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Your Amplified Violin Not Working with Effects Processors?: The Problem is With Your Pickup! (UPDATE 11-2017)

Nov 15, 2017

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Donald Rickert

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This is an update of an article published in 2015. Introduction Many violinists with an “amplifier-ready” (i.e. has a pickup) instrument try to use effect processors to extend their sound palate. Effect processors are usually called “guitar effect boxes”, because such devices have historically been marketed to electric guitarists. In recent years, there has been…
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

in 5-String Violins and Fiddles, About Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Electric Violins, Low-Pitched Instruments, Observations and Opinion, Octave and Baritone Violins

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

in 5-String Violins and Fiddles, Backpacker Violins and Pochettes, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Electric Violins, Low-Pitched Instruments, Observations and Opinion

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…
Your Amplified Violin Not Working with Effects Processors?: The Problem is With Your Pickup!

Jun 11, 2015

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Donald Rickert

in Announcements, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Electric Violins, Observations and Opinion

Attention!: This is an older post. Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. You will want to see the updated version of this article, entitled Your Amplified Violin Not Working with Effects Processors?: The Problem is With Your Pickup! (UPDATE 11-2017) Introduction Many violinists with an “amplifier-ready” (i.e. has a pickup) instrument try to use effect…
Don Rickert Musician Shop: Your Source for Unique Bowed and Fretted Instruments and Accessories Ranging from Baroque Period to Today’s Cutting Edge

Apr 23, 2015

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Donald Rickert

in About Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Announcements, Backpacker Violins and Pochettes, Banjos, Baroque Instruments, Bows, Cigar Box Fiddles, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Electric Violins, For Civil War and Other Re-enactors, Guitars, Historic Instrument Replicas, Mandocello, Octave and Baritone Violins, octave mandolin, Old-Time Music, Tenor Banjo

Don Rickert Musician Shop (D. Rickert Musical Instruments): Your Source for Unique Bowed and Fretted Instruments and Accessories Ranging from Baroque Period to Today’s Cutting Edge Introduction It is quite clear that we are the place to come for the unique stuff…things you just cannot get at either the corner music store, traditional violin shops or…
Guest Appearance by Dr. Don Rickert at GA Tech Guitar Design Studio Course

Jul 6, 2011

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Donald Rickert

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I recently had the privilege of being invited to review and comment on outstanding electric guitar design work by students in a GA Tech studio course on electric guitar design, taught by Sam Harris, IDSA, Adjunct Faculty Member and also President of Form and Function, Inc. The web site for Sam's Industrial Design/Product Development firm, Form and…
Soldiers Skankin Update

Jul 27, 2010

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Donald Rickert

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See ealier post on Soldiers Skankin (Ska version of Soldiers Joy). You would think that we would be done with the bloody tune by now, but lots of other stuff going on (like getting all of Jon Whiddon's art online at Adventure and Whimsy) and finishing up design on 3 new instruments…2 electric violins and…

Tag: electric

Your Amplified Violin Not Working with Effects Processors?: The Problem is With Your Pickup! (UPDATE 11-2017)

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

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

Your Amplified Violin Not Working with Effects Processors?: The Problem is With Your Pickup!

Don Rickert Musician Shop: Your Source for Unique Bowed and Fretted Instruments and Accessories Ranging from Baroque Period to Today’s Cutting Edge

Guest Appearance by Dr. Don Rickert at GA Tech Guitar Design Studio Course

Soldiers Skankin Update