ABOUT DOOR CHIMES

Door chimes are an alternative to the traditional door bell. They are available in wired or wireless form, and can serve up to three doors with distinctive chimes. The simplest door chimes offer a choice of one or two tones, such as Ding Ding Dong, or Westminster chimes. More sophisticated door chimes contain dozens of built-in songs, with special songs for patriotic days and festive seasons. Some door chimes allow the user to program the chimes, or even to record an unlimited variety of music and voice messages.

The leading door chime manufacturers, listed below the panel of sponsored links, have comprehensive websites, with information on all aspects of door chimes, including online catalogs, specifications, colours and materials for door chimes, and care and maintenance of door chimes.

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LEADING DOOR CHIME MANUFACTURERS

Musical Bell Door Chimes. Musical Bell Door Chimes have been manufactured by Microsystems Development Tech. Inc. of San Jose, California, since 1983. The chime is designed to replace the normal wired mechanical door bell in the home. It supports a front door button and a back door button. It is fully programmable, as well as containing more than 100 built-in songs. These include: Blue Danube, Alouette, Home on the Range, Amazing Grace, and Swing Low Sweet Chariot. Animal sounds include: Elephant Roar, Cow Moo, Duck Quack, and Frog Ribbet. All sounds can be heard on the website.

Dimango Carlon Door Chimes. Dimango Carlon, based at Hermitage, Tennessee, is a leading manufacturer of wired and wireless door chimes. Its product range includes the Record-a-Chime, which enables users to record 10 seconds of their favorite song, piece of music, or message, instead of a standard chime. Record the roar of a lion, or a college fight song. The internal microphone allows music and voice messages to be recorded; there is also an external jack cord which plugs into a computer, radio, or CD player. Other models play Ding, Ding Dong, Westminster Chimes, or Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

Nutone Door Chimes. Nutone, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is a leading manufacturer of wired and wireless door chimes. The wired range includes: Traditional Musical Chimes, Decorative Chimes, Specialty Electronic Chimes, and Ambient Light Chimes. The website also supplies a Chime Diagnostic Tool, Transformers & Chime Wire, Builder Kits, and Wired Push Buttons. The Traditional Musical Wired Chime provides distinctive chimes for each of three entrances. These are an eight-note or four-note chime for the front door, and separate one-note tones for the second and third doors.

USEFUL LINKS RELEVANT TO DOOR CHIMES

American Hardware Manufacturers Association

Door and Hardware Institute

International Door Association

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT DIRECTORIES

We recommend the following professional construction directories, which include standard specifications, manufacturers' specs, and CAD details: 4Specs at www.4specs.com, Arcat at www.arcat.com, Arcom at www.arcomnet.com, Reed at www.reedfirstsource.com, Sweets at www.sweets.construction.com.

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