Links

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The following links are recommended to all who have taken an interest in my site.

Related Links:
Andy Holliman: Excellent violin database built by Britain's own Andy Holliman, plus Andy's own excellent violin designs.  A very large resource for makers from other countries.
Barbera Transducers: Top of the line electric "pickups", or transducers, for violins, violas, cellos and contrabasses.  (My personal preference.)
Barcus Berry:  Top of the line electric "pickups", or transducers, for violins, violas, cellos and contrabasses.
Deni Bonet: An accomplished violinist who has some explosively vibrant music for sale.  Check out her concert footage on her site, and don't forget, if she were playing a Mallion Violin, she could sing and play at the same time...
Bowed Electricity:  A comprehensive site devoted to electric violins.  Compiled by John Schussler, a composer, player and performer who owns this site and several others under the moniker lightbubble.com.
Louis Caporale:  An American maker of acoustic violins based in Tokyo, Japan.  Studying violin making since the age of 15, Caporale San is a graduate of the Chicago School of Violin Making. He teaches the art of violin making himself now, and deals magnificent instruments from all over the world. If you are looking for a quality acoustic violin, this is the man you should seek first.  
Crazy Fiddler: The homepage of German violin player Chris Herzberger.
The Digital Violin Database: A large and informative website about the electric violin including many links and a lot of history.
E-Fiddler:  A site by Ian Cameron that promotes electric violin music samples for downloading and usage at, oddly enough, no cost!  Musical Idea exchange via the internet.
Fiddle.com:  A large site concerning acoustic and electric fiddles, fiddlers and fiddling.
Fiddle Forum: The (new) Internet Fiddle Forum and Message Board!  The one stop online community for players of the violin, fiddle and Electric Stringed Instruments.
FiddleChicks: A site, created by Andrea MacMullin, dedicated to  female electric violinists.  Andrea is an electric violinist with a large résumé, including several orchestras and recorded music. This site is also a valuable database for violinists.
Bob Gollihur & Wordsmith Associates:  A very informative acoustic and electric contrabass database.  It includes links to hundreds of makers, players and dealers of Double Basses.
madfiddler: Mark Alan Knight. Electric fiddler in the UK; educated but slightly insane.
Mr. O: Mr. O is a violin player and maker in Japan.  This page is in Japanese, so you may need to download Japanese fonts if your computer is not already equipped.  There is a smaller English version of the site available on the homepage.
Shenzo!  Extreme Violinist:  The Evil Kinevel of the violin world!  performing death defying stunts and playing profusely all the while!
Starfish Designs:  Very interesting designs of violins, cellos, contrabasses and harps!  Well worth a look, and of such fine craftsmanship I might have second thoughts about destroying one of them with a Mallion Violin.

Partners:

Colorado Cases: Based in Colorado, these custom case designers have developed a soft case design specifically for my violin and viola designs.  Visit their website for all of your case needs, custom or otherwise.
Libby Larsen:  Internationally renowned American classical composer.  Owner of the first sold Mallion Violin.  She has an amazing body of work and is, quite honestly, one of my favorite composers.
Lyris Hung: New York violinist that can be found on stage in theatres and concert halls playing her Hung Mallion Scythe with her progressive metal band Hung.

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