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Woodcarvings
Cristina Ternovec
Via Oristano 39
- 00182 Roma - Italy
cristinarte@hotmail.it
According to historical
styles and decorative tecniques it is possible to embellish any
kind of instrument by adding it some carvings or decorations.
an example of carved recorder made from boxwood
a carved recorder based on an historical
example (stained pearwood)
Many decorations
are taken from Medieval sculptures and miniatures others are
coming from Renaissance and Baroque paintings or sculptures.
arpa doppia : carvings are
taken from Spanish painting (14th century)
diatonic gothic harp : carvings
based on gargoyle from Notre Dame in Paris (13th century)
Satyr : this carving is based
on Versailles' pottery
On viola da gamba carved
heads and pegboxes are based on the surviving original instruments
in museums.
Customs carvings are
made on request.
bass viol after Joachim Tielke
, Hamburg 1669
(Muziekinstrumentenmuseum
in Brussels)
bass viol after Henry Jaye,
Soutwarke 1624
(Musée de la Musique,
Paris)
an example of viola d'amore
carved neck based on Filippino Lippi's painting (15th century)
carved head for a seven strings bass
gamba based on a Leonardo's painting
carved head and carved pegbox
for a seven strings French bass viola da gamba
