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It’s a Buyers’ Market for New Bespoke Musical Instruments.

Mar 27, 2024

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Donald Rickert

in Announcements, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Octave and Baritone Violins, Tenor and Octave Violas, Travel and Backpacker Fiddles, Violoncello da Spalla

Looking for the best prices ever on high-end bespoke instruments, especially: Violoncellos da Spalla Octave Violins Tenor and Octave Violas Travel Violins and Violas To find out more about the instruments I build, see: Don Rickert Musician Shop. “Buyers’ Market” means that it is exceeding hard for makers to sell their stuff to buyers. That…
Alternative Violas for Non-Conformists Who Play Non-Orchestral Music

Mar 10, 2024

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Donald Rickert

in 5-String Violins and Fiddles, Announcements, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Don Rickert Musician Shop, Observations and Opinion, Tenor and Octave Violas, Tertis Violas, Violoncello da Spalla

Introduction If you want to do anything with a viola, such as use it to play anything other than classical orchestral music, good luck finding a luthier who has ANY clue about what you are talking about. There are a few of us, but not many. If you are a member of the growing sub-culture…