We mentioned in our last post that Don Rickert Design and Adventurous Muse have a new home. It is in an historic building, which is a nice way of saying old and not much to look at (yet) from the outside.
Our new workshop and studio is located on the sight of the old Roswell, GA textile mill, established in 1836 by Roswell King and destroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops in 1864, having been the manufacturer of the famous “Roswell Gray” Confederate uniforms and, thus, considered a military target.
The mill was later rebuilt. It is in one of the “new” mill buildings (about 80 years old) that we are now located. As far as we have been able to determine, our workshop was originally housing for mill workers, and later re-purposed as a mill workshop. An exterior photo of the building appears below. Click on the thumbnail image for a larger view.
Just as soon as we have our new workshop organized and presentable enough, we will have some before and after interior photos.
What are we going to be making at our new location?
Musical Instruments sold by via the Adventurous Muse Store:
- The new Rickert Mountaineer Backpacker Fiddles
- Neil Gow Pochettes (AKA the Thomas Jefferson Pochette)
- Our Renaissance Vielles and Renaissance Fiddles
- Whiskey Bottle Box (Civil War Era) Fiddles (see also)
- Antique-Style (Civil War Era) Cigar Box Fiddle (AKA "The Reenactor" Cigar Box Fiddle)
- The Rickert Professional Performance Fiddle
- The new Adventurer IIc Travel Violins
- Maggini Octave Violins
- The Rickert Type 4 Electric Violin
- The Rickert Type 5 Electric Violin
- Custom instruments and prototypes for new instruments by Don Rickert Design
The following instruments will continue to be made at Fiddarci Lutherie in Helena, AL
- Rickert-Fiddarci Octave Violin (AKA the Type II Octave Violin), William Sidney Mount Model
- Rickert-Fiddarci Octave Violin (AKA the Type II Octave Violin), Darci Jones Model
Other Stuff:
Prototypes associated with Don Rickert Design new product development work for clients, as well as the initial rowing craft by Don Rickert Design (Adventure Rowing Division) will also be made in our new workshop.
