Hi all …just one of those thoughts which tend to pop into an idle mind…has anyone ever seen an Alain Froment full set come up for sale??
Does it ever happen? 
I haven’t seen one since I have been participating in this forum, which hasn’t been very long at all, but I have a hunch that when they do they’re snatched up very quickly. 
I wouldn’t confess to having an idle mind 
Once in a blue moon, once in a blue moon. People who have his instruments tend to hang on to them.
Isn’t Jim McGuire selling a four regulator set at the moment? Jim… did they go?
Patrick.
Yeah, true 'nuff but Jim has lots of nice toys. I have the impression he was considering ditching one of his Froments because he has too many sets of pipes to maintain?
I have a 4-reg Froment set in D that I am willing to sell. PM or e-mail to jtm527@hotmail.com or call 847-446-7558.
Hang onto the Froment set, and the Willie Rowsome set until after tomorrow. I’ll win the lottery and take both of them off your hands and give them a good, loving home.
Alain Froment
How is that pronounced?
Alain = a-lane with the n hardly pronounced (French)
Froment = Fro (rhymes with throw) - mont (again, the n is hardly pronounced, and the t not at all).
djm
or even ah lan (as in network, silent n) Fro as in Frog, Mont as in Monty, (silent nt)…depends 'ow gallik yew wa to bi!
Alan
I dont think Alain visits this forum to answer your question .But I know THAT is pronounced dat as in cat or mat or sat or fat or pat or bat or rat a tat tat and so on .Glad to help
RORY
I dont think Alain visits this forum to answer your question .But I know THAT is pronounced dat as in cat or mat or sat or fat or pat or bat or rat a tat tat and so on .Glad to help
RORY
…Wow, I am seeing a bad joke in duplicate…better cut back on the Jamie.
How funny that a Québécois (or Canadian-French-in-general) accent comes across in the way you taught the pronunciation.
a-lane (with a slight n) is 100% textbook Canadian French.
a-lae, with AE like a nasal version of “pan” without the N, would be continental French.
DJM . . . do you vote bloc?
Stuart
Non, mais, je me souviens.
Actually, I think the confusion may be the difference between the pronunciation of Alan, which is what AlanB showed, versus Alain, which is what I showed. Both are valid names en Français.
djm
No, in France French, Alain rhymes with “pain” (bread), which doesn’t have anything like a “pane” or “Elaine” sound. The “ay” vowel for nasal “-ain” is a Québéc/Canada thing. Trusht me on 'nis wun.
Stuart
Whoa, Stu, that’s very close to the way I speak (Ottawa Valley). Are you a linguist?
djm
If you can read the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), here’s the pronunciation:
Well, it doesn’t make it clearer, does it? Maybe I should post a mp3 on the Clips and Snips 