You modified a rare 8-string (mandolin tuning) conversion back into a normal fiddle! Neat to see the original though. It is too bad that it wasn't in a playable condition.
I betya any money that the guy in the middle is the one that bolted that mando head on the fiddle! ....in his garage.....with a hammer....while drinking beer!
looks like somebody has tried to make a hardanger fiddle from a violin! The Hardanger fiddle is the national instrument of Norway. It has 4 "playing strings" and 4-5 sympathetic strings lying underneath the fingerboard, resting on the bridge. Try searching for hardanger fiddle or hardingfele. They look quite different from that, but i know of a guy in here that build "hardanger fiddles" that way, with a mandolin pegbox.
@manof1234 I know about Hardanger fiddles. My neighbor actually has one and I have played it. I think it's something that all fiddle players should get to try at least once!
Great repair. Nice mellow tone to the instrument - I would think right-on for bluegrass. Also an interesting shop in the background - where is that ? Thanks for posting.
You modified a rare 8-string (mandolin tuning) conversion back into a normal fiddle! Neat to see the original though. It is too bad that it wasn't in a playable condition.
Hrimpurstala 2 months ago
I betya any money that the guy in the middle is the one that bolted that mando head on the fiddle! ....in his garage.....with a hammer....while drinking beer!
HSTrueMan 3 months ago
yeah, everyone should try playing a hardanger fiddle. It's just something about the sound, and the way it fills the room.
manof1234 1 year ago
looks like somebody has tried to make a hardanger fiddle from a violin! The Hardanger fiddle is the national instrument of Norway. It has 4 "playing strings" and 4-5 sympathetic strings lying underneath the fingerboard, resting on the bridge. Try searching for hardanger fiddle or hardingfele. They look quite different from that, but i know of a guy in here that build "hardanger fiddles" that way, with a mandolin pegbox.
manof1234 1 year ago
@manof1234 I know about Hardanger fiddles. My neighbor actually has one and I have played it. I think it's something that all fiddle players should get to try at least once!
blueiis2 1 year ago
I would be tempted to string it and see what it sounds like with double courses.
The repair was beautiful. It really sounds good now.
Hikikomori013 1 year ago
@Hikikomori013 I don't think the neck would have withstood the tension. But yes, that would probably have sounded pretty interesting.
blueiis2 1 year ago
Great repair. Nice mellow tone to the instrument - I would think right-on for bluegrass. Also an interesting shop in the background - where is that ? Thanks for posting.
jkvideo42 2 years ago
It is The Bluegrass Shack in New Athens, IL. Thanks!
blueiis2 2 years ago
amaizing
babai2345 2 years ago