create for you?
(Links lead to detailed pages with larger photos and more information...)
Authentic:
Citole:
Cantigas style
Warwick style
Drums:
Bodhran
Gusli
Harps:
Bardic/Lap Harps:
Gut Strung
Celtic Wire Strung
Floor Harps:
Gothic
(more to come)
Kantele:
5 string
5 string Piccolo
9 string
Performance set
Lyres:
Trossingen
Sutton Hoo
Mosning Thorpe
Bergh Apton
Oberflacht
Cologne
Student Model
Bowed Lyres:
Crwth
Jouhikko
Psaltries:
Pig Nose
Cantigas style
Rebecs:
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Zithers:
Fretted:
Epignette
Scheitholt
Fretless:
Myrna Hammered Dulcimer
Echoic:
Non-authentic,
but imitative of
the sound of the original instrument
Flutes
Whistles
Early 17th
Century Pochette (Kit) Fiddle
A unique member of the orchestral strings family, this instrument was a hybrid between a rebec and a viol. In it's earliest iterations, its body was carved from a single piece of wood, like a rebec, but it had a shallow carved soundboard instead of the flat soundboard of the traditional rebec. It still had no bracing and no soundpost, but it was strung with 4 strings with the string spacing common to violins and a highly arched bridge. Simply put, it was a small fiddle capable of being carried in a cloak pocket and pulled out to give needed demonstrations to orchestra members or to assist in teaching parlor lessons in dance. In this role the rebec maintained some popularity until the middle of the 1800s. It is a quiet instrument, with a very sweet sound. It is meant to be played cradled in the arm or to the front of the shoulder, not under the chin like a violin, so while it has a playable range similar to a violin, it takes practice to play between positions (like any other rebec).
Our Pochette fiddles are built as the earliest examples. We can build in many body sizes and forms. Many options such as wood and finish choices, String types, scale lengths and ornament are available to the customer, just contact us to discuss your desires and we can familiarize you compl;etely with the options available to make it real.
For
more information or to place an order, contact:
Chris Nogy,
founder and craftsmancontact@instrumentsofantiquity.com
Phone: 479-283-6364
Please call between 9 AM and 7 PM U.S. Central Time (-6 GMT)
copyright (c) 2011