Woodstock Music Collection Celebrates the Chimalong’s 25th Anniversary
The Woodstock Music Collection®, a division of Woodstock Percussion, Inc. and worldwide leader in the manufacture of premium musical gifts, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its top-selling Chimalong®, a metallophone (xylophone-like instrument), featuring nine tuned tubes, each labeled with a number, letter and color system for music notation education. The company is commemorating the milestone by re-introducing its Chimalong® Deluxe, the original Chimalong® with its classic blue, plastic carrying case at the New York International Gift Fair®, where the product debuted in 1986.
Designed by Woodstock Percussion, Inc. founder and owner Garry Kvistad, a GRAMMY® Award-winning professional musician, the Chimalong® remains one of the Woodstock Music Collection’s bestselling products.
“I created the Chimalong® when my kids were young, and I was unable to find a quality product to teach them how to learn music,” said Kvistad. “Using tuned tubes from our Woodstock Chimes®, I created a color, number, and letter-based music learning system, so they could easily learn traditional music notation. The songbook included is written to correspond with the system, so kids can start out playing by color and ultimately learn traditional music notation. I could not be more pleased with what a successful educational tool it has become.”
Proving itself immensely popular, the Chimalong® has been recognized and honored by many. It has won multiple Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Awards, as well as the Parent’s Choice Top 25 Toys of 25 Years Award. The instrument was originally recommended for its educational value by the late Jim Henson and has been subsequently recommended by notable musicians, such as John Sebastian, Marilyn Horne, André Watts and Peter Schickele. It has also become a product line, with the larger Chimalong XR, featuring a stand so kids can play the instrument while standing, and smaller Mini Chimalong, which can travel anywhere and is great for point-of-purchase. All of the Chimalong’s have won Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Awards.
The Chimalong® Deluxe retails for $60.00 and can be seen at the upcoming New York International Gift Fair®, August 14-18, 2011, at the Javits Center (Woodstock Chimes, Booth 1633).
As part of the anniversary celebration, the company is offering two specials on its Chimalong® products:
Buy five Chimalong® Deluxes, get one free ($150 wholesale)
The Chimalong®Family Special (16 total Chimalongs, $315 wholesale, plus Net 60):
2 Chimalong® Deluxes ($60) 6 Chimalongs ($120) 1 Mini Chimalong 6-pack ($60) 1 Chimalong XR ($75), plus 1 free
For more information about the Chimalong®, Woodstock Music Collection® or for a trade show listing, please visit www.chimes.com.
Company Name: Woodstock Percussion, Inc.,167 Dubois Road; Shokan, NY 12481
800.422.4463, www.chimes.com
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About Woodstock Percussion, Inc.: Woodstock Percussion, Inc., makers of Woodstock Chimes® and the Woodstock Music Collection®, is a leading manufacturer of precision-tuned windchimes, award-winning musical instruments and soothing home and garden décor. GRAMMY® recipient Garry Kvistad and his wife, Diane, created their first product over 30 years ago in New York’s Hudson Valley, where the company continues to design gifts and accessories using superior materials found around the world. The result is a unique collection of over 200 different products that bring joyful sounds to people of all ages. Popular collections include: Asli Arts®, Precious Stones, Woodstock Gongs, Inspirational Chimes, Temple Bells and, of course, its Classic Chimes. For more information on Woodstock Chimes®, visit www.chimes.com or call (800) 422-4463.
