This is a larger version of their best-selling turquoise chime. The enchanting sound of this wind chime is the result of a special tuning using the Golden ratio. this ratio, discovered by the ancient Greeks, can be found throughout nature. Turquoise gets its beautiful blue-green color from copper and aluminum. It is a process that takes tens of millions of years. In many native american languages, the translation for the word turquoise is "Sky-stone." the color turquoise contains the growth quality of green and the communication quality of blue. Inspired by the rich beauty of this attractive union, Woodstock chimes blended colorful beads with a faux turquoise wind-catcher to create their beautiful turquoise chimes. Woodstock chimes the original musically tuned wind chimes. Tuned to beautiful melodies and scales from around the world and available in a wide range of styles, songs, and sizes, you can choose the Woodstock chime that speaks to your soul. How it all began. In 1979, the first Woodstock chime was created by grammy® award-winning musician Garry Kvistad from an aluminum lawn chair he found in a landfill. As a professional musician and instrument designer, he was fascinated by the scales of Olympus, a 7th-century pentatonic scale that can't be played on a modern piano. Garry had the idea to cut and tune the lawn chair chime tubes to the exact frequency of the ancient scale. The resulting chimes of Olympus were the first Woodstock chimes wind chimes and are still one of our bestselling wind chimes. Garry and his wife Diane founded Woodstock Chimes in 1979 and it remains based in new york's hudson valley.