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How Good Can an Octave Fiddle Sound?: Demos of the NEW Double-Fat Strad Octave Violin

Sep 28, 2025

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Introduction Anyone who has followed this blog for the past 15+ years or has ever spoken to me about musical instruments will know that I am passionate about Octave Violins, which are regular violins modified and fit with special strings to play one octave lower. They are between violas and cellos pitch-wise. They, the good…

Octave Violin and Tenor Viola Options from Don Rickert Musical Instruments

Feb 19, 2024

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Donald Rickert

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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: 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…

Octave Violins, Tenor Violas and Related Instruments from Donald Rickert

Feb 17, 2024

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Donald Rickert

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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…

Introducing the Quasi-Mezzo Violin by Luthier Donald Rickert: Details

Oct 24, 2022

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Donald Rickert

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Here are some details about the new Quasi-Mezzo Violins by Don Rickert. The instrument is available in 4-string, 5-string or Octave Violin configurations. Email: don@donrickertdesign.com Phone: 706-896-0909; 706-400-1481 (mobile) What Is It? I will get in to the specifics, including its name, forthwith. But first, I will tell you what it is. It is violin…

Octave Violins, Octave Violas and Hybrids from Don Rickert Musical Instruments

Jan 25, 2018

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Donald Rickert

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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…

Baritone (a.k.a. Octave) Violins/Fiddles (‘Reprint’ of 2013 Post

Aug 6, 2013

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Donald Rickert

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This is an old article; however, much of it still rings true today. One of the first things Don Rickert Musical Instruments (see Don Rickert Musician Shop) set out to do is to design and build the best acoustic baritone violin in the world. There are several instruments referred to as ‘baritones’. You can find…

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How Good Can an Octave Fiddle Sound?: Demos of the NEW Double-Fat Strad Octave Violin

Octave Violin and Tenor Viola Options from Don Rickert Musical Instruments

Octave Violins, Tenor Violas and Related Instruments from Donald Rickert

Introducing the Quasi-Mezzo Violin by Luthier Donald Rickert: Details

Octave Violins, Octave Violas and Hybrids from Don Rickert Musical Instruments

Baritone (a.k.a. Octave) Violins/Fiddles (‘Reprint’ of 2013 Post