GOAL : $25 000
As of March 1, 2010, we have received donations amounting to 3 500$.
ANY AMOUNT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! (donation form further down)
Help us purchase alto and tenor viols for our Voix humaines Consort of Viols!
New Option: combine your donation with the purchase of the DVD "Les Voix humaines in Paris"! (see further below)
NEW PHOTOS (February 2010)
A few words from Pierre Charette, luthier:
" The alto viol is now being varnished. I used a mold this time to assemble the sides of the tenor viol and like the process much better. As you can see on the photo, the head is progressing well (a young version of Charles II of England who lives on Susie's viol). I'm styling the hair in 18th century style! Next week I'll start on the soundboard, using wood that's been drying for over 25 years."
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PHOTOS
(August 2009)
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1. Digging the grooves
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2. Adjusting the purfling before gluing |
3. The back of the viol with inlayed purfling |
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A few words about the work in progress fromPierre Charette:
« Here are a few photos of the alto viol taken in August. High humidity this summer was ideal for doing the purfling. There must be close to 6 meters of purfling on the viol! I'm presently working on finishing the surfaces, and once that"s done I will settle the viol in a little case with utlra-violet lamps to give it a nice tan before starting on the varnish. This will give the wood a beautiful golden color. »
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  PHOTOS TAKEN IN FEBRUARY 2009 1- Sides and neck 2- Sounboard 3- Scroll And some notes by Pierre on the evolution of the alto viol (March 20, 2009): "I have completed the sides, assembling them without a mold, a technique current in the 17th century. The scroll is designed after a Barak Norman bass. For the soundboard I am presently working on, I selected my best piece of Dolomite Epicea. I will send more photos in a month to keep you posted on the progress.” Pierre Charette, Charette & Cossette luthiers
=========================================== Montreal violin makers Pierre Charrette and Hélène Cossette are making two new instruments for Les Voix humaines : an alto and a tenor viols to match Susie’s exquisite Barak Norman bass viol. Louis Bégin, also from Montreal, will make the bows and we will purchase fitted cases from Valises d’Aluminium Rouillard in Laval. Thank you so much for your help :Madeleine Little, Shirley Cahn, Buford Norman, Elizabeth Joiner, Sara Blake, Gilles Bisson, Susan Van Gelder, Richard Maurel, Jacqueline Bassini, Margaret Little, Miep Koenig, Annick-Patricia Carrière, Denise Laliberté, Anonymous (4). Should you wish more information, please contact Margaret LittleDonation form :
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