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When he showed the chime to Sara, she joking said he could call his new product “Music of the Spheres”. Loving the idea, Larry began marketing “Music of the Spheres” chimes immediately at Austin’s Renaissance Market and Texas Renaissance Festival near Houston alongside his photography. Larry’s chimes were hugely successfully from the start. We began wholesaling in the fall of 1991, and attended our first trade show in January, 1992. Over the years, Larry perfected the array of pitch ranges, the offerings of musical scales, the design and materials ,and the distinctive trade dress of matte black tubing with silver accents and a curved diamond-shaped windcatcher, now protected by the United States patent and trademark office. Larry was killed by a drunk driver on March 6, 2001, but we have continued to realize his vision of world peace, one backyard at a time®. We have never strayed from his idea of producing a symphonic-quality musical instrument for the wind to play. We are still thriving in the post-recessionary economy because the value of such a beautifully crafted instrument playing tones of such incredible clarity with such a rich sustain speaks for itself. It says “I am the Stradivarius of windchimes®”!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cform data-action=\"process\" data-on=\"submit\" data-form=\"all\" data-section=\"brands\" data-method=\"savebrandbio\" data-brandid=\"2521\"\u003e\u003c\/form\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"aquarian-chime-alto-med","title":"Aquarian Chime- Alto Med","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original Larry Roark composition, The Aquarian mirrors the tranquil charm of an Alpine lake or stream. 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