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Casey, Bobby - THE SPIRIT OF WEST CLARE Traditional fiddling legend's restored and remastered recordings from 1966-67. Produced by Reg Hall who was present at the original sessions. Irish import. ..more... BOW-CD003 CD .. $21.95

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Doucet, Michael - FROM NOW ON Solo fiddle, fiddle-plus-one, and solo accordion from this longtime Beausoleil fiddler and popular ambassador of Louisiana good-timerie. Cajun, Creole, blues, gospel, and more: "New Orleans," ..more... - out-of-stock, more coming soon -- normally ships within 20-30 days FOLKW-CD40177 CD .. $14.95

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DeMarco, Tony - THE SLIGO INDIANS Irish fiddler from New York debut includes special guests Kevin Burke, Natalie Haas, Peter Horan, Seamie O'Dowd, Seamus Tansey, Charlie Lennon, and others. "Paddy on the Turnpike / The ..more... - out-of-stock, more coming soon -- normally ships within 20-30 days FOLKW-CD40545 CD .. $14.95

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Schneckenburger, Lissa - SONG 2008 -- with a huge array of New England ringers, including Jeremiah McLane, Hanneke Cassel, Matt Heaton, Natalie Haas, Rushad Eggleston, Sharon Shannon, Eric Merrill and more. ..more... FOOTPRINT-CD2008 CD .. $14.95

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Heeboll, Kristine - 10 POINT 2007 - Danish folk fiddling favorite is back with more melodies from traditional, classical, and jazz influences. Also featuring Peter Eget on accordion, Ditte Fromseier on violin and viola, ..more... - out-of-stock, more coming soon GO-CD1107 CD .. $16.95

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Haas, Brittany - BRITTANY HAAS 2004 -- Debut album from this California-based oldtime fiddler, produced by Darol Anger and with an array of all-star guests including Alison Brown, Rushad Eggleston, Mike Marshall, Bruce ..more... OOK-CD001 CD .. $13.95

Featured Violin Books:

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FIDDLING MADE EASY: 76 EASY FIDDLE TUNES WITH PIANO ARRANGEMENTS, GUITAR CHORDS by Jerry Silverman New! The traditional fiddle tunes and folksongs in this book in C, G, D, A and E major (many of which are presented in more than one key) are printed in a separate pull-out section. The accompanying piano part (with guitar chords) has its own section which includes the fiddle part. Beginners, 122 pp. 02-21190 $14.95

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THE PORTLAND COLLECTION, VOLUME 2 - CONTRA DANCE MUSIC IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST by Susan Songer with Clyde Curley More old favorites and hot new tunes popular in the northwest and great for contradances anywhere. 322 tunes including 140 recent compositions. Many of the tunes are longer with more commentary ..more... 463-2 $25.00

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CD - A PORTLAND PLAY ALONG SELECTION Betsy Branch, Clyde Curley & Susan Songer New! 2-CD set. Get a better sense of how the music should sound with these play-along CDs! 97 tunes from both volumes of "The Portland Collection," played in 37 medleys. Each tune has its own track marker so it's easy to find. The split channel tracks make it easy to learn: pan left for backup only, pan right for melody only. All are played at a moderate tempo, except for the first and last medleys on each disc which are played at dance speed. The tunes span all keys and genres and all levels of difficulty, plus there's no duplication with the previous "Portland Selection" CDs. Almost 2 1/2 hours of music! 463-3CD $25.00

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ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS 2000 FOR STRINGS PLUS DVD - VIOLIN BOOK 1 by Michael Allen, Robert Gillespie, Pamela Tellejohn Hayes & John Higgins Book/CD/DVD pack. The same great method you've come to trust now includes a CD AND a DVD. CD features play-along tracks 1-71. DVD features a startup video (learn the basics--15 min.), all 193 ..more... 49-868049 $7.95

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BLUEGRASS FIDDLE STYLES by Stacy Phillips and Kenny Kosek Authentic transcriptions of bluegrass breaks in the styles of 25 major players, including Eck Robertson, Fiddin Arthur Smith, Chubby Wise, Vassar Clements, and Kenny Baker. 112 pp. ..more... 01-000185 $17.95

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A FIDDLE PLAYER'S GUIDE TO JAMMING by John Sherman & Carl Yaffey Book/CD set. Everything a beginning/intermediate fiddler needs to know to participate in a jam session. Describes the anatomy of a jam session, jam session etiquette, chords and keys for ..more... 02-20889BCD $14.95

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VIOLIN OWNER'S MANUAL - THE COMPLETE GUIDE Here's the book that should have come with your violin! Written by a team of instrument makers, repairers, and musicians, this comprehensive guide will help you select, understand, preserve, ..more... 49-330762 $14.95

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SWING JAZZ VIOLIN WITH HOT-CLUB RHYTHM by Jeremy Cohen and Dix Bruce Book/2 CD pack. 18 arrangements for violin, violin trio, and string quartet. Learn the melodies and solos for 16 jazz standards, plus two arrangements for string quartet: "Some of These Days" ..more... 49-331947 $24.95

Featured Violin Videos

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DVD - FIDDLE MASTERS CONCERT SERIES, VOLUME 2 New! Featured artists include: Darol Anger, Liz Carroll, Stuart Duncan, Sara Watkins, Jeremy Kittel, Luke Bulla, Tim O'Brien, more. 670-DVD2 .. list $29.95 ours $26.95

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DVD - BEGINNING FIDDLE VOLUME 2 taught by Jim Wood Shows you every note and bow stroke to "Bury Me Beneath The Willow," "John Hardy," "Two-Dollar Bill," "Lonesome Road Blues," "Salty Dog Blues," "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." All taught "by ear," ..more... 285-DVD108 .. list $29.95 ours $19.95

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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY IRISH FIDDLE: VOL. 2 - REELS, JIGS, AND BRETON GAVOTTES taught by Kevin Burke Explores the styles of Donegal, Clare, Kerry, Sligo, and Brittany teaching faster, more complex tunes, with variations and stylistic devices typical of the great Irish fiddlers. Breaks down ..more... - out-of-stock, more coming soon -- normally ships within 7-10 days 300-DVD127 .. list $29.95 ours $26.95

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DVD - JOHN HARTFORD'S OLD TIME FIDDLING: TRYING TO TEACH MY HANDS TO DO WHAT I HEAR IN MY HEAD taught by John Hartford New! Teaches bowing techniques of several old-time fiddle heroes, offers advice on bowing, dynamics, improvisation, more. For mid-beginner to advanced players. Includes booklet with transcriptions of tunes taught. 114 min. 412-DVD7 .. list $35.00 ours $31.50

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DVD - RHYTHMIZING THE BOW with Julie Lyonn Lieberman Put fire in your bow! Learn how to build new skills to enliven your bow arm, dip into the primal rhythms of your soul, and make everyone frolic, cavort and dance! Teaches: fun rhythmic warm-up ..more... 49-DVD320461 .. list $29.95 ours $26.95

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DVD - A FIDDLE LESSON WITH NATALIE MACMASTER - CAPE BRETON STYLE One of the finest fiddlers to come out of Canada teaches and performs 5 traditional tunes: "The Headlands March," "Dusky Meadow," "The Picnic Reel," "The Honeysuckle," and "The Knights of St. ..more... 261-DVD19 $34.95

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DVD - SINGING WITH THE FIDDLE: ACCOMPANYING OLD TIME SONGS AND BALLADS taught by Bruce Molsky Bruce shows you how to achieve rich and compelling harmonies in a musical interaction between your fiddle and voice. You'll learn to: develop your ear and tune your singing to the fiddle, how ..more... 300-DVD298 .. list $29.95 ours $26.95

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DVD - LEARNING BLUEGRASS FIDDLE: TWO DVD SET taught by Kenny Kosek Contains 300-DVD48 and 300-DVD49. In Vol. 1 Kosek shows beginners the basics and teaches some hot tunes. Covers holding the fiddle and bow, how to tune up and play basic scales, slides, ..more... 300-DVD49SET .. list $49.95 ours $44.95

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DVD - SOUTHERN OLD-TIME FIDDLE TOUR - AN IN-DEPTH LESSON IN TRADITIONAL STYLES taught by Bruce Molsky One of the most popular performers of Southern old time music takes you on a tour of traditional fiddling region by region. Learn 6 fiddle tunes from W. Virginia, N. Carolina, Georgia, Texas, ..more... 300-DVD94 .. list $29.95 ours $26.95

Featured Violin New Instruments:

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OSKAR MEINEL (1935) G-VGC, from the shop of E.H. Roth, 1720 Strad model, two piece back of medium curl, shaded and antiqued red-orange varnish, makers brand inside on back, upper right treble bout on top has heavy ..more... 110U-4903 $2,200.00

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NIPPON STRAD COPY VGC, good pre-WWII Japanese Strad model, lightly flamed two piece back, light brown to red brown color, good smooth tone for this price range, with beater case ..more... 110U-4985 $575.00

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SAMUEL SHEN SV200 1/2 SIZE (2004) EC+, very nice handmade Chinese work, two piece back with some flame, shaded amber varnish, boxwood fittings, great sound for this price, with older shaped hard case, on consignment ..more... 110U-5066 $475.00

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ROBERT CLEMENS (1993) EC, very fine work from well known St. Louis luthier Robert Clemens, Clemens is a graduate of the Chicago School of Violin Making, Guarneri model, lightly flamed two piece back, antiqued ..more... 110U-5187 $5,000.00

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FENDER® FV-1 ELECTRIC VIOLIN Solid spruce top, maple back and sides, ebony fingerboard and tuners, piezo pickup with volume and tone controls, polar white finish. Includes bow, ebony chin rest, padded shoulder rest, rosin, ..more... FV1-WHT .. list $719.99 ours $499.99

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STROH VIOLIN Resophonic violin with aluminum resonator cone and 2 aluminum bells - the large one projects out to the audience, the small one is a "monitor" and points at the player. Violin body is a ..more... - on order, expected arrival date unknown STROHV27 $500.00

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YAMAHA SV-120K SILENT VIOLIN BLACK - Concert Select series, minimalist design electric violin. The built in practice headphone amp allows the player to practice "silently" so as not to disturb others nearby. You may also ..more... black .. SV120K-BLACK .. list $825.00 ours $580.00

Featured Violin Accesories:

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INFELD BLUE VIOLIN STRING SET The "Infeld Blue" set enhances the "brighter overtones" on most violins and represents half of the Thomastik-Infeld violin string system (see also Infeld Red). All 8 strings of this "system" ..more... 1B-100-SET .. list $77.70 ours $40.80

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INFELD RED VIOLIN STRING SET The "Infeld Red" set enhances the "darker overtones" on most violins and represents half of the Thomastik-Infeld violin string system (see also Infeld Blue). All 8 strings of this "system" are ..more... 1R-100-SET .. list $89.30 ours $46.90

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BOWZO VIOLIN CLIP-ON PRACTICE ATTACHMENT This unique flexible plastic device is designed to help beginning violinists practice the dreaded task of straight bowing! The Bowzo easily slides over the fingerboard and clips onto the ..more... BOWZO .. list $31.95 ours $24.95

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PETERSEN P2K PORTABLE MUSIC STAND Wonderfully designed concert style music stand breaks down to a compact 20" x 6.5" x 2" package weighing only 3 lbs. Setup height is adjustable from 25"- 48". Extendable desk/shelf is 20" ..more... P2K .. list $59.95 ours $44.95

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PERFECTION PEGS 4/4 VIOLIN / VIOLA - At long last an effective planetary geared violin peg. These eliminate the need for fine tuners with the same visual appeal as traditional ebony pegs (note - pegs are not ..more... PVP1 .. list $99.00 ours $78.95

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UNFITTED MAPLE VIOLIN BRIDGE Good quality maple 4/4 violin bridge. Plain tip (no inserts). ..more... VB50 .. list $4.25 ours $3.50

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WITTNER HYPOALLERGENIC VIOLIN CHINREST Anatomically designed and allergy tested, this elegant chinrest is a welcome addition to the violin-world. Cup & fittings are made of an ebony-look composite; no metal touches the skin. ..more... VC88-44 .. list $34.49 ours $22.95

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EMBASSY DELUXE D-SERIES 4/4 VIOLIN CASE Compact D-shape, lightweight reinforced shell, black padded nylon oxford cover, full length zippered music pocket, shoulder strap, plush interior with suspension pads, large accessory box, ..more... VCEM-DD .. list $245.00 ours $175.00

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NICKEL BUSCHMANN FINE TUNER Nickel German-made long arm violin string adjuster, hinged arm with protective sleeve over it to prevent scratching violin top; split post will accept loop or ball-end strings. ..more... VFT46 $3.45

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ROSIN IN-A-TROUGH Cake of rosin in a small protective wooden trough. For use on the hair of a violin family bow. ..more... VR501 $2.50

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MEISEL VS10 VIOLIN / MANDOLIN / UKULELE STAND Fully collapsible tri-pod stand fits violins from 1/16 - 4/4 size, violas up to 16-1/2", mandolins and ukuleles too. Also has a bow holder and neck restraint. Highly portable; weighs only 14.1 ..more... VS10 .. list $34.95 ours $23.95

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THOMASTIK DOMINANT VIOLIN SET This set has a solid perlon core and gives a tone similar to gut without the disadvantages of gut, 1st E aluminum wound on steel core, 2nd A aluminum wound on perlon core, 3rd D aluminum wound ..more... TDS15 .. list $90.50 ours $48.50