Wind chimes are chimes constructed from suspended tubes, rods or other objects and are often made of metal or wood.  Wind chimes are usually hung outside of building and are intended to be played by the wind. 

Sounds can be produced when the tubes or rods come in contact with the suspended center clapper in the form or a ball or horizontal disk, or when the tubes or rods of the wind chime hit each other.  Windchimes may be used to observe changes in wind direction, depending where the chimes are hung.

Windchimes can be made of materials other than metal or wood and in shapes other than tubes or rods.  Some other wind chime materials include glass, bamboo, shell, stone,  acrylic, polyresin and porcelain.  The material used can have a large impact on the sound the wind chime produces.  Other factors that can have an effect on the tone the wind chime produces are the alloy of the material, the heat treatment or the use of a solid or a tube.  With tubes the wall thickness also has an impact on the tone.  The material of the object used to hit the chimes will also effect the tone.  Finely tuned wind chimes have also been used as percussion instruments in classical music.

Windchimes are symbolic of harmony and peace.  The magic music of wind chimes swaying gracefully in the breeze is relaxing to the mind.