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Octave Mando-Guitar (Guitar Style Octave Mandolin) by D. Rickert Musical Instruments

Mar 30, 2015

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Attention!: This is an older post. We are currently working on newer and better instruments in this category. Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. The new D. Rickert Octave Mando-Guitar is available now at the Don Rickert Musician Shop (D. Rickert Musical Instruments) For reasons discussed in the article The Octave Mandolin and its…

The Octave Mandolin and its Relative, the Octave Mando-Guitar

Mar 29, 2015

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Donald Rickert

in Announcements, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Guitars, octave mandolin

Attention!: This is an older post. We are currently working on newer and better instruments in this category. Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. The Octave Mandolin and its Relative, the Octave Mando-Guitar This article is associated with the announcement of a new 4-course (8-string) by D. Rickert Musical Instruments and available at the…

Don Rickert Musician Shop is Unique: Part 1 (Hard to Find Stuff)

Feb 25, 2015

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Donald Rickert

in 5-String Violins and Fiddles, About Don Rickert Musical Instruments, About the website, Backpacker Violins and Pochettes, Cigar Box Fiddles, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Octave and Baritone Violins, Tertis Violas

Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Don Rickert Musician Shop (D. Rickert Musical Instruments) is the place to go for unique instruments that are either very hard or even impossible to find anywhere else. Some examples: Travel / Backpacker Violins and Fiddles We make and sell the finest innovative and ergonomically perfect travel/backpacker violins…

Introducing the New Don Rickert Musician Shop

Feb 19, 2015

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Donald Rickert

in Announcements, Backpacker Violins and Pochettes, Baroque Instruments, Bows, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Historic Instrument Replicas, Low-Pitched Instruments, Octave and Baritone Violins, Old-Time Music, Tenor Banjo

The Don Rickert Musician Shop is the new online retail face of Don Rickert Musical Instruments, premiere designer and maker of innovative custom and historic musical instruments. Since starting our musical instruments enterprise in 2007, we have dealt primarily in those of the bowed variety (e.g. violins, fiddles and related instruments such as octave fiddles). We…

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…

Introducing the Rickert Violoncella da Spalla Model 16.5

May 21, 2014

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Donald Rickert

in Announcements, Baroque Instruments, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Violoncello da Spalla

Attention!: This is an older post about a model of violoncello da spalla that we no longer make on a regular basis. If you wish to learn more or buy one of our current models, our direct phone number in the U.S. is 1-706-896-0909. Our email is don@donrickertdesign.com. You can also learn more or buy…

More Photos from Field Research on Octave Violin Prototypes

Aug 6, 2013

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Donald Rickert

in Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Octave and Baritone Violins

Some additional photos from design research conducted by Don Rickert Research & Design. Note: See the Don Rickert Musician Shop for current product offerings. Click on any of the thumbnails for full-size views.

Making Sense of the New Carbon Fiber Bows

May 22, 2012

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Donald Rickert

in Bows, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Observations and Opinion

The bow is just as important, and in some ways more important, than the instrument it is used on. There are different kinds of bows for different instruments. For example, a bow for a viola or octave (baritone) violin or fiddle is heavier, with a different balance point, than a bow for violin or fiddle. The…

Dr. Don Rickert Revisiting the Best Bow for Octave Violins and Fiddles Question

May 22, 2012

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Donald Rickert

in Bows, Observations and Opinion

In an earlier post, I (Don Rickert) presented more or less a summary of what various musicians use to play octave violin or octave fiddle. In that post, I mentioned that the extraordinary 'cellist and also really good fiddler, Natalie Haas, uses a French-style 'cello bow on her octave violin. Natalie has since informed me…

Don Rickert on Bows for Octave Violins

May 22, 2012

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Donald Rickert

in Bows, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Observations and Opinion

There is probably no topic that stimulates more debate than which type of bow to use on an octave violin, or a regular violin for that matter. For instance, Darol Anger, indisputably the prime mover behind the resurgence in modern octave violins, uses a violin bow exclusively and has very strong opinions about its benefits.…

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