Re: Amplifying Violins

[Seth Austen <seth...>]

on 12/5/00 10:24 AM, Peter Rushefsky at rushefsky_p (at) 
univerahealthcare(dot)org
wrote:

> Can anyone offer advice or point me to a source of information on amplifying
> violins?-- more interested in an acoustic sound rather than purchasing an
> electric violin.

Hi Pete,

Fishman makes a pickup that clips to the bridge, there's a wire that goes
from it to a jack that is affixed to the instrument. No modifications are
neccesary to the violin. It works quite well, although I find the raw pickup
sound to be edgy without a preamp. With the use of preamp or EQ, no problem.
I use this system myself, no need to buy an electric blue violin...

Seth
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