Garden Bell – Low Notes That Arrive and Fade With the Weather

A twenty-inch outdoor bell struck by a triangular clapper, which gives three separate tones depending on which face it meets. It hangs from the supplied jack chain under a porch roof, a pergola beam or a solid branch. The compass-shaped vane below picks up even a slack breeze.

Why choose this garden bell?

Small tube chimes clatter; one large bell carries across a yard. Because the clapper is triangular, wind direction decides the note, so the sound shifts through the afternoon instead of repeating itself. The recycled weathering steel darkens outdoors rather than eating itself away.

• Three distinct notes: The triangular clapper meets a different face as the wind turns.
• Compass vane: Catches a light breeze and gives it a nautical outline.
• Weathering steel: Takes on a deep patina outside and holds its form.
• Powder-coated: Built to stay up through sun, rain and frost.
• Chain supplied: Goes straight onto a hook, a beam or a strong branch.

A sound that belongs to the weather rather than to a speaker.

Hang it well clear of walls and railings so it can swing on every side. A spot with moving air but some shelter produces the widest range of notes. The surface deepens in color over the first seasons; that shift is the finish doing its job and needs no treatment.

Specifications

• Recycled weathering Cor-Ten steel, 60% recycled content
• 20 in bell height
• Powder-coated for year-round outdoor use
• Compass wind vane and jack chain included

Hang it where you sit outside and leave the rest to the wind.