Category: Octave and Baritone Violins
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Demonstrations and Photo Galleries
Everybody wants to hear what an instrument will sound like before making a considerable financial commitment. People also want to see examples of workmanship…and who doesn't enjoy eye candy? Here are links to important demonstration videos of the Violoncellos da Spalla and other instruments we have completed in approximately the last three years, all in…
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Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Makers of Violoncellos da Spalla and Other Fine Bowed Instruments
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in 5-String Violins and Fiddles, About Don Rickert Musical Instruments, About the website, Announcements, Backpacker Violins and Pochettes, Banjos, Baroque Instruments, Bows, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Historic Instrument Replicas, Octave and Baritone Violins, Old-Time Music, Strings, Fittings and Accessories, Tenor BanjoFor more information about us, including our online store, the Don Rickert Musician Shop, see Introducing the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Don Rickert Musical Instruments is a premiere designer and maker of innovative custom and historic musical instruments. Since starting our musical instruments enterprise in 2007, we have dealt primarily in those of the bowed variety (e.g.…
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Announcing the Long-Awaited Violoncello da Spalla by D. Rickert
This is an old post! If you wish to learn more or buy this very cool instrument, our direct phone number in the U.S. is 1-706-896-0909. Our email is don@donrickertdesign.com. You can also learn more or buy now at: NEW Violoncello da Spalla Conservatory Model by D. Rickert or learn more about the Standard Model,…
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Octave Violins, Octave Violas and Hybrids from Don Rickert Musical Instruments
Note: There is a newer updated version of this article entitled, Octave Violins, Tenor Violas and Related Instruments from Donald Rickert. See the Don Rickert Musician Shop for current product offerings. Introduction Darol Anger and Vasen w/ Rickert Octaves In 2006, one of the first things we at D. Rickert Musical Instruments set out to do…
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The New Ultimate Octave (aka Baritone) Violin by D. Rickert Musical Instruments
Attention!: This is an older post. The instrument described has been replaced by the Rickert Tertis Body Tenor Viola (one octave lower than violin) 15.5 inch body size. Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. The T-Max Tenor Long Scale Octave Violin by D. Rickert Musical Instruments and other amazing low-pitched acoustic bowed instruments are available at…
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Going Electric: Part II of A Different Way of Achieving the Range of an Octave Violin and Octave Viola
Attention!: This is an older post. Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. This article is by D. Rickert Musical Instruments, a highly regarded designer and maker of acoustic purpose-built octave violins and violas, as well as 4-string and 5-string electric violins. All of these instruments are sold via Don Rickert Musician Shop. Introduction This…
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T-Rex Octave Viola by D. Rickert Musical Instruments with Demo Video
Attention!: This is an older post. Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. How good can an acoustic octave viola sound? The T-Rex Octave Viola sets the standard. Note The T-Rex Octave Viola by D. Rickert Musical Instruments and other amazing low-pitched acoustic bowed instruments are available at the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Go Right to YouTube for…
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Don Rickert Musician Shop: Your Source for Unique Bowed and Fretted Instruments and Accessories Ranging from Baroque Period to Today’s Cutting Edge
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in About Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Announcements, Backpacker Violins and Pochettes, Banjos, Baroque Instruments, Bows, Cigar Box Fiddles, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Electric Violins, For Civil War and Other Re-enactors, Guitars, Historic Instrument Replicas, Mandocello, Octave and Baritone Violins, octave mandolin, Old-Time Music, Tenor BanjoDon Rickert Musician Shop (D. Rickert Musical Instruments): Your Source for Unique Bowed and Fretted Instruments and Accessories Ranging from Baroque Period to Today’s Cutting Edge Introduction It is quite clear that we are the place to come for the unique stuff…things you just cannot get at either the corner music store, traditional violin shops or…
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Don Rickert Musician Shop is Unique: Part 1 (Hard to Find Stuff)
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Don Rickert Musician Shop (D. Rickert Musical Instruments) is the place to go for unique instruments that are either very hard or even impossible to find anywhere else. Some examples: Travel / Backpacker Violins and Fiddles We make and sell the finest innovative and ergonomically perfect travel/backpacker violins…
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Demos (video with audio) of the Fat Strad Deux 5-String
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Demos (video with audio) of the Fat Strad Deux 5-String See the D. Rickert Fat Strad III 5-String Violin at the Don Rickert Musician Shop. The Fat Strad Deux 5-String Fiddle is a now called the D. Rickert Fat Strad III 5-String Violin. It uses the same acoustically advanced body as our D.…
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