tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90996248485303701992024-02-19T13:22:52.639+01:00The Jansberg BlogA blog about bowed instruments and pickups, microphones, amplifiers and other gear for fiddles, violin, violaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-3450063765934881992016-02-12T14:36:00.001+01:002016-02-12T14:36:19.591+01:00Become a Remic endorser <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">We are about to expand our global endorser program with 100 new endorsers - are you one?</span><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This endorsement program covers, artists and bands playing violin, viola, cello, upright bass, brass & woodwind, drums and grand piano, as well as</span><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">sound engineers, theatres and concert halls.</span><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">If you have an established career in the music industry and wish to become a REMIC artist, you can apply for a REMIC artist designation. Please read the </span><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">important FAQ before you fill out and submit the application form here; </span><a data-sigil="MLinkshim" data-store="{"dest_uri":"http:\/\/www.remic.dk\/endorsement\/","logging_uri":"\/si\/ajax\/l\/render_linkshim_log\/?u=http\u00253A\u00252F\u00252Fwww.remic.dk\u00252Fendorsement\u00252F&h=TAQFEe5Nb&render_verification=0&enc&d"}" href="http://lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.remic.dk%2Fendorsement%2F&h=TAQFEe5Nb&s=1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #576b95; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>www.remic.dk/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>endorsement/</a><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The REMIC TEAM</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-88362595830962772372015-09-18T15:42:00.001+02:002015-09-18T15:42:19.336+02:00Boss ve-2 with violin - harmonizerHere is my first little gear test via video<br />
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Reverbs are very useful in conjunction with with pickups or more directional mics for giving a more lively feel.<br />
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Yianny Kuc also goes into more experimental sounds in the last half of the video.<br />
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I have been using the <a href="http://www.remic.dk/shop/violin-viola/remic-v5200_lb/" target="_blank">Remic 5200LB</a> for more than a year now. It is a nice handmade mic, which is not intrusive and has a good sound and is very feedback resistant - the most feedback resistant mic I have ever tried on my fiddles.<br />
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My first setup comprised a Sennheisser G3 system going into a <a href="http://www.headwaymusicaudio.com/product/edb-2/" target="_blank">Headway EDB-1</a> (discontinued) preamp for EQ. After discovering that the allowed wireless frequencies in Denmark was not allowed within the UK, I ditched the Sennheisser (but I would like to be wireless so I am searching for a system)....</div>
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The hardwired setup was then made up of the Headway preamp plus a <a href="http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/PS400.aspx" target="_blank">Behringer micropower PS400</a> providing 48v phantom, as the Headway only provides 18v. </div>
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Of course this was not ideal (too many boxes) and I have been looking for a compact pedal style mic preamp with EQ. </div>
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That was when I discovered the <a href="http://www.zoom.co.jp/products/a3" target="_blank">Zoom A3</a>. It has a pickup input, with settings for flat, magnetic and piezo PU and a 48v phantom powered mic input and it has 3 band graphic EQ plus 2 FX processors with 40 selectable FX. </div>
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The Zoom A3 is made for guitar, so it has got a body modeling feature I will not be using, but the rest makes up for a versatile pedal.<br />
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For last gigs I have been trying it out and must say it looks/sounds promising. I will have to get more into the setup and handling, so stay tuned for an upcoming article on that.</div>
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At the moment the Zoom is set up to provide preamp for the mic and parametric EQ along with the 3 bands of graphic EQ (hardware buttons) on top of that I have a hall reverb and I think it sounds nice through my <a href="http://www.aer-amps.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=342&Itemid=100404&lang=en" target="_blank">AER alpha amp</a>, but further tweaking needed. (I am always tweaking ;) )</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-36530171563145109302014-04-07T09:03:00.002+02:002014-04-07T09:03:51.487+02:00KC 5 Star Pro fiddle for saleI am selling my great sounding and playing 5 stringed fiddle, which was made for me by Michael Richwine from KC Strings.<br />
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Here is a video of the trio Strings at Hand. You can hear my friend Thyge playing that very fiddle:<br />
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If you would like to hear more about the fiddle, please contact me at hjansberg@gmail.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-69567585659519028472014-03-01T11:12:00.001+01:002014-03-01T11:19:50.834+01:00Zoom Q4Zoom has released a new HD video recorder, the Q4.<br />
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Again it looks like zoom has their eye on the musicians, who need an easy to use portable recorder for good quality sound and video.<br />
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Also the Q4 adds a bit more in functionality compared to other music/video recorders like the Sony HDR MV1 or Olympus LS-20M HD.<br />
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The two amps contains a full-range speaker system and 75watt and 150watt respectively and can be configured via an iOS app, for either ipad or iphone.<br />
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This way the tone can be highly customized for hard to amplify instruments such as stringed instruments.<br />
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Learn more here: <a href="http://line6.com/amplifi/">http://line6.com/amplifi/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-88723431755790328582013-11-26T09:39:00.000+01:002013-11-26T09:39:07.154+01:00Vi-Vi electro-acoustic violin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvVft26KXlbgjsY8NmyonhBipetMCKZ4zMwFIqiMOU3SZjwXqgyHUmeF1Sw4luZCSJV2_KLiWe9ixYRhMCmKfXFhIlI6UHQ1_1zRC8BozVGIIuEdllW1HrHmEuAHU3DeGDDM4YFYx2a4/s1600/vlm-front_carbon1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvVft26KXlbgjsY8NmyonhBipetMCKZ4zMwFIqiMOU3SZjwXqgyHUmeF1Sw4luZCSJV2_KLiWe9ixYRhMCmKfXFhIlI6UHQ1_1zRC8BozVGIIuEdllW1HrHmEuAHU3DeGDDM4YFYx2a4/s640/vlm-front_carbon1.jpg" width="272" /></a>I found this on the VLM-Augustin website. The <a href="http://www.vlm-augustin.com/musical-instruments/electric-violins/" target="_blank">Vi-Vi electro-acoustic</a> violin is a fusion of wood and carbon fibre and with a Stringamp pickup system.<br />
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The design is a quite traditional Chanot shape, which is often seen on carbon fibre violins. But the Vi-Vi has chosen spruce for the top and maple for the neck and scroll.<br />
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Later on there should be a cello with the same pickup system.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-57743261342943928442013-11-23T10:34:00.003+01:002013-11-23T10:36:24.155+01:00Violin Bridges<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I have been returning occasionally to this site, where you can see pics of old bridges from a lot of makers.<br />
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There are good points as to what the correct measurements are for a bridge.<br />
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The pictures include bridges for violin, viola, cello and double bass.<br />
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The bridges look so amazingly different <a href="http://www.violinbridges.co.uk/" target="_blank">so have a look </a>.<br />
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In the looks department there is nothing new, but the sound is a little different. It is always hard to evaluate sound quality from a youtube clip.
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I did some tests with a colleagued, who needed a non-permanent pickup.<br />
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We took a good 4 hours trying out some of my pickups and mics.<br />
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The choice was for me a little surpricing: A <a href="http://www.b-band.com/index.php?mact=Products,cntnt01,details,0&cntnt01hierarchyid=2&cntnt01productid=2&cntnt01returnid=151" target="_blank">B-Band 1470</a> pickup mounted in a certain spot on his fiddle and viola sounded great, both natural and with a good amount of feedback rejection.<br />
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I decided to make some further testing on this pickup. Hopefully, if time allows, I will be able to present some soundclips and more in depth thoughts on placement soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-49833857313751569972013-10-23T12:49:00.001+02:002013-10-23T20:01:41.293+02:00Acoustic Image Flex<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9L40ArUu3HiM135cvFFVBX3ZuTWlsq4K3cYn_9x_3G-18JVeFHZyHX__ZxMet3GcufeSUPVzm8pmhdTTvUFHdTPM2nJwccGi_4OawswlpipGarHn0AH3S6raFpQzKLajhvQb79SVccs/s1600/flex_system-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9L40ArUu3HiM135cvFFVBX3ZuTWlsq4K3cYn_9x_3G-18JVeFHZyHX__ZxMet3GcufeSUPVzm8pmhdTTvUFHdTPM2nJwccGi_4OawswlpipGarHn0AH3S6raFpQzKLajhvQb79SVccs/s400/flex_system-lg.jpg" width="331" /></a>Acoustic Image is know for their high-power light weight acoustic amps.<br />
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They have recently introduced the <a href="http://www.acousticimg.com/#/flex/lp" target="_blank">Flex preamp/mixer and cabinet</a>.<br />
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Both units work independently or connected via an RJ45 cable to form a powerful combo.<br />
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The preamp features 2 separate channels with xlr and 1/4" inputs, 4 band eq and 2 fx units.<br />
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The cabinet is equipped with 2 10" woofers and a 2.5" tweeter all powered separately.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-52664316581595745842013-10-21T19:07:00.001+02:002013-10-23T20:00:39.002+02:00Vintage Revolution AcousticboxI have been doing some research on blender/mixer preamps on behalf of a couple of my colleagues, who needed to blend a mic and pickup.<br />
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I came about this system I did not hear of before: <a href="http://www.vintage-revolution.com/products/acousticbox/">Vintage Revolution Acousticbox</a> and thought I would share my findings with you.
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The unit is actually designed for Upright Bass and it features two channels, an active (phantom power) and a passive channel (designed for pickups). Both channels have 1 band of parametric EQ and mid-level adjustment. When summed an additional 3 band graphic eq is available.<br />
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Be aware that the video is made by D'Addario strings, so of course he also talks positively about their strings.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-76578413744038695332013-10-04T10:04:00.003+02:002013-10-04T10:05:15.174+02:00Svend Asmussen<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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One of the big icons in Danish music is Svend Asmussen.<br />
He is of course famous for his fiddle playing on the many jazz recordings he have done, but he is also know as a talented multi instrumentalist and composer.<br />
He has played with all the big names throughout the history of jazz and continues to play at a very high level even at an age of 97.<br />
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I found a great interview written by Richard Brooks for Fiddle Magazine in 2005 (in 4 parts), which I would like to share with you: <a href="http://www.scvfa.org/newsletter/articles/SvendAsmussen_FiddlersRag2005_03-04-05.pdf">http://www.scvfa.org/newsletter/articles/SvendAsmussen_FiddlersRag2005_03-04-05.pdf</a><br />
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The article tells us about his life with music, about jazz and Svend Asmussens collaborations and recordings. There is also a part on his gear, violin and electronics, which I of course have read many times :-)<br />
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At the end there is a transcription of the song: Swing ManoucheUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-53045075760445391762013-09-25T11:06:00.001+02:002013-09-25T11:06:47.968+02:00Sonic Violins - Electro Acoustic ViolinsOne brand of electro-acoustic violins I have not featured here on the blog, is actually a system I have known for a long time.<br />
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Here is a video with Richard, who is the owner of <a href="http://www.sonicviolins.co.uk/Default.asp" target="_blank">Sonic Violins</a>, explaining about his system.<br />
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Actually this is an DIY project about making an entire electric fiddle from scratch. I find the part about the magnetic pickup the most interesting.<br />
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See the project <a href="http://www.grbfst.dds.nl/violin/pickup/pickup2.htm">here</a><br />
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Not many makers of electric violins have been using magnetic pickups, I know of only a couple.<br />
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I think the problems described here are part of explanation, but never the less I find it striking that almost every electric guitar is made with electromagnetic pickups.<br />
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The violin in the picture was made by <a href="http://www.siegmundguitars.com/violectric.html">Siegmund Guitars</a> and is not the one described in the project it is just quite beautiful i think.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-33208616531199948112013-09-12T09:00:00.000+02:002013-09-12T09:00:16.066+02:00DIY in-bridge piezo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxA9rJ2kykCCY0BH7_9LtnP5v4aTLKqRge87KcOJ68n8fpDlDA2WkIXH54fXt7XHwFxIzRCGUP92u6jZGDrwUxmj1foc4dpIZEPjC-2vit-UVKnqHJG5YxF5MfDAVXRGnXgydpGwNUUQ/s1600/PiezoPickupDrawing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxA9rJ2kykCCY0BH7_9LtnP5v4aTLKqRge87KcOJ68n8fpDlDA2WkIXH54fXt7XHwFxIzRCGUP92u6jZGDrwUxmj1foc4dpIZEPjC-2vit-UVKnqHJG5YxF5MfDAVXRGnXgydpGwNUUQ/s320/PiezoPickupDrawing.jpg" width="320" /></a>Paul Walster has a couple of nice projects on his blog.<br />
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This diy project is a little harder than a beginners level, but I found it very interesting and very nicely described.<br />
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Have a look at the project here:<br />
<a href="http://www.paulwalster.com/index.php?page=43">http://www.paulwalster.com/</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-41960792679269798472013-09-11T16:05:00.000+02:002013-09-11T09:16:38.614+02:00Clark Huckaby article on amplification<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Clark Huckaby is a musician a musician, audio electronics technician and recording engineer. I found him while searching for good articles on amplification of fiddle.<br />
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While this article is a bit old I really found it to be quite interesting with some good info and observations.<br />
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It covers 4 subject: Microphones, pickups, preamps/amps/monitors and a chapter on how a pickup "hears" the bowing.<br />
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Read part <a href="http://www.clarkhuckaby.com/Fiddle/AmpFid1.html">1 here</a>, <a href="http://www.clarkhuckaby.com/Fiddle/AmpFid2.html">2 here</a>, <a href="http://www.clarkhuckaby.com/Fiddle/AmpFid3.html">3 here</a> and <a href="http://www.clarkhuckaby.com/Fiddle/AmpFid4.html">4 here</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-69102104164853087442013-09-09T20:51:00.000+02:002013-09-09T20:51:36.791+02:00Hurley Pickups<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just found the <a href="http://www.hurleypickups.com/">Hurley Pickups </a>website the other day.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.hurleypickups.com/violin.html">violin</a> and <a href="http://www.hurleypickups.com/cello.html">cello</a> pickups are rather conventional looking piezo wedge pickups, but they look well made.<br />
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Hurley Pickups also make a nice compact preamp for all of their piezo pickups. It has lots of gain and what seems like a variable lowpass filter.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-56755492799819006552013-09-09T10:21:00.000+02:002013-09-09T10:23:03.963+02:00 Mishuyama active pickupsFound this very inexpensive Romanian pickup from<a href="http://www.doze.ro/product_info.php?cPath=19&products_id=68" target="_blank"> Doze</a>. The Mishuyama MV100-A is an active (buffered/preamped) piezo disc pickup for violins and violas.<br />
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Watch the video for mounting instructions :<br />
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One of the players I found is Shenzo Gregorio, who has a couple of youtube videos on how to play the rock viola.<br />
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Quite fun videos, so I thought I would share them with you today so you have something to do in the weekend.<br />
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Here are part <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30JXoEI3dGs" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cktCx54EyZ0" target="_blank">2</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf7EofIHxNE" target="_blank">3</a> from Shenzo GregorioUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099624848530370199.post-66992988380339002922013-09-05T11:14:00.003+02:002013-09-06T19:47:04.404+02:00Fiddlers gear links<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been trying find out what gear and setups varies fiddlers have and here are a couple of links to their pages about the gear they use:<br />
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<a href="http://www.performing-musician.com/pm/jan10/articles/stagegearlau.htm" target="_blank">Aidan O'Rourke</a><br />
<a href="http://www.billycurrie.com/instruments.html" target="_blank">Billy Currie</a><br />
<a href="http://caseydriessen.com/gear/all-gear/" target="_blank">Casey Driessen</a><br />
<a href="http://www.erikfriedlander.com/livesound.htm" target="_blank">Erik Friedlander</a><br />
<a href="http://www.iancooper.com/ian_cooper_gear_list.html" target="_blank">Ian Cooper</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ponty.com/equipment" target="_blank">Jean Luc Ponty</a><br />
<a href="http://jesusflorido.com/gear" target="_blank">Jesus Florido</a><br />
<a href="http://www.michaelmullen.net/2552/7801.html" target="_blank">Michael Mullen</a><br />
<a href="http://www.djnoble.demon.co.uk/ints/NIGELKE.NNE.html" target="_blank">Nigel Kennedy</a><br />
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I would like to make the list as long as possible, so if you have a link please send it to me and I will add to this list.<br />
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