100 sounds by La Fonderie
  • Corking machine in action – production line

    The capacity of this corking machine is 3,000 bottles per hour. The Fovel distillery, founded in 1864 by Joseph Fovel, is the only one still in operation...
  • Production line – corks are mixed

    The corks are mixed before being put into the bottles. The Fovel distillery, founded in 1864 by Joseph Fovel, is the only one still in operation in...
  • Production line – sound of filling

    2,400 bottles per hour (70 cl) The Fovel distillery, founded in 1864 by Joseph Fovel, is the only one still in operation in the Brussels region. This...
  • Filling machine – production line

    Machine made by Seitz, used for filling the bottles. The Fovel distillery, founded in 1864 by Joseph Fovel, is the only one still in operation in the...
  • Manual corking machine

    A Seitz machine, for putting cork stoppers in manually. This machine is no longer used, and is dangerous (bottles can break). Screw caps were introduced...
  • Pump

    The pump is used to decant all types of liquid, be it alcohol or water, from one cask to another. The pump is an electric Epro. The Fovel distillery,...
  • Bottle-washer

    The bottles are placed on brushes and rinsed in hot water. 150 bottles can be rinsed in an hour, but it requires two people – one loading, the other...
  • Soaking wheel

    The bottles are soaked in hot water before being washed, in order to get rid of any alcohol. Forty bottles can be put into one tank. There are seven tanks....
  • Wood chisel (lutherie)

    Wood chisel to cut the ends of the bottom of the dam. Sebastian has been working as a luthier for the past 13 years. He creates guitars and specialises...
  • Luthier plane

    Finishing with the luthier plane of joint bars. The sound will change accordingly. Sebastian has been working as a luthier for the past 13 years. He...
  • Thickness planer

    Thickness planer of a combination woodworking machine Van Looy (made in Belgium - Jumet)
  • Chisel on the dam (lutherie)

    The joint bars are sided with the chisel, which allow to remove a lot of material quickly. The Luthier lightens the bars and gives them an ogival profile....