Pochette - travel fiddle

This is a pochette or travel violin I finished making on 10 March 2008. I used standard violin making techniques and measurements and based the shape on one I saw in London at the V&A museum

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Music

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• pochette
• travel
• fiddle
• violin
• Irish
• music
• folk

[Mr98giuliano]

has this wonderful instrument a soundpost?

[ijerry1]

@Mr98giuliano - Yes it has a soundpost - the construction is pure violin, just the shape and size are different

[ijerry1]

Thanks for that - the sound hole positioning was actually a bit of an accident but it seems to work okay. The fiddle sounds much better now since I've fitted a bass-bar.

[ijerry1]

Thanks - it's very handy for playing sessions when travelling, and it certainly gets its share of attention!

[ijerry1]

Thanks itsaguinness :-)

[ijerry1]

Gotcha! hehehe yeah I thought it'd have more impact to go from mime to sound :-)

[BvsMAcosh]

Great instrument! And you are quite a showman too.

[sithslayer87]

Cliffs of Moher... cool

[greensoulo]

so amazing that little box sounds very loud, so as your clock.

very intering the sound hole is behind the bridge.

[corimna]

Impressive sound for such a little instrument, and good tune too!

[itsaguinness]

Great vid! good song