Poor Man's Fortune plays some of the most unique instruments in western music. For decades, we've been collecting rare instruments crafted especially for us by some of the finest luthiers making such instruments today.
Please click on an instrument to learn more about it…
all photos by Jeff Brown
TOP ROW (L - R)  
Cabrette (bagpipe) in A - Bernard Blanc, Auvergne, France
Musette (bagpipe) in G - Bernard Blanc, Auvergne, France
Bodhrán (14” Irish drum) - Albert Alfonso, Dallas, TX, USA
Bodhrán (19” Irish drum) - Eamon McGuire, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Bodhrán (14” Irish drum) - Rob Forkner, Austin, TX, USA
 
MIDDLE ROW (L - R)  
Dulcitare (guitar-dulcimer hybrid) - conceived & adapted by Serge Laîné
Bombarde in Bb - Hervieux & Glet, Brittany, France
Bombarde in A - Gilles Lehart, Brittany, France
Bombarde in G - Hervieux & Glet, Brittany, France
Subois in D - Hervieux & Glet, Brittany, France
Wooden Simple-System Flute in D - Chris Wilkes, Herefordshire, England
Wooden Simple-System Flute in Eb - Gilles Lehart, Brittany, France
Pennywhistle in D - Chris Abell, Asheville, NC, USA
Diatonic Accordion in A/D - Jean Princivalle, Comté de Nice, France
 
BOTTOM ROW (L - R)  
Diatonic Accordion in G/C - Jean Princivalle, Comté de Nice, France
Hurdy-Gurdy - Jean-Noel Grandchamp, Bourbonnais, France
Lowland Bagpipes in Bb - Grainger & Campbell, Glasgow, Scotland