What Are Chime Bars and How to Use Them for Sound Healing

In the world of vibrational therapy, bar chimes have become essential tools for those seeking inner balance, clarity, and energetic alignment. 

In this guide, we’ll explore what chime bars are, how to use them in your meditation or healing sessions, and which types may best suit your practice. Plus, meet some of our most-loved chime bar instruments now available at Son of Drum.

What Are Chime Bars?

Chime bars are tuned sound bars—crafted from metal, crystal, or alloy—that produce a clear, sustained tone when gently struck with a mallet. Unlike wind chimes or orchestral chimes, these instruments are designed for intentional use, often mounted on a base or frame to ensure stable resonance and easy handling.

Each chime is tuned to a specific frequency, many of which correspond to chakra centres or therapeutic tones like 432Hz, believed to promote natural harmony, cellular regeneration, and emotional healing.

Top Picks from Our Chime Collection

🔹 25 Hanging Bar Chimes with Adjustable Stand

Looking for a dramatic soundscape? This versatile set offers a wide tonal range and is perfect for sound baths, concerts, or studio work. With its double-braced adjustable stand, it’s both durable and professional-grade.

✨ Check out the 25-Bar Hanging Chimes

🔹 Crystal Chime Bar 432Hz

Tuned to the sacred frequency of 432Hz, this crystal chime bar delivers a pure, ethereal tone with long sustain. It’s ideal for meditation, heart opening, or closing sacred spaces.

✨ Check out the Crystal Chime Bar 432Hz

🔹 Practitioner Sound Healing Chimes / Pipes by Evolve Within

Crafted specifically for therapeutic use, these Evolve Within healing pipes are tuned to powerful solfeggio and planetary frequencies. Whether you’re a professional healer or passionate about vibrational medicine, these tools bring depth, intention, and precision to your practice.

✨ Check out the Evolve Within Sound Healing Pipes

🔹 Equilibrium Chimes 

Tuned to 432Hz and available in five elemental scales — Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether — the Equilibrium Chimes offer rich, resonant tones with deep healing potential. Made from high-quality wood and aluminium alloy, each chime features 9 bars and comes with a custom striker.
Perfect for meditation, energy clearing, and sound healing.

✨  Check out the Equilibrium Chimes

🔹 Chime Bar 7-Note Set on Wooden Base

This set includes seven individual chimes, each representing a chakra frequency. Beautifully mounted on a wooden base, it's a practical tool for energy healers, yoga teachers, and anyone looking to incorporate a full-spectrum sound journey into their sessions.

✨ Check out the 7-Note Chakra Chime Set

Why Chime Bars Are Powerful Tools for Energy Healing

Sound affects the body on a cellular level. Chime bars, with their precision-tuned frequencies, help:

• Realign chakras
• Break through emotional or energetic stagnation
• Reduce stress and anxiety
• Support spiritual awareness and intention setting

Their portability makes them ideal for home use, one-on-one healing sessions, yoga classes, or group sound baths.

You can also layer chimes with singing bowls, tuning forks, or vocals to create a multi-dimensional soundscape.

Start Your Sound Journey with Son of Drum

Whether you’re just beginning to explore vibrational healing or are expanding your toolkit as a practitioner, Son of Drum offers a handpicked range of high-quality chime bars to elevate your sound journey. From single crystal tones to complete healing sets, each item is chosen for its resonance, craftsmanship, and energetic potency.

👉 Browse all chime bars at Son of Drum