Bass viol based on model: Michel Colichon 1691
TECHNICAL DATA
- String lenght: 695/715 mm
- Body lenght: 700 mm
Soundboard: Val di Fiemme spruce, 5 bent pieces
Back and sides: Italian flamed walnut
Neck: Italian walnut
F/board and T/piece: Spruce and walnut platted with ebony
Pegs, nut and nail: Ebony Gilded (gold) ornaments on the soundboard and the head
Varnish: Oil, fossil amber based and natural pigments
COMMENT:
We began making this “Pirate Colichon” thanks to a collegue that borrowed us the technical drawings of the instrument, from that moment we replicate it many times and, after some years, thanks to a fortunate series of special events, we met the original instrument kept in a private collection, having the chance to take a close look to that beauty. Right now is surely the model we know better.
We always liked the simplicity of the original design and the beautiful usage of the gilding technique for the ornaments.
The body is big and resonating, the walnut used for back and sides generally gives a low-range pressure to the sound and, at the same time, keeps the instrument pretty light.
The sound-board is made of 5 bent pieces of spruce, resulting very fast in attach, powerfull and full of harmonics.
If we think about french-style gambas we immediately think about this Colichon, in our opinion perfectly matches the definition both in sound colour and construction style.
Bass viol based on model: Michel Colichon 1691
TECHNICAL DATA
- String lenght: 695/715 mm
- Body lenght: 700 mm
Soundboard: Val di Fiemme spruce, 5 bent pieces
Back and sides: Italian flamed walnut
Neck: Italian walnut
F/board and T/piece: Spruce and walnut platted with ebony
Pegs, nut and nail: Ebony Gilded (gold) ornaments on the soundboard and the head
Varnish: Oil, fossil amber based and natural pigments
COMMENT:
We began making this “Pirate Colichon” thanks to a collegue that borrowed us the technical drawings of the instrument, from that moment we replicate it many times and, after some years, thanks to a fortunate series of special events, we met the original instrument kept in a private collection, having the chance to take a close look to that beauty. Right now is surely the model we know better.
We always liked the simplicity of the original design and the beautiful usage of the gilding technique for the ornaments.
The body is big and resonating, the walnut used for back and sides generally gives a low-range pressure to the sound and, at the same time, keeps the instrument pretty light.
The sound-board is made of 5 bent pieces of spruce, resulting very fast in attach, powerfull and full of harmonics.
If we think about french-style gambas we immediately think about this Colichon, in our opinion perfectly matches the definition both in sound colour and construction style.
