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Glass crystallophone

Mini-series xylophone tune as you wish.

Presented into a pentatonic Indo-Java key Selendro or Pelog.

Technical: Pâte de verre, laminated wood.

Materials: Glass, black walnut, rope, felt.

Dimensions:
length: 28’’ / 70 cm, width: 15’’ / 38 cm, height: 12’’ / 30 cm

Price : 1800$ can.
the dragon's song 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 & sky Earth and Sky

Xylophone inspired by the Gili from Ghana.

Technical: Cast glass, laminated and sculpted cherry wood.

Material: Glass, cherry wood, agate, tiger eye, rope, cupper wire.

Dimensions: Length: 58’’, width: 36’’, height: 42’’.

Year of fabrication: 2007.

Photo by Michel Dubreuil.
Moon Fish

Xylophone inspired by Guinean Bala Fo and Bali balinais.

This instrument is tune like a Gamelan scale from Bali.

Materials: Glass, ash wood, rope.

Dimensions: Length: 33 3⁄4’’, width: 17’’, height: 20 1⁄2’’. 

Year of fabrication: 2006.

Photo by: Robert Clouâtre


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Flying-fish

Xylophone inspired by Guinean Bala Fo and Bali balinais.

This instrument is tune like a Gamelan scale from Bali.

Materials: Glass, ash wood, rope.

Dimensions: Length: 33 3⁄4’’, width: 17’’, height: 20 1⁄2’’ .

Years of fabrication: 2006.

Quiet Soul

Xylophone inspired by Guinean Bala fo and Bali balinais.

This instrument is tune like a Gamelan scale from Bali.

Materials: Glass, ash wood, rope.

Dimensions : Length : 40’’, width : 24’’, height :19’’. 

Year of fabrication: 2005


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The Lizard

Xylophone inspired by Guinean Bala fo and Bali balinais.

This instrument is tune like a Gamelan scale from Bali.

Materials: Glass, ash wood, rope.

Dimensions : Length : 40’’, width : 24’’, height :19’’. 

Year of fabrication: 2005

Photo by: Robert Clouâtre
Hour of Glory

Xylophone inspired by Guinean Bala fo,(That mean, "have the bala talk")

Technical: cast glass, laminated and sculpt ash wood.

This xylophone is tune like a piano

Materials: Glass, ash wood, rope.

Dimensions : Length : 58’’, width : 20’’, height :15’’. 

Year of fabrication: 2005

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.


Nicola Mainville

Telephone: (819) 322-7799

nicolamainville@yahoo.ca
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