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About our Barthelmes tuning forks
You get Barthelmes tuning forks of the highest quality and can therefore rely on longevity! Thanks to precision and reliability, you are guaranteed to be in the best hands with us!
In our shop you will not only find tuning forks, but also accessories such as resonance boxes, stop hammers, dampers and feet for tuning forks.
Areas of application - Barthelmes tuning forks
The high-quality Barthelmes tuning forks are used in various areas, such as medicine, therapeutic applications, in schools in physics lessons, in music, in bell analysis and organ building, for scientific purposes, as well as as the heart of modern systems in measurement technology.
What would an orchestra or choir be without a tuning fork? The classic area of ​​application for a tuning fork is of course in music . A concert can only inspire the audience if all instruments or choir members are in unison.
Barthelme's tuning forks have also become indispensable in therapeutic applications . The body is stimulated to heal itself through vibrations. Because everything that vibrates is also energy. By placing Barthelme's tuning forks on specific acupuncture points and meridians, the human body is stimulated to resonate until it vibrates at the "correct frequency" again. It is the same principle of the orchestra, only here the instruments are not called flute, trumpet or oboe but rather heart, kidney or spleen. Here too, only when all instruments or organs vibrate in unison does harmony prevail, just like in a concert.
The Barthelmes vibrations from different planets are often used.
Phonophoresis , as this form of therapy is called, is an alternative to classic acupuncture and is used for relaxation, improving brain functions, increasing physical energy and to restore balance in the nervous system. Blockages can be released and new energy is released.
Advantages of Barthelmes tuning forks
Our high-quality Barthelmes tuning forks are made from selected special materials in an old family tradition. We check every Barthelmes tuning fork we deliver individually so that you are guaranteed to get the best!
In addition, our Barthelmes tuning forks are characterized by a long vibration period, high sound purity and long-lasting tonal stability. Our customers appreciate the fast delivery times and the consistent quality of all products.
Do you have special requests? We manufacture Barthelmes tuning forks for you according to your specifications, such as with adjustable pitches or individual engravings.
Using the Barthelmes tuning forks
Our high-quality Barthelmes tuning forks are made from selected special materials in an old family tradition. We check every Barthelmes tuning fork we deliver individually so that you are guaranteed to get the best!
In addition, our Barthelmes tuning forks are characterized by a long vibration period, high sound purity and long-lasting tonal stability. Our customers appreciate the fast delivery times and the consistent quality of all products.
Do you have special requests? We manufacture Barthelmes tuning forks for you according to your specifications, such as with adjustable pitches or individual engravings.
Family tradition since 1884
Creation of Arno Barthelmes Zella-Mehlis GmbH
Arno Barthelmes Zella-Mehlis GmbH is a family business founded in 1884 that is now run by the 4th generation. The company has always been in family hands and was already active as a manufacturer of tuning forks in its early years.
The founder Arno Barthelmes ran a parallel restaurant with a beer garden at the same location until the 1940s. Annual shooting festivals with great hype were held in the idyllic Albrechtsgarten.
For many decades, partygoers from all over the area came together in the Albrechtsgarten for a cool drink and good German cuisine.
In the post-war years, the demand for metal processing was so great that the restaurant with its own shooting range closed its doors forever. Machines for making tuning forks were set up in what was then the dance hall.
Even during the GDR era, the only manufacturing company for tuning forks in East Germany remained in the hands of the Barthelmes family, because the company owner at the time, Manfred Berthelmes, refused to work under socialist leadership. However, tuning forks were a foreign exchange-generating export product for the GDR and nationalization was therefore prevented. Even back then, tuning forks were delivered to the Federal Republic of Germany, China, Ecuador, Cuba, France and the Benelux countries. This high demand demonstrated the special quality of the tuning forks manufactured. The tuning forks were paid for with bananas or the good Cuban oranges, for example, but all proceeds went to the GDR state budget. At that time, up to 12 men worked in three shifts at peak times. Among other things, they manufactured tuning forks in large quantities for the National Vols Army, which they used to tune teleprinters.
Other areas of application also developed from this. Small tuning forks are also installed in earthquake early warning devices, for example. Small mini tuning forks are now used for the 3-dimensional measurement of circuit boards and soldering points.
After the political change in 1989, a new era began at Barthelmes GmbH. Opening up the market required a lot of work, but over time we were able to win back customer after customer.
The family business today
Due to this many years of experience, we are now the supplier of tuning forks, as we already specialized in the production of particularly high-quality tuning forks!
We manufacture tuning forks for medicine, therapeutic purposes, schools, music, bell analysis and other scientific purposes.
With us you will find a large selection of high-quality tuning forks that are suitable for your needs. Our family is a guarantee for reliability, precision and the highest quality!
Arno Barthelmes Zella-Mehlis GmbH was also able to impress with its quality elsewhere. The “Thuringian Golden Tuning Fork” is an award for successful artists and comes from the tuning fork factory in Zella-Mehlis, Thuringia.
We started with 3 employees and today we have grown to 30 people who work in the modern production hall that was newly built in 1999.
Since 1996, over 6 million euros have been invested in buildings, infrastructure and the latest CNC-controlled machine tools. These investments pay off. Because all tuning forks are now manufactured with the highest precision on these modern machines. However, the fine-tuning is still carried out according to historical guidelines. Each fork is individually tuned by hand, just as it was 100 years ago. True to our motto: “We set the tone! “
The production
The production of our tuning forks is based on over 136 years of experience in this specialist field. We attach particular importance to a high level of vertical integration. So that we can ensure consistently high quality and longevity, we also manufacture most of the accessories ourselves.
Only selected, very high-quality materials are used in our production. All models are carefully milled and turned from a solid block using state-of-the-art CNC machines.
In addition to the required dimensions, the pitches are also measured very early in the manufacturing process, taken into account in further production and corrected again and again. This means that a very small frequency deviation can be achieved in the finished tuning fork.
The final fine-tuning is still done by hand to this day. Of course, we are also supported by the latest measurement technology.
Every tuning fork that leaves our factory is subjected to a thorough final inspection and only then released for shipping.