Category: Announcements
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Measurements for Determining Correct Violin/Fiddle or Viola Size
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Related article: Helping People with Special Needs Realize Their Musical Goals: Part 1 of 2 Introduction Such measurements for determining appropriately sized violins and violas for children are available many places on the Internet. The measurements and test tasks we describe below are geared towards the adult novice or…
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Non-Toxic Zero VOC Old-School Varnishing Used by D. Rickert Musical Instruments
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. D. Rickert (Don Rickert Musician Shop) has recently completed the disruption of moving to a new, better, way of varnishing, the topic is very fresh. In this article, I will tell you about the “why” as well as the “how”, at least in a summary manner. Summary With…
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Rest in Peace Mom!
Mary Regina Rickert (April 12, 1923 – December 3, 2013) Photo taken July 2012 Loving wife of Donald Earl Rickert, Sr. (deceased) Loving, and much loved, mother of… Dr. Donald Earl Rickert, Jr. (Don) Mary Patricia Rickert–Wilbur (Patti) Robert Joseph Rickert (Bob; to his siblings Bobby) Grandmother of… Brian Buta Jonathon Rickert Robert Rickert, Jr. (Bobby)…
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Authentic Early 20th Century Old-Time Fiddle Setup
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Note: Listed price is for the initial deposit, which includes includes gut string by one of several Master String Makers specializing in gut strings AND special offers on Master Bows. We will contact you about additional required work for the conversion, which is generally in the $200 – $300 range. What…
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Authentic mid to late 19th Century Fiddle Setup (Civil War era and later)
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Note: Listed price is for the initial deposit, which includes includes gut strings by one of several Master String Makers specializing in gut strings AND special offers on Master Bows . We will contact you about additional required work for the conversion, which is generally in the $200…
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Authentic late 18th Century to Mid-19th Century Fiddle Setup
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Note: Listed price is for the initial deposit, which includes includes gut strings by one of several Master String Makers specializing in gut strings AND special offers on Master Bows . We will contact you about additional required work for the conversion, which is generally in the $200 – $300…
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Gut Fiddle Strings for Historic Period Retro-Setup
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Note: Listed Price is an average only. The price of the strings, which usually ranges from $85 to $120 is based on the unique string requirements for your instrument. We determine these string requirements during initial setup of your instrument. We use EXTREMELY high-quality strings, depending on the…
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Don Rickert Musical Instruments Does Fiddle Retro-Setup to any Post-Baroque Period
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. The violin goes back about 400 years. The Post-Baroque or Modern violin is about 250 years old. Many (actually most) Baroque Violins, such as those made by the well-known masters (Stradivari, Gaurneri, Amati…) were converted to Modern Violins, with their longer, angled-back necks, bridges more like the kind…
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