My creations, models and instruments

I have had the opportunity to build a wide variety of instruments. I offer models of modern violins, violas, and cellos, a modern 5-string cello model, as well as viols. Some of these instruments are the result of collaborations with musicians from diverse musical backgrounds, with whom we imagined instruments tailored as closely as possible to their specific expectations. Ordering an instrument is part of a collaborative process focused on your expectations regarding sound, playability, and aesthetics, as well as the choice of model, woods, and materials. All my instruments are first designed and drawn according to proportional principles. In this, I apply the drawing techniques shared within the profession by my colleague François Denis through his Traité de Lutherie. It is a remarkable tool for analyzing and designing our instruments using simple geometric principles—a revival of ancestral knowledge that the great founding luthiers likely shared from the 16th century with other creators of their time, particularly architects. From this design work comes the making of molds and templates that allow me to build the instrument. Once the materials are selected, I begin the making process using hand tools—chisels, knives, gouges, and planes are the daily instruments of this work. The construction is carried out with high standards, without major compromise on the criteria that I believe give my instruments their best potential. Precision of execution, quality of joints, and finesse of carving are constants in my approach. Beyond these criteria, the work is above all a search for balance between material, form, and vibrational behavior. From the structure of the top and back plates, the shape of their arching, their thicknesses, the characteristics of the sound holes, the bass bar, and so on, to the nature of the varnish—so many decisive choices must be made. Science alone is not well suited to fully explain such complex behaviors; ultimately, it is craftsmanship, experience, and shared knowledge that guide these decisions and shape intuition. In this sense, each of my instruments reflects my experience and my understanding at the moment it is made—a creative process that is, by nature, constantly evolving