Nells Handmade Wind Chimes

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} .prod-specs td:first-child { font-weight: 600 !important; color: #6e6960 !important; width: 38% !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; font-size: 12px !important; letter-spacing: 0.06em !important; } @media (max-width: 600px) { .prod-includes .prod-includes-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr) !important; } .prod-features .prod-features-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; } .prod-hero { padding: 28px 20px !important; } .prod-hero h2 { font-size: 22px !important; } .prod-story, .prod-expert, .prod-list, .prod-note { padding: 20px !important; } .prod-specs td { padding: 10px 16px !important; } } 🎲 Hand-Tuned in Buxton, North Carolina Eleanor “Nell” Pearce, 67 — retired Sea Turtle Patrol Coordinator, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (1987–2021). Her last hand-tuned bronze chimes — choose your animal form, every chime tuned against the surf at Cape Point. “ A chime that doesn’t sing is just bronze. I made these to sing. — Nell Pearce, Buxton, NC What’s in Every Chime 🎯 1 Animal Figure (Top) Cast bronze top hanger — choose sea turtle, barred owl, hummingbird, dolphin, dragonfly, butterfly, or angel 🎵 4 Bronze Tubes Hand-cut, hand-tuned, long warm sustain ✨ Resonance Dome Ornamental bronze acoustic reflector 🌿 Themed Pendants Smaller bronze pendants hanging below the tubes, themed to the chosen animal What Makes It Different 🎵 The Bronze Sustain Four hand-cut bronze tubes with the long, warm sustain Nell spent six years refining. Bronze rings differently from aluminum — each strike carries the surf, not a chime-store jingle, and keeps ringing for almost a full minute. 🌊 The Resonance Dome The ornamental bronze cap isn’t decoration. It’s an acoustic reflector that funnels sound from the four tubes downward and outward instead of letting it scatter. Forty-seven dome reliefs were tested before this one was kept. 🌊 The Salt-Cured Bronze Antique-patina bronze is naturally salt-air resistant. Six years on the Outer Banks have proven it. No rust, no corrosion, no outdoor decay — built for porches that see weather, not cabinets that see dust. 🎯 The Cape Point Tuning Every chime tuned by ear against a single bronze fragment Nell keeps in her apron pocket, calibrated to the frequency of the surf at Cape Point at dawn — between E and F. Sea turtle, barred owl, hummingbird, dolphin — every animal form leaves the workshop in tune with the same fragment. 🎁 The Animal-Form Tribute One animal on top, smaller pendants below. Each form started with somebody who wanted a specific sound for a specific porch — an owl for a grandmother, a hummingbird for a kitchen window, a dolphin for a ferry captain, a sea turtle for a thirty-four-summer patrol officer. The form is the tribute. The sound is the chime. ✏️ The Handwritten Note Every chime ships with a handwritten note from Nell on the back of a Cape Hatteras Lighthouse postcard. Her initials — E. P. — stamped into a small brass tag wired to the hanging ring. ★ Expert Perspective In thirty years of cataloging coastal folk crafts, I’ve handled exactly four chime makers who tune by ear against a physical reference. Nell is the only one of them who hand-cuts her own bronze tubes. What she calls “listening to the thumb” is, in the trade, the difference between a manufactured chime and an instrument. You can hear the difference inside the first three seconds — sea turtle, owl, hummingbird, doesn’t matter which form. Same hand, same fragment, same family of sound. Lisa Carmichael Curator of Coastal Folk Arts, Outer Banks Heritage Center Perfect For 🏡Porches & Verandas🌳Coastal Gardens🌿Patios & Decks🎀Mother’s Day Gifts🎁Memorial Tributes🎉Housewarming🏠Lake & Cabin Homes🎵Sound Lovers The Quality Promise Hand-tuned, every one. No batch tuning, no software, no shortcuts. Each chime passes through the bronze fragment in Nell’s apron pocket before it ships — regardless of which animal form you choose. Cast bronze, not stamped tin. Solid weight, antique patina finish, salt-air resistant for outdoor use year-round. Long-sustain copper-bronze tubes. Each strike rings for nearly a full minute — the sustain a coastal porch was built for. Brass “E. P.” signature tag. Stamped by hand, wired to the hanging ring. Every chime carries Nell’s mark. Hand-packed, hand-noted. Each order arrives with a postcard note from Nell on a Cape Hatteras Lighthouse card. ❤️ 30-Day Listening Guarantee Hang it on your porch. Let the wind find it. If after thirty days the sound isn’t carrying the way Nell promised, send it back. Full refund, no questions, return shipping covered. ⚠️ A Note on Handcraft Because every chime is hand-cut, hand-tuned, and hand-finished, no two are perfectly identical. Small variations in patina, file marks on the tubes, and slight asymmetries in the animal pendants are part of the work — not flaws, but evidence of the hand. The tuning, however, is exact. Every chime sits between E and F against the bronze fragment. Product Details Material Cast bronze with antique patina finish Tubes 4 hand-cut copper-bronze tubes, hand-tuned Animal Forms 7 options: Sea Turtle (original) · Barred Owl · Hummingbird · Dolphin · Dragonfly · Butterfly · Angel Set Includes 1 animal figure (top) · resonance dome · 4 bronze tubes · smaller themed pendants · brass “E. P.” tag · handwritten note Total Length Approx. 24–28 inches (61–71 cm) from hanger to lowest pendant Top Figure Approx. 4–5 inches (10–12 cm) — varies slightly by animal Finish Antique bronze — one finish across all forms Tuning Hand-tuned to E–F by ear, against Cape Point dawn surf reference Hanging Indoor or outdoor — porch, veranda, patio, garden, balcony Care No polish needed. Patina deepens with weather. Wipe with dry cloth if salt build-up occurs. Origin Hand-tuned in Buxton, North Carolina, USA Batch From Nell’s final hand-tuned batch — no second batch planned Show more