Yayli tanbur The Turkish yayli tanbur inspired me to create this instrument (bowed “tanbur”, major instrument of Ottoman classical music). It is played with a bow, with 2 strings played : A-D (cello strings D-A) and 6 sympathetic strings tuned A-D-A.The drum and resonator are made of walnut, there’s a…
Shamy harp 8-string harp, D tuning x2 – high E string x2, guitar strings, bridge made of chequer-tree, mandolin tuning machines. Harpe à 8 cordes, accord Ré x2 – Mi aigu x2, cordes de guitare, nylon ou acier. Table en épicéa et monoxyle de cèdre pour le premier modèle (harpe…
Bowed citol (or moorish) Ci-dessous 2 vidéos de l’atelier ainsi qu’une vidéo plutôt sympa de Guillaume Levy sur une de mes maurache et citole à archet ! A new soundboard allowed me to make this new 3-string bowed citol, and the model with 4 sympathetic strings on a second…
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…
Sun-lyre It’s a variation of the sun guitar…
Dulcimer, or chromatic dulcimer In the video below, you will find my demo (last model) and the flyhippy video (first model): When making this instrument, I intended to give the guitar-players the ability to play the dulcimer without having to change fingering (the dulcimer is played like a keyboard instrument).…
