Whistle Luxury !!!

manu.bande · Post by **manu.bande** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:29 am

Hi everyone

last time I did surf internet and I've found something spectacular :

How's that ?

They're made in Ivory !!!

The whistle's maker is Yvon Le Coant !

Manuel

rhulsey · Post by **rhulsey** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:55 am

I'm sure those would command a hair-raising price. I would expect the bands to be 14K, at least!

Flogging Jason · Post by **Flogging Jason** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:56 am

I don't know if those are ivory...they look more like Delrin or something. But the guy makes some pretty instruments. Expensive too....over 200 euros.
http://lecoant.com/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=60

Steamwalker · Post by **Steamwalker** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:58 am

Nice looking whistles but I never understood the appeal of ivory myself. I am sure that the piece could've been carved from white Delrin all the same. Even if made from legal sources of Ivory (mammoth for instance), why deal with all the trouble of owning a piece of ivory? Nice looking whistles though.

LoLo · Post by **LoLo** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:01 pm

Thanks for the nod, those are lovely.

I was just looking at his other whistles... http://www.lecoant.com/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=62

Can anyone translate the wood... Bois de Violette ? I tried Google and it just says "drink violet".

Flogging Jason · Post by **Flogging Jason** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:05 pm

LoLo wrote:Thanks for the nod, those are lovely.

I was just looking at his other whistles... http://www.lecoant.com/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=62

Can anyone translate the wood... Bois de Violette ? I tried Google and it just says "drink violet".

translated with Altavista Babelfish: The use of wood softens the its original of the metal chock-whistle. The whistles of Yvon are proposed either out of wood of Violet (purple wood of Brazil), or out of Ebony. Because of its larger density, ebony has a sound harder than the wood of Violet. The wood of Violet will thus offer a hot summer days than ebony. In all the cases, the musician will gain there in power and harmonics. Below Wood Whistle of Violet and Ebony Whistle.

and here's the caption above the ivory whistles(yes...they ARE ivory): Yvon also manufactured on order, 3 whistles numbered out of ivory! True jewels whose warbling is at the level of the plumage. Caution! It is not worth while to imagine that it can do others of them. Here below

Post by **Nanohedron** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:12 pm

Flogging Jason wrote:
LoLo wrote:Thanks for the nod, those are lovely.

I was just looking at his other whistles... http://www.lecoant.com/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=62

Can anyone translate the wood... Bois de Violette ? I tried Google and it just says "drink violet".
translated with Altavista Babelfish: The use of wood softens the its original of the metal chock-whistle. The whistles of Yvon are proposed either out of wood of Violet (purple wood of Brazil), or out of Ebony. Because of its larger density, ebony has a sound harder than the wood of Violet. The wood of Violet will thus offer a hot summer days than ebony. In all the cases, the musician will gain there in power and harmonics. Below Wood Whistle of Violet and Ebony Whistle.

and here's the caption above the ivory whistles(yes...they ARE ivory): Yvon also manufactured on order, 3 whistles numbered out of ivory! True jewels whose warbling is at the level of the plumage. Caution! It is not worth while to imagine that it can do others of them. Here below

I just love Babelfish.

awildman · Post by **awildman** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:24 pm

LoLo wrote:Thanks for the nod, those are lovely.
Can anyone translate the wood... Bois de Violette ?

violetwood. used as an alternative for grenadilla or blackwood or cocobolo. Comparable type hardwood. Used sometimes in oboes and clarinets. That's about the extent of my knowledge.

khl · Post by **khl** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:07 pm

If you go to this page, you can hear a clip by clicking "whistles" (towards the bottom center). http://lecoant.com/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=78
The rest don't have links yet.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:48 pm

Caution! It is not worth while to imagine that it can do others of them. Here below

I would imagine not.

And the clip is some wonderful stuff!!!

emtor · Post by **emtor** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:56 am

looks like a recorder, and sounds like a recorder.

LoLo · Post by **LoLo** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:24 am

Thanks for the translation.

Paddyman · Post by **Paddyman** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:42 am

I guess he makes so much money that he doesn't need business from those who don't speak French.