Customer Reviews

Encore Collection Garden Bells by Woodstock Chimes

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I have a set of these I bought here in England at a Garden Centre. I think it may a bit misleading of the Amazon to describe them as, "windchimes", I bought my set as "rainbells".

They are designed to be placed in amongst your regular planting in the garden, so as to give the illusion of them being an unusual set of blooms in themselves.

They collect rain drops and obviously fill to different levels, so you always get a differing array of gentle sounds which actually compliment a downpour beautifully. They very bendy and fleixible stems allow the bells to bend over and empty if they get too full of water. The rock base keeps the whole structure weighted down and stable. The wind does little to effect them, they are usually too low down be stirred by strong gusts, but the rain makes them sing a lovely little song of celebration.

A couple of bonus elements are that I have seen wild birds drinking from the bells once or twice and the bells also scare my neighbours cat away, he used to poop in my garden a lot before I got these! My garden is now a cat poop free zone, thank goodness!!

Length:: 0:06 Mins

I love anything "chime-y" for the garden, so I was very excited when I received these for a gift. I'd had them on my wish list for quite a while.

I really do like them except for two things:
- the bells are ALL the same tone. It does sound lovely when they are all chiming together, but it's VERY reminiscent of a bicycle bell. It sounds exactly like someone going by on a bicycle and ringing their bell a few times when they chime. And the sound is NOT long lasting- it fades very quickly.
- they are much smaller than I anticipated. I knew the measurements, but it still was a little surprising how small they were (about 20" high- knee-high on a 5'4" woman like me :))

However, while we haven't had rain "chime" them yet, I can imagine they would sound beautiful if being continuously swayed back and forth. However, unless you have regular rain or pretty significant wind, can't see these bells producing much sound.

I took a quick video with my iPhone (I apologize for the brevity and the quality, but I thought it might be helpful) so you can see and hear what one cycle of "chimes" sounds like:

I like the way these chimes look, including the rock base, but I have yet to hear them ring. We've had some big storms the past few weeks, and neither wind nor rain (nor dark of night?) has made them chime. On their looks, they get 4 stars, but on their sound they get a 1.

I have another woodstock hanging chime on my front porch, this one is on the back deck. I slowly pulled the bells apart to give them room to strike together when the breeze blows. It's got a nice sound, I reccomend this product.

Mine don't make any noise either. The posts are really stiff and there isn't any room between the bells to allow them to move and strike each other. Guess I'll try pulling them apart a little too, like the another reviewer did...maybe if I gently bend them apart they'll work like I expected???????

In spite of it`s obvious quality and workmanship, the bells would not chime even in 15 MPH winds. Tried to adjust for 2 days, but ended up returning the windchime.

Hello. I have always wanted the bells because I saw them in stores for over 15 years, and I would touch them and they made a wonderful sound.
I finally got bells (smaller ones) for my birthday, but they are silent bells. They are the sound of one hand clapping. They are the
sound of a tree falling in the forest with noone to listen. LOL. I spoke with Woodstock and they suggested to exchange them, as they
are really just more of a decoration for the garden. Oh well. I am returning them, and hopefully, use the money to buy another set of windchimes that will blow, as we are in the Midwest and our wind is always on. I think any description of these bells should include that they are not so much a noise maker, but a "look pretty" for the garden.

I bought this for my daughter for her birthday. I is exactly what she wanted for a long time and we could not find one in the stores. She loves it.

I'm not sure if it has to be worn/broke in or what. It hasn't chimmed since I got it. Doesn't matter if I spray it with water while watering the flowers or if they get water while it's raining. Won't purchase another one until I see when/if this one will chime.

I like the soft sound of the chimes. We have yet to put it outside as I live in north dakota and it is winter.The only thing I was unhappy about is that it was missing one cup when it arrived.