Chanot Ergonomic Violin - Image 2

Chanot's instruments of the violin family were influenced by the design of French guitars built in the late 18th-early 19th century. Dispensing with the tailpiece, Chanot attached the strings to an ebony plate set in the belly, in the manner of a guitar. Guided by a theory that the wood fibers should be as long as possible, Chanot simplified the shape of the violin's f-holes and adopted a cornerless body design.