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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold'>GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ | The
Largest Playable Bar Chimes </span></font></b></p>
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height=412 src="cid:image001.jpg@01C64A89.7948FFC0"></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>"Bar chimes built by George Barbar [Lebanon] and
played at the Byblos-off Festival in Byblos, Lebanon, on 17 june 2004, measured
15 m [49 ft] in length and consisted of 1,000 chimes. They varied in lengths
from 5.1 cm [2 in] to 105 cm [41 in], and were attached to 20 wooden bars fixed
to 20 cymbal stands".</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>If the tubes were aligned straight in one direct line they
will reach 550.5 m in length.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>This instrument finds many applications and is very
suitable for different artistic purposes, ranging from contemporary dance
performances to movie soundtracks. </span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><img width=300 height=431
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>For more information: <a
href="http://www.georgesbarbar.com/bar_chimes.html">http://www.georgesbarbar.com/bar_chimes.html</a>
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