This kind of piece is built on order.
It is possible for me to tune the scale as you wish.
The crystal notes can be made from a wide range of colour.
This piece is an example, the price can vary depending on the order.
Crystal Gender (kantilan) This pair ( ngumbang, ngisep) of instruments is an adaptation of the Indonesian gender. It is tune in a Slendro pentatonic key.
When they are played simultaniously, they create a wave effect.
Technic: pâte de crystal
Materials: crystal, polycarbonate tubes, butternut wood and maple, rope, felt
Dimensions: length: 30''/ 76 cm, width: 12.5''/ 32 cm, height: 19.5''/ 49.5 cm
Years of fabrication: 2010
Price: 2750$ each (including suitcases)
Wave
Presented into a pentatonic Indo-Java Salendro key.
Technical: Pâte de crystal, laminated wood.
Materials: Crystal, amaranth, rope.
Dimensions: length: 29,5’’/ 75 cm, width: 18,5’’/ 47 cm, height: 17,5’’/ 44.4 cm
Years of fabrication: 2010
Price: sold
Cast glass 3 Octaves Crystalophone
Presented into a pentatonic Indo-Java Salendro key.
Technical: Cast glass, laminated wood.
Materials: Glass, cherry wood, rope, cupper wire.
Dimensions: length: 42’’ /107 cm, width: 25’’/64 cm,
height: 21’’/53 cm
Photo by Michel Dubreuil
Price: 6800$ can.
Glass crystallophone Presented into a pentatonic Indo-Java key or Pelog.
Technical: Pâte de verre, laminated wood.
Materials: Glass, black walnut, Wenge, rope, felt.
Dimensions:
length: 32’’ / 82 cm, width: 15’’ / 38 cm, height: 16’’ / 40 cm
Year of fabrication: 2010
Photo: Michel Dubreuil
Price : 2100$ can.
The dragon's song
Xylophone tuned in a ‘’Pelog’’ Indo-Java and Bali scale.
Technical: cast glass, laminated and carved wood.
Materials: Glass, oak and amaranth wood, amethyst, rope, cupper wire.
Dimensions: length: 107 cm, width: 69 cm, height: 43 cm
Photo by Michel Dubreuil
Earth and Sky
Xylophone inspired by the Gili from Ghana.
Technical: Cast glass, laminated and sculpted cherry wood.
Glass Musical Instruments...
Glass is a wonderful material, visually and with a great potential of resonance. With a high density, (2,6 time heavier than water) glass vibrate easily, projecting and letting slide the sound without muting it.
The multiples possibilities of textures, transparencies, opacity and coloration, give me the opportunity to create pieces with an excellent acoustic and visual.
Contrary to what we can think, it is quite difficult to break these objects unless you give it a violent shock that would break most of the musical instrument we use (violin, guitar, flute, clay darbouka…)
It will be a pleasure to tune the xylophones as you wish.
For any question about my instruments, please contact me.
