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New International Explorer Travel Violin by D. Rickert (Don Rickert Musician Shop)
The New International Explorer Travel Violin by D. Rickert The newest instrument by D. Rickert Musical instruments is the International Explorer Travel Violin. It is available at the Don Rickert Musician Shop.Like its larger-bodied sibling, the International Travel Violin, this new travel violin was designed for violinists and fiddlers wishing to travel without worry with [...]
The New International Travel Violin by D. Rickert Musical Instruments (Don Rickert Musician Shop)
The New International Travel Violin The newest instrument by D. Rickert Musical instruments is the International Travel Violin. It is available at the Don Rickert Musician Shop.This new travel violin was designed for violinists and fiddlers wishing to travel without worry with their instruments by air:To destinations outside of the U.S., especially EuropeFrom one European [...]
The Latest on Travel Violins and Fiddles by D. Rickert Musical Instruments (Don Rickert Musician Shop)
IntroductionTravel violins and fiddles are specially-designed instruments for adventurers and other travelers for whom small size, extreme durability and easy portability are essential. Travel violins/fiddles are also commonly known as “backpacker fiddles”.Travel Violins and Fiddles by D. Rickert Musical InstrumentsD. Rickert Musical Instruments has been designing and making historic pochettes (e.g. Baroque-period dancing master’s “kits”) [...]
Things to Know About the Baroque Pochette (Don Rickert Musician Shop)
What Is a Pochette or “Kit” Fiddle?Pochettes are 18th Century instruments whose popularity was primarily from the early 1700s through the 1780s; however, there are surviving examples dating back to the 1600s. The pochette (French for “pocket”) was a small violin-like instrument designed for easy portability. They are also known as “pocket fiddles” and “kit fiddles”. [...]
Octave Violins, Octave Violas and Hybrids from Don Rickert Musical Instruments (Don Rickert Musician Shop)
Note: See the Don Rickert Musician Shop for current product offerings.IntroductionDarol Anger and Vasen w/ Rickert OctavesIn 2006, one of the first things we at D. Rickert Musical Instruments set out to do is to design and build the best acoustic octave violin possible. The octave violin or octave fiddle is tuned an octave lower than [...]
Your Amplified Violin Not Working with Effects Processors?: The Problem is With Your Pickup! (Don Rickert Musician Shop)
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 a [...]
Pickups for Acoustic Bowed String Instruments at Don Rickert Musician Shop
IntroductionD. Rickert Musical Instruments now sells high-end pickups for all of our acoustic bowed instruments. While we have been installing pickups on an ad hoc basic for years, we now offer specific carefully selected pickups for bowed strings. See the product listings for all of the pickups we currently sell and install [...]
Are you ready to upgrade from a mass-produced entry-level travel violin to a great hand-made travel violin?
Trade in your Wiplstix or Cricket travel fiddle for a really nice rebate on a fine hand-made instrument. Trade-in credit up to $350! Effective immediately and running for an indefinite period, the Don Rickert Musician Shop will let you trade in your Wiplstix or Cricket travel fiddle for a really nice rebate on one of [...]
The New Melodic Guitar Quartet Instruments at the Don Rickert Musician Shop
The initial offerings of the new Melodic Guitar Quartet instruments by D. Rickert Musical Instruments are now available at the Don Rickert Musician Shop. What is the Melodic Guitar Quartet?The “Melodic Guitar Quartet” is a 4-member family of instruments, graduated in sizes, as follow: Treble, Alto, Tenor and Baritone, proposed by Dr. Don Rickert. These instruments are metal strung, tuned in 5ths and are [...]