Don Rickert Musical Instruments

Demonstrations and Photo Galleries

Everybody wants to hear what an instrument will sound like before making a considerable financial commitment. People also want to see examples of workmanship...and who doesn't enjoy eye candy? Here are links to important demonstration videos of the Violoncellos da Spalla and other instruments we have completed in approximately the last three years, all in one place. You will also find photos of most of the instruments we have built in the same time period. You will find additional demos not shown here within individual product listings in our online store, the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Demo Videos of Violoncellos da Spalla by Don Rickert Click here for demo videos Photo Galleries of Recent Instruments by Don Rickert Photo Gallery: Violoncellos da Spalla by Don Rickert Photo Gallery: Other Recent Instruments by Don Rickert Photo Gallery: Travel Violins by Don Rickert Read more →

Happy New Year 2022! Looking for a World-Class Violoncello da Spalla?

Happy New Year (2022) to all! This is my first post in quite a few months. The fact is that I took a bit of a hiatus. To be brief, I lost my Partner and Soulmate, Alycen, who passed away in August after a long battle with cancer and its long-term complications. I took time off to work through my grief. Having recently caught up on what was a considerable backlog queue, I am very excited about making some new violoncellos da spalla for those of you who are ready to join the ever-growing community of cello da spalla players. If you are already a violist, the learning curve for these exciting instruments can be quite short, even as little as a month, depending, of course, on you level of skill on the viola. If you are a violinist or fiddler, learning time can be as short as a few months. For cellists, the move will be a bit longer, unless you decide to play the cello da spalla between the knees (i.e., da gamba). You know you want one—right?! I have an instrument in the workshop that is now about half-finished. I am also starting on another in the coming days. One of these instruments could be ready in February should I receive an order for it. I will hold off price increase until the end of January. I look forward to hearing from you. Note: A plethora of videos of my violoncellos da spalla being played is available.... Read more →