Pochette d’Amore and Bow, 1999

pochette 720pSitka Spruce (top) and Curly Pear (back and sides). Ebony tail piece and fingerboard. Painted black and gold decorated edge.  Ink decorations on back. Bow is made of maple, ebony, bone and horse hair.   Length: 58 cm. Width: 13 cm.

Price: $2000 (includes choice of maple bow or standard violin bow, and dovetailed, unfinished pine case)

Pochettes, also known as kits or kit violins, are small, thin violins designed to be slipped into pockets (pochettes, in French). They were used by dancing masters and street musicians in the 17th to 19th centuries.