Tag: baritone
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Octave Violin and Tenor Viola Options from Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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: doctorfiddle@gmail.com Phone (in US): 706-896-0909 or 706-400-1481 (mobile) What is an Octave Violin? An octave violin or octave fiddle, if you like, is a specially-designed or modified violin that is set…
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Octave Violins, Tenor Violas and Related Instruments from Donald Rickert
Note: This is an update to an earlier article entitled, Octave Violins, Octave Violas and Hybrids from Don Rickert Musical Instruments. With a current introduction of several new Octave Violins underway, this post is a good resource for one wanting some details on what octave violins and similar instruments (e.g. tenor violas) are, where they…
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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 The instrument described has been replaced by the Rickert Tertis Body Tenor Viola (one octave lower than violin) 15.5 inch body size.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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David Thames Demonstrating B-Rex 5-String Octave Viola (aka Chin Cello)
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. The B-Rex II 5-String Octave Viola, discussed and demonstrated on this page, has been replaced by the T-Rex Octave Viola, which is available at the Don Rickert Musician Shop. The new T-Rex is available in either 4-string or 5-string configurations. Links David Thames Demonstrating B-Rex 5-String Octave Viola…
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Introducing the Rickert Violoncella da Spalla Model 16.5
Attention!: This is an older post about a model of violoncello da spalla that we no longer make on a regular basis. If you wish to learn more or buy one of our current models, 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…
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Making Sense of the New Carbon Fiber Bows
The bow is just as important, and in some ways more important, than the instrument it is used on. There are different kinds of bows for different instruments. For example, a bow for a viola or octave (baritone) violin or fiddle is heavier, with a different balance point, than a bow for violin or fiddle. The…
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Don Rickert on Bows for Octave Violins
There is probably no topic that stimulates more debate than which type of bow to use on an octave violin, or a regular violin for that matter. For instance, Darol Anger, indisputably the prime mover behind the resurgence in modern octave violins, uses a violin bow exclusively and has very strong opinions about its benefits.…
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The Violin Tail Gut: What Goes Around Comes Around (Part 1)
Introduction Innovations the realm of musical instruments, as with all other areas of invention, are often inspired by very old ways of doing things. It may be the materials used or it could be a variation of implementation that takes into account other discoveries subsequent to the original invention that transforms the old invention into something…
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The William Sidney Mount Historic 1852 “Cradle of Harmony” Violin
The 1852 guitar shaped version of the "Cradle of Harmony" violin by American artist and inventor, William Sidney Mount, is very significant to Don Rickert Lutherie. The shape, bent-plate convex top and bent concave back of this unique violin became important design elements in our first product offerings (then under the name Rickert & Ringholz),…
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