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
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
VIDEO / Andreas Linos
Basse de viole 7 cordes - 2024
"La Fleurie" - f11 MC6
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": 690 mm
Longueur totale: 1250 mm
Longueur du coffre: 668 mm
Poids: 2,36 Kg
Table pliée en cinq parties: Epicéa chenillé
Eclisses: Erable
Fond en deux parties: Erable
Sillet: Ebène
Chevilles: Ebène et os
VIDEO / Lukas Schneider
Basse de viole 7 cordes - 2024
"Le Rossignol" - f12 MC7
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": 685 mm
Longueur totale: 1255 mm
Longueur du coffre: 665 mm
Poids: 2,36 Kg
Table pliée en cinq parties: Epica
Eclisses: Erable
Fond en deux parties: Erable
Sillet: Ebène
Chevilles: Ebène
VIDEO / Noémie Lenhof