Eden B (Bass) The “Eden” range brings together instruments that are played with a bow in this particular playing position: the instrument is held around the neck and played standing up. The range is available in Eden B (bass), G (guitar), M (mandola), C (cello, cello), A (viola), F (fiddle,…
Eden M (Mandola) This tenor violin belonging to my “Eden” range is tuned like a mandola (GDAE). I drew it so that it could get cello 1/8 strings, which allows me to make the chord with a 460 mm scale. It may have 8 or 12 sympathetic strings on an…
Eden C (Cello) The video below shows the Eden C (Cello) and the Eden M (Mandola, tenor violin): The “Eden” range brings together all the bowed instruments with this way of playing; the instrument is played with a strap and you stand as you play it. This range is made…
Eden A (Alto) The Eden A violin is a “da petto” alto violin. Its vibrating length (scale) is the same as an alto violin with a playing position of a nyckelharpa… and 12 sympathetic strings.
Eden F (Fiddle) The Eden F violin (17-string fiddle) is the last born of this “Eden” range, an instrument family that was created in my workshop : a 5-string violin DGDAE + 12 sympathetic strings… The soundboard is made of spruce, the back and neck are made of curly maple,…
Zhongruan The zhongruan is a Chinese lute with a long neck (long scale), it’s also called moon guitar. Here (see below) are a few pictures of a special order of this traditional instrument from China. Soundboard made of spruce, back made of birdseye maple, sides made of chequer-tree, the neck…
Bouzouki-guitar Here are a few pictures of a special order… and a brand new model: the soundboard is made of spruce, the neck, back and sides are made of maple, fingerboard, bridge, tailpiece made of amaranth, die cast tuning machines… puis ajout de micros magnétiques Fishman simple bobinage, avec sélecteur…
Manteur Here are a few pictures of a special order… The manteur (“storyteller” in Creole) has two string sets: six nylon strings that are played plucked in pentatonic scale (DEGACD like the n’goni), two double bass strings that are played as drone with a bow (DG).
Tiple A South-American musical instrument, tuning DGBE, 4×3 strings!
10-string Harp I got inspired altogether by day, night, winter, summer, top or bottom and that’s how I came to draw this harp with a reversed shape… 10 nylon strings (guitar ones) in pentatonic scale (like sanza or African n’goni) that creates a relaxing atmosphere. It has a glue-laminated structure…
