Gallery: Octave Violins by Donald Rickert

If you wish to learn more or buy this very cool instrument, our direct phone number in the U.S. is 1-706-400-1481. Our email is don@donrickertdesign.com. You can also learn more or buy now at:

Octave Violins, 5-string Violas and Octave Violas on the Don Rickert Musician Shop site

Note: Octave Violins are generally tuned to G2, D3, A4, E4 (one octave lower than an regular violin, almost as low as a cello), but alternative tunings are common, such as G2, D3, A3, D4.

Videos of the Double-Fat Strad Octave Violin by Don Rickert

Recent Octave Violins by Don Rickert

Note: Only the current Octave Violin model, The ‘Double-Fat Strad’ Octave Violin. There are scores images of earlier octave violin models shown on my various social media, such as:

Facebook: D Rickert Musical Instruments

Facebook: Donald Rickert (personal page)

Note: I have been making professional-level Octave Violins since 2007. The current Double-Fat Strad Octave Violin is the best-sounding yet.

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