Christian Bayon´s bench

[Mike Spencer]

Very nice looking as usual Christian! No antiquing just some color fade in the upper bouts? Please post another picture after the final varnish is on.

[christian bayon]

Yes, I put here all the progression of varnishing since the beginning.

 

[Mike Spencer]

LOL oh sorry, I didn't recognize it as the fiddle you were showing in the progression. It looks great without the antiquing!

[christian bayon]

When the varnish is dry enough, I use Micromesh 2800 to polish it. I´m little by little reaching the colour, the texture and the varnish thickness I´m aiming for.

Now, I will let it dry for some time, but at this point, at least, I have a violin for 0ne or two month, so the musician who want to try one can come to my shop.

http://imgur.com/a/Ly6Zm

[Alex l. Reza]

Love the color!  I have trouble getting a red violin that is a vibrant yet not in your face color.  Yours has that depth of color and clarity.  I see that you also varnish and then assemble your instrument?  What are the benefits?   I have seen other makers that do that and think I might try it on my next one, I am always trying different techniques and people always comment that my violins do not look like from the same maker.  Do not know it that is good or bad 

[christian bayon]

For varnish the instrument at the same time I´m making it, I do this way since 15 years, I think I was the first one to do that on regular basis, even if Rubio was doing this for the ground, not for the varnish. The benefit for me are many, but I don´t think it´s convenient for everybody. I spend 28 years restoring and only 13 making, so, maybe, I´m not yet a real maker, just a restorer making new instruments. For the colour, I think it´s interesting to have the colour next to the wood and a lot of transparent varnish on top of it, it help the feeling of deepness. I always try different techniques too.

[Evan Smith]

On 8/29/2017 at 4:17 PM, Alex l. Reza said:

L Do not know it that is good or bad 

It is good, very good!

[Alex l. Reza]

Thanks for answering some of my questions!

16 hours ago, Evan Smith said:

It is good, very good!

Hi Evan, Hope to see you in about a month

[Evan Smith]

Oh Yeah,,,,,

you don't know how much,, but then again,,

maybe you do.

[christian bayon]

Shit happens!

[DGerald StephenR]

42 minutes ago, christian bayon said:

Shit happens!

Ouch! One of yours? I wasn't aware you were still doing restoration work, I suppose unless the misfortune is from one of your lovely instruments?

 

DGSR

[christian bayon]

Yes, I made it 6 years ago, I´ll make a new top.

[Ken_N]

That is a beautiful red Christian.  I've found that Alizarin seems to fade some, but I have one that used Venetian red pigment that has COMPLETELY faded.  Figure that out.

Beautiful work.  I like the texture too.

Ken

[christian bayon]

I´ll miss this one. New generation after my bone marrow transplant!

https://imgur.com/a/j0Otb

[christian bayon]

Going dark.

[JohnCockburn]

class

 

[christian bayon]

The latest one.

 

 

 

 

[Urban Luthier]

As always, this looks stunning!

[christian bayon]

Pure beauty, David Tecchler "ex- Romberg"

[Mike Spencer]

Great picture. Is that the belly or the back? It looks like you can see pores in the dark lines, what wood is that?

[christian bayon]

It´s the top, spruce "hazelfichte"

[christian bayon]

My number 100, Méditation de Thaïs, Massenet, Tatiana Samouil in Séoul.

 

[Michael Jennings]

Lovely.... congratulations!

The "item" between the G and D string after length?

[christian bayon]

Wolf hunter.

 

[Guest]

On ‎11‎/‎13‎/‎2017 at 7:49 AM, christian bayon said:

Pure beauty, David Tecchler "ex- Romberg"

These pegs are super nice!...Are they bois de rose?