ergonomics – D Rickert Musical Instruments

Details About Donald Rickert, Ph.D., IDSA

Feb 8, 2022

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About Me My name is Donald Rickert, I am a musical instrument designer, inventor, craftsman/maker, musician, luthier, Professional Industrial Designer/Design Researcher with an earned Ph.D. from the George Washington University School of Business (Human Factors/Ergonomics, with a specialization in Usability and related Consumer Research) with post-doctoral training in Ethnographic (Anthropology) research methods. I am also…

David Thames Demonstrating B-Rex 5-String Octave Viola (aka Chin Cello)

Sep 29, 2014

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Donald Rickert

in 5-String Violins and Fiddles, Announcements, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Low-Pitched Instruments, Octave and Baritone Violins, Video and Sound Demos

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 The B-Rex II 5-String Octave Viola, discussed and demonstrated on this page, has been replaced by the T-Rex Octave Viola, which is available at the Don Rickert Musician Shop.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…

Pochettes, Backpacker Fiddles and Ergonomics: A Short Primer

Apr 11, 2011

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Donald Rickert

in Backpacker Violins and Pochettes, Observations and Opinion

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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Details About Donald Rickert, Ph.D., IDSA

David Thames Demonstrating B-Rex 5-String Octave Viola (aka Chin Cello)

Pochettes, Backpacker Fiddles and Ergonomics: A Short Primer