"Whisky Box" is JUST A WHIMSICAL NAME for an experimental pochette-sized fiddle. We did go to the trouble to determine that good Whisky (the Scottish spelling with an “e”…no particular reason) still occasionally comes in boxes, but this was more often the case a century ago. Wine is more likely to come in box, by “Wine Box Fiddle” just doesn’t sound as cool as “Whisky Box Fiddle.” We have no idea whether or not there is an historical basis for making fiddles out of one half of a wooden hinged box as we did for our experiment. Think of it as a really skinny cigar box fiddle.
We wanted to find out if a simple crude box could be the basis for a reasonable-sounding pochette. There has been so much interest on YouTube and commentary related to this experimental instrument that we decided to at least sell the plans and possibly even finished instruments.
The problem is that Don Rickert has to actually draft the plans, as the original was made without any drawings. Further, there are no photos of the instrument, and it has since been “cannibalized” of every fitting of value for use on other prototypes. So, if you want to see and even hear it, you have to view the YouTube video, either from this screen or at YouTube directly.
CRITICAL: Don will NOT lift a finger to draft the plans until he has heard from at least 100 people that they will definitely purchase the plans for $15. We’ve had thousands of viewings of the YouTube video, so that should not be a problem, eh?...although we suspect that the musician demonstrating the instrument, Darci Jones, could be a factor, with the bonus that there is some sort of naughty (only PG or maybe PG-13, moms and dads) banter at the beginning of the video.
You can indicate your interest by rating the posting (with the stars) AND posting a comment to this post. Don with draft the plans once there are 100 ratings and 100 comments indicated a YES to the intention to buy the plans question...ball is in your court now.
