Author: Donald Rickert
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Don Rickert Advances to the Performance Phase (Semi-Finals) of the 2013 Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Design Competition
Post moved to www.WildRockStudios.com. Please visit WildRock Studios for post relating to musical instruments designed by Donald Rickert and/or Don Rickert Musical Instruments. We Are Now Affiliated with the NEW WildRock Studios Hub Site Update on Our 2013 Guthman Musical Instrument Design Competition Entry Don Rickert Advances to the Performance Phase (Semi-Finals) of the 2013…
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Don Rickert’s 2013 Guthman Musical Instrument Design Competition Entry
Post moved to www.WildRockStudios.com. Please visit WildRock Studios for post relating to musical instruments designed by Donald Rickert and/or Don Rickert Musical Instruments. Competition Entry Links to Guthman Video and Photos Links to Guthman Video and Photos Don Rickert's 2013 Guthman Musical Instrument Design Competition Entry We Are Now Affiliated with the NEW WildRock Studios…
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Links to Guthman Video and Photos
Post moved to www.WildRockStudios.com. Please visit WildRock Studios for post relating to musical instruments designed by Donald Rickert and/or Don Rickert Musical Instruments. Related articles WildRock Studios (Updated 3-3-13) Update on Our 2013 Guthman Musical Instrument Design Competition Entry Don Rickert's 2013 Guthman Musical Instrument Design Competition Entry Links to Guthman Video and Photos
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So You Think You Need a Pernambuco Fiddle Bow, Eh?
Well, okay…some people actually do need a pernambuco bow. Read on. In a recent article, Making Sense of the New Carbon Fiber Bows, I expressed a strong preference for the new generation of braided carbon fiber bows, for violin, fiddle, viola and octave violin (sometimes called baritone violin) for meeting the needs of the modern player. Considerations I…
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It’s All About the Bow
Assuming that you have at least a moderate-quality fiddle or violin (that is properly set up) and some skill at playing it, NOTHING matters to your playing, the sound your playing makes and your development as a bowed string musician than the bow. The old rule of thumb that we old people were taught is…
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Dr. Don Rickert Revisiting the Best Bow for Octave Violins and Fiddles Question
In an earlier post, I (Don Rickert) presented more or less a summary of what various musicians use to play octave violin or octave fiddle. In that post, I mentioned that the extraordinary 'cellist and also really good fiddler, Natalie Haas, uses a French-style 'cello bow on her octave violin. Natalie has since informed me…
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Don Rickert a Finalist in the 2012 Guthman Musical Instrument Design Competition
The 2012 Guthman Musical Instrument Design Competition is sponsored by the Georgia Teach Center for Music Technology. With his entry, an Electro-mechanically Augmented Acoustic Violin (EAAV) Don Rickert of Don Rickert Musical Instruments has been selected as a FINALIST in the "Augmented" category of the 2012 Guthman Musical Instrument Design Competition . The finals, involving actual live performance, will…
