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Donald Rickert is In the March/April 2023 Issue of Strings Magazine

Feb 28, 2023

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in Announcements, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Historic Instrument Replicas, Observations and Opinion, Pochettes, Kit Fiddles, Pocket Fiddles

I (Don Rickert) am in the March/April issue of Strings Magazine! I am honored to have been one of several experts interviewed for the article, A Pocket Full of Sound, by Karen Peterson in the March/April 2023 issue of Strings Magazine (No. 311, March/April 2023). I wish I could share the entire article here, but…

Celebrating 10 Years of Gangnam Style – Way to Go, Psy!

Feb 28, 2023

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Donald Rickert

in Announcements, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Observations and Opinion

Originally known in Korea, not as a K-pop artist, but as a controversial and satirical hip-hop artist, Psy (slang for “psycho” – real name, Park Jae-sang) achieved international fame in 2012 with the music video to his humorous pop song “Gangnam Style”. Psy is considered to be the first K-pop artist to make a breakthrough in…

Do You Really Need a Violoncello da Spalla?

Oct 28, 2022

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Donald Rickert

in Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Observations and Opinion, Octave and Baritone Violins, Violoncello da Spalla

Note: There is an updated version of this article entitled, Octave Violin or Violoncello da Spalla? You might find it strange that I am asking this question. After all, I am a luthier who makes violoncellos da spalla. Should I not just be happy when someone wants me to make one for them? Donald Rickert,…

Almost Half of a Violin: What is That???

Oct 27, 2022

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Donald Rickert

in Announcements, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Mezzo and Quasi-Mezzo Violins, Octave and Baritone Violins

We have introduced a new violin design, which we are calling the “Quasi-Mezzo Violin”, at least until we decide to call it something else. Taken literally, “Quasi-Mezzo Violin” would indeed refer to “almost half of a violin” in Italian. That would be pretty funny. In reality, the colloquial meaning of “mezzo” (literally “middle”) in the…

New Quasi-Mezzo Violins by Don Rickert: 4-String, 5-String and Octave Violin Versions

Oct 25, 2022

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Donald Rickert

in Announcements, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Mezzo and Quasi-Mezzo Violins, Octave and Baritone Violins, Violin Octet – New Violin Family

Many players of violins, especially fiddlers, spend much effort seeking instruments that, while tuned the same (for a fiddler, this is often something different than the standard G3 D4 A4 E5) but with a less shrill, indeed darker, timbre, with excellent sonority. The Quasi-Mezzo Violin by Don Rickert is an acoustic violin designed to deliver…

The Mezzo Violin: One Way to Achieve Deeper Timbre with Outstanding Projection

Oct 25, 2022

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Donald Rickert

in Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Mezzo and Quasi-Mezzo Violins, Observations and Opinion, Violin Octet – New Violin Family

Many players of violins, especially fiddlers, spend much effort dreaming about and seeking instruments that, while tuned the same (for a fiddler, this is often something different than the standard G3 D4 A4 E5) but with a less shrill, indeed darker, timbre, with excellent sonority. As Darol Anger colorfully put it, many fiddlers… "…tire of…

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

Oct 24, 2022

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Donald Rickert

in Announcements, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Low-Pitched Instruments, Mezzo and Quasi-Mezzo Violins, Octave and Baritone Violins, Violin Octet – New Violin Family

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…

Back in the Saddle Again! (And the Economics of Attention)

Sep 2, 2022

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Donald Rickert

in Announcements, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Observations and Opinion, Octave and Baritone Violins, octave mandolin, Old-Time Music, Rickert and Hale, Luthiers, Violoncello da Spalla

First, thank you for your valuable attention. This will make sense if I can hold on to your attention for a few more minutes. In the words of Aerosmith: I'm backI'm back in the saddle againI'm backI'm back in the saddle again Man, nobody can screech our lyrics like the great Steven Tyler! Gene Autry…

Violoncello da Spalla in Old-Time Music: A Match Made in Heaven

Aug 27, 2022

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in Baroque Instruments, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Observations and Opinion, Old-Time Music, Video and Sound Demos, Violoncello da Spalla

If you don’t know what a violoncello da spalla is, click here for a description. The short explanation is that it is a very small 5-string cello that is suspended by a shoulder strap and played across the chest more or less under the chin, as shown in the image of our friend Peter Walker…

D. Rickert Musical Instruments Will Be a Vendor at Hoppin’ John 2022.

Aug 25, 2022

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in Announcements, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Rickert & Hale, Rickert and Hale, Luthiers, Violoncello da Spalla

D. Rickert Musical Instruments will be showing one of its Violoncellos da Spalla at an upcoming festival in the Southeastern US. D. Rickert Musical Instruments (bowed strings), together with its partner, Rickert and Hale, Luthiers (mandolin family and guitars), will once again be showing finished and in progress instruments at the 2022 Hoppin’ John Old…

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