Christian Bayon´s bench

[christian bayon]

The FF holes are a bit smaller than the violins of this period, the objective is to reduce the wolf notes often seen on Del Gésù of this post 1740 period.

[christian bayon]

Busy with tools making.

[MikeC]

I know what knives and planes are but what are those other tools?  

[christian bayon]

On 10/18/2021 at 12:35 PM, MikeC said:

I know what knives and planes are but what are those other tools?  

Violin bridges holder ( maybe a french habit?)

and a scribing point.

[Peter K-G]

Christian,

I have monetering your bench several years and I haven't figured out the top (I will soon....;))

[christian bayon]

8 hours ago, Peter K-G said:

Christian,

I have monetering your bench several years and I haven't figured out the top (I will soon....;))

 I have many benches and cupboards, new beechwood, old beechwood, oak, mango tree.

[christian bayon]

Varnishing 

[Rue]

Nice colour! Is the photo fairly accuate? Or is it different in real life?

[christian bayon]

4 hours ago, Rue said:

Nice colour! Is the photo fairly accuate? Or is it different in real life?

It’s an IPhone photo, so, not perfect but ok.

 Same violin, different light.

[Rue]

I really like it!

Thanks for the extra photos.

[christian bayon]

Thanks Rue!

[christian bayon]

James Dahlgren- Real Filarmonia de Galicia.

Sofia Gubaidulina: Impromptu

James is playing one of my violin build in 2020..

 

Maybe easier to watch on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=297405175722023&id=100063576280757&notif_id=1636546726632696&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif

[christian bayon]

Nice Amati brothers on my bench, ex Sheku Kaneeh-Mason.

 

[Urban Luthier]

Nce - are you doing restoration on it? 

[christian bayon]

Just extended set-up, I stop to restore 18 years ago.

[Andreas Preuss]

And I thought you made the cello. 

[christian bayon]

On 11/18/2021 at 12:21 AM, Andreas Preuss said:

And I thought you made the cello. 

Thanks for the compliment!

[christian bayon]

Going on with the Tecchler ex Romberg copy.

[Urban Luthier]

really attractive looking model, I like it! is that an ebony pin in the pegbox?

[christian bayon]

On 12/8/2021 at 12:45 PM, Urban Luthier said:

really attractive looking model, I like it! is that an ebony pin in the pegbox?

Yes, like the original.

[Ken_N]

I like how you copied it, but didn't try to copy the varnish. Highly flamed wood is enough. I'm glad you showed the picture of the original scroll. Then I saw the very very tiny pin dot on the scroll that you made, and I saw what Urban Luthier was talking about! 

I sure didn't see it. I turned back pages to find another photo! Ahh. I see you can tap on it, and get it to go huge. No one needs to see my work that large and in your face.

[joerobson]

On 10/23/2021 at 3:10 AM, christian bayon said:

 I have many benches and cupboards, new beechwood, old beechwood, oak, mango tree.

Mango is SO beautiful

[Andreas Preuss]

9 hours ago, christian bayon said:

Yes, like the original.

Do you copy the pin because you think it is original or do you copy it because it is there, though probably a later alteration?

Or, I would definitely not do it if strings are not running about other pegs.

 

[christian bayon]

19 hours ago, Ken_N said:

I like how you copied it, but didn't try to copy the varnish. Highly flamed wood is enough. .

I didn't start to varnish, its only the ground.

[christian bayon]

13 hours ago, Andreas Preuss said:

Do you copy the pin because you think it is original or do you copy it because it is there, though probably a later alteration?

Or, I would definitely not do it if strings are not running about other pegs.

 

I don't know if its original or a later alteration but for me its just a glimpse" to this cello that  I like very much.