A 4-string bowed instrument. The body made of mahogany, has the shape of a cane. The soundboard is made of fir or pine. The pochette has two resonator holes in the shape of flame and one round hole. The bow is hidden inside the body.
The pochette is essentially a very small violinlike instrument designed to fit in a pocket, hence its common name, the ‘pochette’ (French for 'small pocket').
Also known as a pocket fiddle it was developed to be used by dance masters in royal courts and other places of nobility, and by street musicians, from about the 15th century until around the 19th century, with it being especially popular in the 1800s.
Also known as a pocket fiddle it was developed to be used by dance masters in royal courts and other places of nobility, and by street musicians, from about the 15th century until around the 19th century, with it being especially popular in the 1800s.
