Precalculated Metal Chime Dimensions

1 Precalculated Metal Chime Dimensions EMT Steel Conduit Tubing sized in inches Length and hang-point listed for inches & mm Select Chime size from the menu to the left of this page Caution: if you are attempting to create exact notes for an orchestra setting, exact tuning is required and the use of an electronic tuning device or a good tuning ear is necessary. On the other hand, if you desire a good sounding set of chimes but do not need orchestra accuracy, then carefully cut the tube to the length suggested by this pre-calculated table, or the DIY calculator listed on the website. Do not use these calculations for an orchestra or a musical setting unless you know for sure they tune to A4=440 Hz.

2 An orchestra will typically tune for A4= 442, 43 or 44 Hz and this chart uses A4=440 Hz. Most symphony grade instruments are shipped with A4=442 Hz. Caution: While there are a host of apps for Chromatic Tuners available for an iPhone, iPad or Android, measuring the exact frequency and musical note of the Chime is challenging at best. Non linearity of the human ear and the Chime 's non-harmonic overtones are two reasons. It is difficult to provide an exact recommendation when to use the a chromatic tuner to measure a Chime 's note, but in general, I find most any note below C4 difficult to measure and on occasion below C5. Long, low frequencies tubes, measure incorrectly because of the "missing fundamental effect , and the preponderance of high amplitude overtones.

3 Thick-walled tank chimes/bells can measure with surprising accuracy because its single pure tone above C4 is not cluttered with unimportant sidebands. More info about this topic is here: #Tuning: From: = HzLength *inchesHangPoint**inchesLength *mmHangPoint**mmOctaveNoteA=440 Freq. HzLength *inchesHangPoint**inchesLength *mmHangPoint** 1/1616 3/161, 1 # 1/1615 11/161, # 1/23 15 1/4 1, 13 # 1/1614 13/161, # 1/23 11 3/1614 3/8 1, 1/163 5/8 5/1614 1, 9/163 1/2 # 9/1613 9/161, # 1/83 3/8 7/813 3/161, 11/163 5 # 3/1612 13/161, # 5/163 3 9/1612 7/161, 7/83 1/8 # 15/1612 1/161, # 1/23 7/1611 3/4 1, 1/82 15 15/1611 7/161, , 3/42 7/8 # 1/211 1/8 1, #/Db1, 3/82 3/4 1/1610 3/4 1, , 11 # 11/1610 7/161, #/Eb1, 11/162 5/8 3/810 3/161, , 3/82 9 1/169 7/8 1, , 7 # 13/169 5/8 1, #/Gb1, 11/162 3/8 5/89 5/161, , 3/82 5 # 7/169 1/161, #/Ab1.

4 1/82 1/4 1/48 13 , 13/162 3 # 3/168 9 #/Bb1, 9/162 1/8 1/168 5 , 1/42 1 1 , # 7/8 #/Db2, 3/41 15 5/8 , 1/21 7/8 # 3/8 #/Eb2, 1/41 7/8 1/167 3 , 13 3/167 , 13/161 3/4 # 5/166 13 #/Gb2, 9/161 11 7/166 5/8 , 3/81 5/8 # 9/166 3/8 #/Ab3, 1/81 5/8 3/46 1/4 , 15/161 9 # 1 #/Bb3, 3/41 1/2 1/45 7/8 , 9/161 1/2 1/25 11 , 3/81 7 # 3/45 9 #/Db4, 3/161 3/8 1/165 3/8 , 3/8 # 3/85 1/4 #/Eb4, 13/161 5 11/165 1 , 11/161 1/4 1/164 15 , 1/21 1/4 # 7/164 13 #/Gb5, 3/81 3 13/164 11 , 3/161 3 # 3/164 1/2 #/Ab6, 1/161 1/8 5/84 3/8 , 15/161 1/8 # 1/164 1/4 #/Bb7, 3/41 1 9/164 3 , 5/81 1 , 1/21 , these values allow you to get close to the desired note (typically within 1%) but if you desire an exact note, cut slightly long and grind to the final frequency , but not required for wind chimes.

5 Do not use these calculations for an orchestra or a musical setting unless you are certain they use A=440 Hz. An orchestra or symphony may brighten slightly and will typically tune for A=442, 43 or inches = * Tubing length calculated for fundamental frequency ** Hang Point is for fundamental frequency node Tubular Wind Chime Dimensions EMT aka thin-wall steel conduit, Nominal size = 1/2" A=440 Hz, tube open at both endsMaterial = SteelOD inches = = HzLength *inchesHangPoint**inchesLength *mmHangPoint**mmOctaveNoteA=440 Freq. HzLength *inchesHangPoint**inchesLength *mmHangPoint** 9/1618 1/2 2, 5/84 5/8 # 5/1618 2, # 1/164 1/2 15/1617 1/2 1, 1/24 3/8 # 3/417 1, # 15/164 1/4 9/1616 1/2 1, 3/84 1/8 7/1616 1, 7/84 # 7/1615 9/161, # 3/83 7/8 1/215 1/8 1, 7/83 13 # 9/1614 11/161, # 3/83 11 11/1614 1/4 1, 15/163 9 # 7/813 7/8 1, # 7/163 7 1/813 1/2 1, 3/8 3/813 1/161, , 5/83 1/4 # 3/412 3/4 1, #/Db1, 3/163 3 1/812 3/8 1, , 3/43 1 # 9/1612 1, #/Eb1, 3/83 11/161, , 15 9/1611 5/161, , 5/82 13 # 1/811 1, #/Gb1, 1/42 3/4 11/1610 11/161, , 15/162 11 # 3/810 3/8 1, #/Ab1.

6 9/162 9 1/161, , 1/42 1/2 # 3/49 13/161, #/Bb1, 15/162 7 1/29 1/2 1, , 5/82 3/8 5/169 1/4 1, , 5/162 5 # 1/89 1, #/Db2, 1/4 3/4 , 3/42 3 # 7/88 1/2 #/Eb2, 7/162 1/8 13/168 1/4 , 3/162 1 3/48 , 15/162 # 3/47 13 #/Gb2, 11/161 15 3/47 9 , 7/161 7/8 # 3/47 5 #/Ab3, 3/161 13 13/167 1/8 , 15/161 3/4 # 15/166 15 #/Bb3, 3/41 3/4 1/166 3/4 , 1/21 11 3/166 9 , 5/161 5/8 # 3/86 3/8 #/Db4, 1/161 9 9/166 3 , 7/81 9 # 3/46 #/Eb4, 11/161 1/2 13 , 1/21 7 1/45 11 , 5/161 7 # 9/165 1/2 #/Gb5, 1/81 3/8 7/85 3/8 , 15/161 5 # 3/165 3 #/Ab6, 13/161 5 1/25 1 , 5/81 1/4 # 7/84 7/8 #/Bb7, 7/161 1/4 1/44 3/4 , 5/161 3 , 3/161 3 , these values allow you to get close to the desired note (typically within 1%) but if you desire an exact note, cut slightly long and grind to the final frequency , but not required for wind chimes.

7 Do not use these calculations for an orchestra or a musical setting unless you are certain they use A=440 Hz. An orchestra or symphony may brighten slightly and will typically tune for A=442, 43 or inches = * Tubing length calculated for fundamental frequency ** Hang Point is for fundamental frequency node Tubular Wind Chime Dimensions EMT aka thin-wall steel conduit, Nominal size = 3/4" A=440 Hz, tube open at both endsMaterial = SteelOD inches = = HzLength *inchesHangPoint**inchesLength *mmHangPoint**mmOctaveNoteA=440 Freq. HzLength *inchesHangPoint**inchesLength *mmHangPoint** 15/1620 13/162, 1/45 3 # 3/820 1/4 2, # 9/165 1 3/419 11/162, 15/164 15 # 1/419 1/8 2, # 5/164 3/4 13/1618 9/162, 11/164 5/8 3/818 2, 1/84 1/2 # 1/817 1/2 1, # 9/164 3/8 15/1617 1, 1/4 # 3/416 9/161, # 7/164 1/8 11/1616 1/161, 15/164 # 5/815 5/8 1, # 7/163 15 11/1615 3/161, 15/163 13 3/414 3/4 1, , 7/163 11 # 7/814 5/161, #/Db1, 15/163 9 1/1613 15/161, , 1/23 1/2 # 1/413 1/2 1, #/Eb1, 1/163 3/8 9/1613 1/8 1, , 5/83 1/4 7/812 3/4 1, , 1/43 3 # 1/412 3/8 1, #/Gb1, 13/163 1/8 11/1612 1/161.

8 7/163 # 3/1611 11/161, #/Ab1, 1/162 15 11/1611 3/8 1, , 11/162 7/8 # 1/411 1/161, #/Bb1, 5/162 3/4 13/1610 3/4 1, , 15/162 11 1/210 7/161, , 5/82 5/8 # 1/810 1/8 1, #/Db2, 5/162 9 7/89 13/161, , 15/162 7 # 5/89 9/161, #/Eb2, 5/82 3/8 3/89 1/4 1, , 3/82 5 1/49 1, , 1/162 1/4 # 1/168 3/4 #/Gb2, 3/42 3 15/168 1/2 , 1/22 1/8 # 7/88 1/4 #/Ab3, 1/42 1 13/168 , 15/162 # 13/167 13 #/Bb3, 11/161 15 13/167 9 , 7/161 7/8 7/87 3/8 , 3/161 13 # 15/167 3 #/Db4, 13 15 , 3/41 3/4 # 1/86 3/4 #/Eb4, 9/161 11 1/46 9 , 5/161 5/8 7/166 3/8 , 1/81 5/8 # 5/86 3 #/Gb5, 15/161 9 7/86 , 11/161 1/2 # 1/165 13 #/Ab6, 1/21 7 5/165 11 , 5/161 7 # 5/85 1/2 #/Bb7, 1/81 3/8 15/165 3/8 , 3/8 , 13/161 5 , these values allow you to get close to the desired note (typically within 1%) but if you desire an exact note, cut slightly long and grind to the final frequency , but not required for wind chimes.

9 Do not use these calculations for an orchestra or a musical setting unless you are certain they use A=440 Hz. An orchestra or symphony may brighten slightly and will typically tune for A=442, 43 or inches = * Tubing length calculated for fundamental frequency ** Hang Point is for fundamental frequency node Tubular Wind Chime Dimensions EMT aka thin-wall steel conduit, Nominal size = " A=440 Hz, tube open at both endsMaterial = SteelOD inches = = HzLength *inchesHangPoint**inchesLength *mmHangPoint**mmOctaveNoteA=440 Freq. HzLength *inchesHangPoint**inchesLength *mmHangPoint** 1/423 13/162, 9/165 15 # 1/423 1/8 2, # 13/165 13 1/422 1/2 2, 1/165 5/8 # 3/821 13/162, # 3/85 7 5/821 3/162, 11/165 5 7/820 5/8 2, 3 # 1/420 2, # 5/165 3/419 7/162, 11/164 7/8 # 5/1618 7/8 2, # 1/164 3/4 7/818 3/8 2, 1/24 5/8 # 9/1617 13/162, # 7/84 7 5/1617 5/161, 5/164 5 1/816 13/161, , 3/44 3 # 3/8 1, #/Db1, 1/44 1 7/815 7/8 1, , 3/44 # 7/815 7/161, #/Eb1, 1/43 7/8 15/1615 1, , 3/43 3/4 9/161, , 1/43 5/8 # 3/1614 3/161, #/Gb1, 13/163 9 3/813 3/4 1, , 5/163 7 # 5/813 3/8 1, #/Ab1.

10 7/83 5 15/1613 1, , 1/23 1/4 # 1/412 5/8 1, #/Bb1, 1/163 1/8 11/1612 1/4 1, , 11/163 1 1/811 15/161, , 1/43 # 5/811 9/161, #/Db2, 7/82 7/8 1/811 1/4 1, , 9/162 13 # 11/1610 15/161, #/Eb2, 3/162 3/4 5/1610 5/8 1, , 13/162 5/8 5/161, , 1/22 9 # 11/1610 1, #/Gb2, 3/162 1/2 3/89 3/4 1, , 7/82 7 # 1/89 7/161, #/Ab3, 9/162 3/8 15/169 3/161, , 1/42 5 # 13/168 15/161, #/Bb3, 15/162 1/4 11/168 11 , 11/162 3 9/168 7 , 3/82 1/8 # 1/28 3 #/Db4, 1/82 1 7/167 15 , 7/82 # 7/167 3/4 #/Eb4, 5/81 15 7/167 1/2 , 3/81 7/8 1/27 5 , 1/81 13 # 9/167 1 #/Gb5, 7/81 3/4 11/166 7/8 , 11/161 3/4 # 13/166 11 #/Ab6, 7/161 11 15/166 1/2 , 1/41 5/8 # 1/86 5 #/Bb7, 1/161 9 5/166 1/8 , 13/161 1/2 , 5/81 1/2 , these values allow you to get close to the desired note (typically within 1%) but if you desire an exact not