SHAKER CHIMES/ ORGAN CHIMES

Shaker Chimes manufactured at the turn of the century. Invented and fabricated by J.C. Deagan...very few sets exist. This is a couple of cool Christian guys playing one verse of "Like A River Glorious" after 1 hour of first time practice!

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Music

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• Shaker
• Chimes
• Organ
• Triple
• Octave
• J.C.
• Deagan
• Rare
• Instrument
• Like
• River
• Glorious
• gospel

[Magicalapple97]

How do they work?

[f1loyal]

@Magicalapple97 The 3 silver tubes on each shaker chime are tuned one octave apart. As the chime is shaken, the base of the metal tube, (which has two notched tongues), strikes the wood which has a slot in it for these 'tongues' to go back and forth and that is what rings the tube and sounds the note.

[trainguy111]

Did you know the largest set of shaker chimes had 49 notes? it went from G2 to G6.

[f1loyal]

Had no idea. Great info. Do you have a link to that information.

Man, I would love to see that set!

[chenwenhua2269]

try to search under the name angklung which is a traditional asian/thailand instrument or perhaps indonesian or cambodian. Here in the phils.we also have this instrument called angklung, made of bamboo not chimes.

[f1loyal]

@chenwenhua2269  Yes...I believe Degan was inspired by that very instrument in the creation of the Shaker Chimes.

[reformazing]

That has a very unique sound. Really cool.

[youmarkter11]

@f1loyal I have a set made in 1900.

[c6d7s58]

The YMCA Boy's Chorus & Bellringers played a set also. Check out Marlow and Fran Cowan on youtube.

[irkibby]

An intriguing instrument! And yes, similar to Anklungs

[ChucklesKeys]

Very cool!



[clayhen08]

Great video. My father had a set of shaker chimes and this brought back great memories of him. He played by "ear" and would entertain for hours. Thanks for posting.

[trainguy111]

@f1loyal Acctually, I read it in a book called Science of Percussion Instruments.