Tag: Don Rickert Design
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The Violin Was Perfected 300 Years Ago…Hogwash!
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Recently I had been looking at a lot of violin and fiddle related websites and blogs and have seen far too many assertions that the violin was perfected centuries ago. This ranks up there on the idiocy scale as the statement by the Director of the U.S. Patent…
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Pochettes, Backpacker Fiddles and Ergonomics: A Short Primer
What is a Pochette? A pochette was a violin-like instrument of the 17th and 18th Centuries that was small enough in girth to fit into a longish sheath sewn into one's coat. The sheath came to be known by the instrument's name: "pochette". This is where the modern English word "pocket" comes from. Pochettes were…
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Red Hots Bonus Video and Essential Question; Curious?
Do You Really Need the Most Interesting Music Store in the Universe? I am referring to the Adventurous Muse Online Store, and the answer is… No! Buyer behavior kind of tells the whole story and the message is crystal clear. I assure you that the Adventurous Muse and our several online stores (AdventurousMuse.com, Adventurous Muse…
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You Asked for More Red Hots. We’ve Got Your Red Hots Right Here!
We have been inundated with emails asking when we were going to post another video of the Red Hots performance at the Hoppin' John Old-Time and Bluegrass Fiddlers Convention. These request have come from as far away as Australia. I have already reiterated several times my love of this great band. This video is a…
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Carolina Catbirds in Old-Time Finals at Hoppin’ John 2009
This is the first of many videos to come. It is the Carolina Catbirds in the Old-Time competition finals at the Hoppin' John Old-Time and Bluegrass Fiddlers Convention 2009. Video recorded (without a tripod…sorry about the shakiness) by Don Rickert of Don Rickert Design and Adventurous Muse. The Carolina Catbirds are playing Green River March…
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