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Royce Burt

Submitted by george crighton on 2/14/2015

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I've only been playing for about three years. Started with a rented student violin and then purchased a good mid-century German violin. Good, but I wanted something easier to play with great tone. Then I found Royce Burt's site.

I purchased old violin #185 in April, 2014. Great old German violin from about 1900. Really sweet tone and very easy action. Wonderful to play. I found myself using it more than my "good" violin. It came with Helicore strings but I changed them to Prims because I wanted an even brighter sound. This is a revoiced fiddle from Royce. He really gets them right.

A week ago I purchased old violin #258. Old German violin from about 1910. I bought both of these fiddles because of their tone. I'm not sure what makes me decide to purchase a particular instrument but it has something to do with the way they sound. Both fiddles sound similar. The sound just reaches out and grabs me. I took #258 to my lesson last Thursday and then to an Irish Celtic session that evening. About 12 players there that evening - three of them professionals. The fiddle projects very well. I got a lot of comments about the projection and great tone of this fiddle.

Royce Burt really works magic with these fiddles. He is super easy to work with. His prices are very reasonable. I was at a good violin and luthier shop getting a case for my new fiddle. The owner asked what I had paid for it. When I told him, he said, "You got a really good deal." If you are in the market for a good fiddle, do yourself a favor and check out Royce's YouTube videos. His fiddles go fast. I've seen them go in a day. There is a reason for that.

(I originally stated old violin #186 as my first purchase but it is actually old violin #185)

Overall Rating: 10

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