Swinging Chimes 6 Bar | Handcrafted Sound Healing Musical Instrument from Auroville - by Svaram
There is a particular kind of quiet that happens when the Swinging Chimes are set in motion. Not silence — sound, actually — but the kind that slows something down inside you. Svaram's artisans in Auroville have spent over two decades chasing exactly that quality. Not decoration. Not ambience. Something that works on the body the way a long exhale does.
The 6 Bar Swinging Chime is tuned to C 256 Hz just intonation — a frequency system rooted in natural harmonic ratios rather than the standardised A 440 Hz that most modern instruments conform to. The difference is not academic. You feel it. The overtones don't compete; they settle into each other. What reaches you is coherent, consonant, and — for reasons that are easier to experience than explain — deeply calming.
The instrument is meant to move. Hold the cord, and swing it slowly around or above the body. The bars sweep through space, surrounding the listener in layered sound from every direction. It is not a performance. There is no technique to learn. The geometry of the sound does the work.
Each chime is available in one of five elemental tunings — Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Space — each a distinct harmonic character within the same just-intonation system. Earth grounds. Space opens. Water flows without resistance. The tuning you choose is less a technical decision than an intuitive one.
Key Highlights:
- Handcrafted in Auroville by Svaram's dedicated team of artisans
- Tuned to C 256 Hz just intonation — natural harmonic ratios, not standard equal temperament
- Five elemental tunings reflecting distinct resonant qualities — Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Space
- Designed for sound healing, meditation, somatic therapy, and personal practice
- Requires no musical background — the tuning ensures harmony in every interaction
- Each piece individually finished and acoustically verified before leaving the workshop
Product Details:
- Material: Aluminium
- Bars: 6
- Tuning: Just intonation Shruti, C 256 Hz
- Bar Size: ¾ inch
- Dimensions: 26 cm (L) × 50 cm (W) × 3 cm (H)
- Available Tunings: Air | Earth | Fire | Water | Space
- Includes: 1 × Bamboo medium rubber mallet, 1 × Carry bag
- Origin: Handcrafted in Auroville, India
- Ships worldwide
Please note: Tuning variations produce subtly different resonant qualities. If you are unsure which elemental tuning suits your practice, reach out before ordering — we are happy to help you choose.
About Svaram:
Svaram began in Auroville not as a business, but as a question — what does it mean to make an instrument that genuinely heals? That question has quietly driven two decades of research, experimentation, and craft in the workshops of this intentional community in Tamil Nadu. The name itself comes from Sanskrit: sva, meaning self, and ram, meaning joy or resonance. Your own sound. Your own voice.
Every instrument that leaves Svaram is made by hand, tuned by ear and instrument, and carries within it the unhurried attention of the people who made it. That is not a marketing claim — it is simply what happens when a workshop is driven by inquiry rather than volume. The artisans who work here are not producing units. They are continuing a conversation about sound that has been going on in this community for a long time, and will go on long after any single instrument is sold.
Svaram instruments are used by sound therapists, retreat facilitators, somatic practitioners, and individuals in over 40 countries. Not because of a campaign — because the instruments work.
Curated by Artisana Collective — a carefully selected Auroville instrument celebrating intentional craft, ethical sourcing, and the living tradition of sound healing.
