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Musical instruments

Instrument making according to historical models

Tenor viol - 2018

English model

String length: 535 mm

Total length:

Body lenth:

Weight: 1,18 Kg

Belly: Spruce

Ribs: Maple

Back in two parts: Maple

Nut: Ebony

Pegs: Ebony

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Tenor viol - 2019 "la Muse Naissante"

English model

String length: 535 mm

Total length: 965 mm

Body lenth: 510 mm

Weight: 1,16 Kg

Belly: Spruce

Ribs: Maple

Back in two parts: Maple

Nut: Bone

Pegs: Boxwood

Bass viol 7 strings - 2019

After Bass viol 7 strings, 1683 by Michel Collichon, Paris

Musée de la musique Inv. E.98.2.667

String length: 689 mm

Total length: 1 252 mm

Body length: 660 mm

Weight: 2,16 Kg

Belly (bent in five parts): Spruce

Ribs: Maple

Back in two parts: Maple

Nut: Bone

Pegs: Ebony

Bridge after a painting by Alexandre-François Desportes, 1661-1743, Paris.

"Animaux, fleurs et fruits" - 1717

Grenoble. Musée des Beaux Arts

Crédit photographique : VILLE DE GRENOBLE / MUSÉE DE GRENOBLE-J.L. LACROIX

9284_881_Desportes-Animaux-fleurs-et-fru

Bass viol 6 strings - 2020 "La Barricade Mystérieuse"

after Bass viol 6 strings, ca.1680 by Richard Meares, RCM London (RCM0936)

String length: 700 mm

Total length: 1265 mm

Body length: 667 mm

Weight: 1,90 Kg

Bent front 7 pieces: Spruce

Ribs: Maple

Back in two parts: Maple

Nut: Bone

Pegs: Pear wood and bone

Treble viol 6 strings - 2020 "Le lys naissant"

after William Turner, Treble viol 6-strings, 1652, The Caldwell Collection of viols, and Treble viol 6-strings, 1647, Orphéon Collection

Vibrating length "Diapason": 402 mm

Total length: 767 mm

Boot length: 410 mm

Weight: 0.77 Kg

Bent front in seven parts: Spruce

Ribs: Maple

Back in two parts: Maple

Nut: Ebony

Pegs: Pear tree

7 string bass viol - 2021 "The reed"

after 7-string bass viol, 1683 byMichel Collichon, Paris, Museum of Music n°inv. E.98.2.667

"Diapason" vibrating length: 695 mm

Total length: 1252mm

Trunk length: 659 mm

Weight: 2.10 Kg

Table folded in five parts: Spruce

Sides: Maple

Back in two parts: Maple

Nut: Bone

Pegs: Ebony and bone

Easel interpreted from a painting byAlexandre-Francois Desportes, 1661-1743, Paris.

"Animals, flowers and fruits" - 1717

Grenoble. Museum of Fine Arts

Photo credit: CITY OF GRENOBLE / GRENOBLE-JL LACROIX MUSEUM

7 string bass viol - 2022 "Le Pavot"

after 7-string bass viol, 1683 byMichel Collichon, Paris, Museum of Music n°inv. E.98.2.667

"Diapason" vibrating length: 695 mm

Total length: 1261mm

Trunk length: 662 mm

Weight: 2.25 Kg

Table folded in five parts: Spruce

Sides: Maple

Back in two parts: Maple

Nut: Bone

Pegs: Ebony and bone

Easel interpreted from a painting byAlexandre-Francois Desportes, 1661-1743, Paris.

"Animals, flowers and fruits" - 1717

Grenoble. Museum of Fine Arts

Photo credit: CITY OF GRENOBLE / GRENOBLE-JL LACROIX MUSEUM

6-string viola top - 2022

"The Warbler"

after William Turner, 6-String Viola Dessus, 1652, The Caldwell Collection of Viols, and 6-String Viola Dessus, 1647, Orphéon Collection

"Diapason" vibrating length: 398 mm

Total length: 777mm

Trunk length: 409 mm

Weight: 0.81 Kg

Carved top: Spruce

Sides: Maple

Back in two parts: Maple

Nut: Ebony

Ankles: Poirier 

Basse de viole 7 cordes - 2023 "Le Zéphire"

d'après Basse de viole 7 cordes, 1683 de Michel Collichon, Paris, Musée de la musique n°inv. E.98.2.667

Longueur vibrante "Diapason": 691 mm

Longueur totale: 1256 mm

Longueur du coffre: 665 mm

Poids: 2,36 Kg

Table pliée en sept parties: Epicéa

Eclisses: Erable

Fond en deux parties: Erable

Sillet: Os

Chevilles: Ebène et os

Basse de viole 7 cordes - 2023

"Le Passereau" - f 10

d'après Basse de viole 7 cordes, 1683 de Michel Collichon, Paris, Musée de la musique n°inv. E.98.2.667

Longueur vibrante "Diapason": 693 mm

Longueur totale: 1242 mm

Longueur du coffre: 660 mm

Poids: 2,35 Kg

Table pliée en cinq parties: Epicéa

Eclisses: Erable

Fond en deux parties: Erable

Sillet: Os

Chevilles: Ebène et os

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