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Violoncellos da Spalla by Donald Rickert (Update Feb. 2024)

Feb 14, 2024

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Contact Info. Don Rickert on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/donrickert. This link gets you to ALL of my detailed contact information, my websites and social media. Email: don@donrickertdesign.com OR doctorfiddle@gmail.com Phone (in US): 706-896-0909 or 706-400-1481 (mobile) Update: I am rolling back the price for my Violoncello da Spalla Standard Model to its 2021 price! Recent instruments have sold…

Is It Finally Time For a Master-Built Violoncello da Spalla?

Jun 1, 2023

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Donald Rickert

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This is an update to a article that originally appeared several months ago (Spring 2023). See New Violoncello da Spalla Builds Underway: Now Might Be the Time If you wish to discuss anything covered in this article, see Don Rickert on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/donrickert. This link gets you to ALL of my detailed contact information, my websites…

New Violoncello da Spalla Builds Underway: Now Might Be the Time

Apr 5, 2023

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Donald Rickert

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It is time to unite another new Violoncello da Spalla by Don Rickert with its new owner. We have a new Violoncello da Spalla standard model underway. I have a Violoncello da Spalla (Standard Model) in progress that is more than one-half completed. The Standard Model is less expensive than the Standard Plus Model. You…

Violoncellos da Spalla by Donald Rickert

Apr 4, 2023

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Donald Rickert

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Note: There is an update to this article entitled, Violoncellos da Spalla by Donald Rickert (Update Feb. 2024). We announced this very cool instrument in 2018. Since then we have made almost two dozen Violoncellos da Spalla for customers all over the world. Our instruments are played by some of today's preeminent Violoncello da Spalla…

Gallery: Other Recent Instruments by Don Rickert

Jan 16, 2022

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Donald Rickert

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Find out more at Don Rickert Musician Shop. 5-string Viola (front) 5-string Viola (back) 5-string Viola (side) Maui Tribal Tattoo Fiddle (front) Maui Tribal Tattoo Fiddle (back) Maui Tribal Tattoo Fiddle (side) Octave Violin by Don Rickert (front) Octave Violin by Don Rickert (back) Octave Violin by Don Rickert (side)

Video Treat: A Master (Andrew Gonzalez) Playing Our Violoncello da Spalla

Jul 27, 2018

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Donald Rickert

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With high-end bespoke musical instruments, "trying before buying" is not usually a realistic possibility. It NEVER has been. Potential buyers who cannot wrap their minds around this fact are limited to used instruments or mass-produced instruments from large musical instrument mega-stores, who have the cash reserves necessary to absorb the losses associated with returns as…

Newly Completed Violoncello da Spalla by Don Rickert

Jul 6, 2018

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Donald Rickert

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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 our top-of-the-line Standard…

Announcing the Long-Awaited Violoncello da Spalla by D. Rickert

Mar 14, 2018

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Donald Rickert

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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,…

Going Electric: Part II of A Different Way of Achieving the Range of an Octave Violin and Octave Viola

Jul 24, 2015

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Donald Rickert

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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…

A Different Way of Achieving the Range of an Octave Violin and Octave Viola: Part I

Jul 23, 2015

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Donald Rickert

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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. We have…

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