Repair Kit for Signature Chimes that have a 5.25-inch top

I looked at all the reviews for repairing the wind chime before I bought the kits. Many said the directions were hard to follow. The kit was as expensive as buying the chime new. They were all true. However, being one who hates to throw things away, I decided to repair it. In retrospect, I should have bought a new one. I gave up on the written instructions. My kit did not have the instructions, so I tried online and still couldn’t find them. I watched several videos and did it that way, pausing the video over and over again. I had to turn one upside down to follow what was depicted. I would advise you to give yourself the gift of a new chime rather than repair an old one. The new chime was cheaper than the kit, too.

Everything was as expected. Unfortunately the chimes are pricey to repair. It’s almost the cost of a new set of chimes. I hate to throw away something if it can be fixed so I bit the bullet and got the repair kit. This is the third time over the course of about 35 years that I’ve replaced everything. It went together with no issues. Hopefully this set will give me 7 to 10 years before I have to replace everything again. Texas weather is very unforgiving on wood. It now looks and sounds like it’s brand new. For the few items I got shipping costs were high.

Parts worked perfectly, I was able to restore an old set of chimes and they look great. Only problem was I had paid for express shipping and did not get notified that the product had shipped, and got my order a couple days later than expected.

Haven't re-strung my chimes yet, but am already disappointed by the 5.25" top. The holes are not drilled correctly (6 holes instead of 10 holes for the 5 tubes of my Parch) so I'll have to re-drill, leaving lots of empty holes. Photo shows 6 holes, but I did not notice. (Larger sizes are the same.) Wood is said to be ash, but I doubt it will weather 25 years like the original.

1) If the center clapper needs repairing, it likely means there is a hole where the eye hook should go. So sending eye hook was a waste. 2) The “finishing” nail in the kit was Not a finishing nail, and was longer than the top was thick, thus also useless. I honestly feel ripped off.