Category: Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Dead Links to Adventurous Muse Store (and other bad links)
The Short Answer The Adventurous Muse Store no longer exists. It has been replaced by the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Go to the Don Rickert Musician Shop to see the products currently offered. If you came to this site "through the back door" (i.e. via search engine), rather than a proper entry through the home…
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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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Helping People with Special Needs Realize Their Musical Goals: Part 1 of 2
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Prologue This first of two articles focuses on the problems many musicians are trying to overcome. The second article will focus on a large number of solutions we have discovered over the years. Note: The author himself multi-instrumentalist, including fiddle, violin and viola, suffers from artritis, rotator cuff…
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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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The White Violin Myth
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Brought to you by the Don Rickert Musician Shop Introduction Most musically inclined people who use eBay are aware of the vast array of unfinished violins, violas and related instruments sold by Chinese lutheries. Such instruments are called “white instruments” in the lutherie trade. If properly completed, most…
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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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