Don Rickert Musical Instruments

Don Rickert Musical Instruments, Makers of Violoncellos da Spalla and Other Fine Bowed Instruments

For more information about us, including our online store, the Don Rickert Musician Shop, see Introducing the Don Rickert Musician Shop.

Don Rickert Musical Instruments is a 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 have also designed and made a number of fretted instruments along the way: mandolins, parlor guitars, acoustic bass guitars, tenor guitars and the like. We will soon be branching out in a serious way into the world of fretted musical instruments. Look forward to some really interesting mandolins, octave mandolins, mandocellos, parlor guitars, acoustic bass guitars, tenor guitars and the like. 

Regular production items are usually available at the Don Rickert Musician Shop. If you want something that is not there, give us a call...

Our email is don@DonRickertDesign.com and main phone number is (706) 896-0909. Don Rickert's mobile phone number is (706) 400-1481

Mailing address:
Don Rickert Musical Instruments
726 Hall Creek Road
Hiawassee, GA 30546

 

See:

Our new online store, the Don Rickert Musician Shop (www.DonRickertMusicianShop.com)

Our companion blog, Don Rickert Musician Shop: Latest News (www.DonRickertMusicianShop.com/blog)

The Facebook page of our owner, Donald Rickert (We still have a large number of photo albums there) (www.facebook.com/donald.rickert1)

Our new company Facebook page, also called D. Rickert Musical Instruments (www.facebook.com/DonRickertMusicianShop)

Our YouTube Channel: www.YouTube.com/DoctorFiddle

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We are NOT a "Brick-and-Mortar" Retail Establishment Nor a Typical Online Operation (We are Better!)

We are not a “brick-and-mortar” retail establishment; however, many customers do choose to visit our studio and workshop in the beautiful North Georgia Mountains (part of the Appalachians). Being shopkeepers for a corner musical instrument shop would be completely at odds with our multifaceted focus on continuous research & development, innovative instrument design and customization, combined with our creation of meticulously accurate replicas of historically significant fiddles. 

The nature of our business demands that sales be conducted primarily online. We have done this for some time. The predecessor to the new Don Rickert Musician Shop was called the “Adventurous Muse Store.” We initially operated under the name “Fiddle and Bow Shop.” 

Don Rickert Musical Instruments maintains an online retail store, the Don Rickert Musician Shop (www.DonRickertMusicianShop.com) and has several companion blogs, the most important being, Don Rickert Musician Shop: Latest News (www.DonRickertMusicianShop.com/blog)

Please note that this site has been around for a good while. While working diligently to clear out the "junk" (old obsolete articles), this is going to take some time. We thank you for your patience during this period and offer a blanket apology for any incorrect links to our old online store.

 

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Fine Violoncellos da Spalla for Sale: Hiawassee, Georgia, USA

D. Rickert Musical Instruments has a model of Violoncello da Spalla for every level of commitment beyond “just curious and doing research”. Our Standard Model Violoncello da Spalla goes for just under $10K. This is the model played by some of the widely-recognized best violoncello da spalla players in the world, such as Andrew Gonzalez and Will Hurd. We also have a Deluxe Model, which costs more. Both of these are made by us in our Hiawassee, Georgia USA workshop. We also have a really nice entry-level model that this made in China and set up by us in our workshop. We also make a really cool small Petite Violoncello da Spalla. See the following product listings:

NEW Violoncello da Spalla Conservatory Model by D. Rickert

NEW Violoncello da Spalla by D. Rickert ($8,400 - $9,600)

Petite Violoncello da Spalla by D. Rickert ($6,500)

Recent videos of Andrew Gonzalez and Will Hurd

We Have a Violoncello da Spalla Model for Everybody—NEW Conservatory Model is Only $3,499!

If you wish to learn more or buy this very cool instrument, 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 now at:

NEW Violoncello da Spalla Conservatory Model by D. Rickert 

or learn more about our top-of-the-line Standard Model, see:

NEW Violoncello da Spalla by D. Rickert ($8,400 - $9,600)

We look forward to hearing from you.

Over the past several years, we have built performance-level violoncellos da spalla for professional musicians. We are indeed proud of the fact that some of the preeminent violoncello da spalla players in the world play our instruments. This group includes Andrew Gonzalez and Will Hurd. At almost $10,000, the cost of our professional performance instruments (We call them the “Standard Model”), is out of reach for many, including many professionals. We also offer an “Artist Model” that starts at $16,500!—even further out of reach for all but the most committed and well-funded professionals.

If you follow us, you might have noticed that we have introduced an affordable “Conservatory Model”, which sells for only $3,499. This model is a great instrument that is made in China and set up and fine-tuned in our Hiawassee, Georgia workshop. The Conservatory Model is essentially a painstakingly executed copy of our Standard Model (the one that costs almost $10,000).

We announced the new Conservatory Model several weeks ago. See: Professional Level Violoncello da Spalla For Only $3,499!

We are taking orders NOW for the first 12 instruments. You can order via our online store (www.DonRickertMusicianShop.com) or you can call us at 706-896-0909 or email to discuss and/or finalize a purchase. To be honest, there is really not much to discuss—professional level violoncello da spalla, set up by a master U.S.-based luthier, for $3,499.

If you just want to know more about the any of our Violoncello da Spalla models, call (1-706-896-0909) or email (don@donrickertdesign.com).

Professional Level Violoncello da Spalla for only $3,499!

Introducing the Conservatory Model Violoncello da Spalla by D. Rickert Musical Instruments—Finally a violoncello da spalla suitable for professional performance that is affordable!

If you wish to learn more or buy this very cool instrument, 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 now at:

NEW Violoncello da Spalla Conservatory Model by D. Rickert 

or learn more about our top-of-the-line Standard Model, see:

NEW Violoncello da Spalla by D. Rickert ($8,400 - $9,600)

We look forward to hearing from you.

For the past several years we have kept been busy making our Standard Violoncellos da Spalla. We are, in fact, one of the most prolific makers of these unique and very special instruments, but we are still only talking about 6 or 7 instruments a year. Let’s be honest, the violoncello da spalla “market” is a really small niche! It is true that those outside of the niche do not yet know what they are missing, but that will take some time to change.

While far less expensive than some other master-built instruments of this type, including our own much higher-priced Artist Model, at just under $10,000, our Standard Model Violoncellos da Spalla are still out of reach cost-wise for many full-time professional musicians and advanced amateurs, regardless of commitment level. We are about to change that.

After much consideration, we have decided to follow in the footsteps of some venerable U.S.-based stringed instrument brands, such as Eastman Strings (violin family), Scott Cao (violin family), and Charlie Ogle (violas da gamba), and add inexpensive violoncellos da spalla that are made in China, but set up and adjusted in our U.S.-based workshop, in Hiawassee, Georgia to be precise. Like Scott Cao, Charlie Ogle and others, we will continue to offer our higher-dollar instruments that are completely made in our U.S. workshop.

The result of our decision is our new Conservatory Model Violoncello da Spalla. The introductory base price is only $3,499! There are NO hidden up-charges. Buyers who want hand varnishing done in our U.S. workshop, special baroque replica strings and the like will pay only slightly more. Sure, you may have to sell a guitar or mandolin on Reverb.com or Elderly Instruments to make it work, but the price is doable—we know that this is true, as we have done considerable market and pricing research as part of the due diligence behind our decision to move forward with these exciting new instruments.

We are taking orders NOW for the first 12 instruments. You can order via our online store (www.DonRickertMusicianShop.com) or you can call us at 706-896-0909 or email to discuss and/or finalize a purchase. To be honest, there is really not much to discuss—professional level violoncello da spalla, set up by a master U.S.-based luthier, for $3,499. The lead time from order to delivery is currently about 30 days.

Here are some photos of an actual Conservatory Model Violoncello da Spalla.

Sound samples of our Standard Model Violoncellos da Spalla are available at Demonstrations and Photo Galleries.