2-string violin
2-string violin made of skin
Author: berneluthier
Marine trumpet
Marine trumpet The name of this instrument is kind of problematic! How is it possible to give it the name of “trumpet” whereas it’s a stringed instrument? Why would we call it “marine” whereas it has no relationship with sailing? Most of the time you find the following explanation about…
Hurdy-gurdy trumpet
Hurdy-gurdy marine trumpet The hurdy-gurdy marine trumpet was created by Philippe Berne & Dominique Engles. This instrument was first shown at the Château d’Ars meetings in St Chartier, July 11-14 2015…
Bowed citol
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…
Bowed mandola
Bowed mandola
Eden G
Eden G (Guitar) This Eden G is the first born in my “Eden” range, it is at the dawn of a great adventure… Offering musicians the opportunity to play on instruments that are unique in the world is an extraordinary pleasure on which I have worked hard since the beginning.…
Eden B
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
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
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
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.
