument itself is gorgeous. The wood is attractive and well finished without any rough spots or cracks. The rods are also well made, and secured evenly to the wood with some sort of elasticized cording. Nothing is out of place and no adjustments are necessary, other than a careful cutting of the attached tag that designates the manufacturer. (Which in my case was Nate. ...I hope you don't mind my forward praise, haha, but you have been gifted a great talent! 🙂) Removal of said tag is not difficult providing one uses a small pair of sharp scissors and has a decent attention span. (Please, no giant kitchen scissors or razors... you'll ruin the poor thing!) The mallet seems adequate as well, but I prefer to use my own because it has sentimental value. I will mention, though, that my young son ran off with the included mallet and it makes his cheap toy xylophone sound like something of quality. (Sorry!) Anyways, each tone sounds lovely, and I can pick up a faint overtone on the longest rod that I love. Now, I do not recommend attempting to sound every tone at once. This will give off an unpleasant dissonance. However, there are a few fine combinations that can be achieved if one were to play two or three tones in rapid succession. I also enjoy just messing around in an improv style, sounding one at a time to see if I can get a nice melody going. As for whether each tone is accurately tuned, I cannot say. I do not have perfect pitch, not do I own any special equipment to compare the frequencies, but it sounds great to me. I wanted to include a photo, but unfortunately the Amazon app is being finicky at the moment. Perhaps I will be able to amend this sometime in the future.In summary, this is a product that I whole-heartedly recommend both for meditation purposes, and also to those who simply want a fine instrument to fiddle around with.P.S. No, I do not know any of the staff, nor was I compensated to write this review. I just really love this set and I'm kinda weird, okay? 🙃

My first encounter with this chime was with the bishop over my congregation at church. He used it as a kinder way to tell people to please leave the chapel and go on to the next class so the next congregation could enter. Previously they had to "nag" and ask people to please make their way out of the chapel but now we hear these sweet little chimes and know it's time to go. I absolutely love it. SO much better. I run a small shop where my employees are frequently completing tasks in the back room while customers are working in the front. Often customers need assistance and employees are nowhere to be found. Instead of adding a regular old bell like most places have, I thought the energy chime would be more fun and inviting. It's been a hit. The kids love it, and honestly so do the adults. We even used it during a game once to signal that the time had run out. It was rung once almost every 10 seconds and didn't bother anyone. This chime is a game changer. Literally. I love it and would absolutely say it's worth the buy. You'll only ever need one. Its incredibly good quality and can be held in your hand, easily transported, or hung for easy storage. As an added bonus, the included mallet is kid friendly and easily nests between the chimes for simple storage :) We have kids all the time who just play the chime for fun instead of to ring the employees they love it so much.

Can't live without this in my classroom !!I ring the chime and my students Freeze (hands up, voice off, turn and look at me) it's great especially when they are working on a team project and I need to give directions, bring the nosie level down or time to clean up. Every teacher needs one!!!

I recently worked in an office where there were doors on the cubes, and all the doors sounded the same when knocked upon. More than once, I told someone, "come in," when they were actually knocking on someone else's door... and then heard them enter someone else's cube.Being a natural problem solver, I decided to order one of these lovely chimes to hang on my door, to use as a sort of doorbell. I got lots of compliments on it, and everyone who sat near me thought it was (a) very pleasant and (b) a clever solution.A few months later, someone I didn't know came by. (Later, I learned who he was, and I found out his office was nowhere near mine.) He was very angry and said the chime didn't belong in an office. He was loud enough and acting threatening enough that the folks in the cubes around mine heard everything, and one even came out to try to film what was going on.Then, a member of my staff walked past and said to him, "hey man, could you tone it down?" - because the guy was being very loud and belligerent and probably disrupting others' work. (It wasn't until much later that I realized "tone it down" might've been a pun, but I digress.)Anyway, the angry guy turned around and was all, "and who do you think you are?" to my staff member. Angry guy grabbed at my staff member's torso, trying to grab his badge to find out who he was, and manhandling him harshly, and just generally acting in a manner unbecoming of a civil office worker.After the angry guy stormed off, the cops were called, statements were taken, the angry guy was sent home by his boss, I had a terrible day and got nothing done, and I even missed out on having a pizza lunch with my staff because I was too busy talking to my boss and my boss's boss and angry dude's boss and then sending too many e-mails.A few weeks later, I passed the angry guy in the hall and he wouldn't even look in my general direction.Now, the project I was managing has finished, so I'm in a different office.Anyhow, this is an awesome chime and you should buy it. Made of real American hardwood!