Hear What DEXTER FIDDLE Owners Have To Say About Their Fiddles!

"The lovely five-string fiddle that Deck crafted for me has a delightfully sweet voice and gives me a lot of pleasure. Tonally rich and responsive, this instrument can deliver a wonderful range of sound without a great deal of effort. Its beautiful tone continues to improve with playing. I’m really glad that Deck introduced me to this special violin!"

Dan Lanier  •  Rehobeth, MA
Co-Founder, Rehobeth Contra Dance; Fiddler, The French Connection

"I have to tell you Dexter…I just love this fiddle! The sound keeps coming in beautifully and I’m amazed by the penetrating quality in the tone across the entire range of the instrument. The rich full sound makes the thing seem to play itself…even in the highest registers. The best thing about your DEXTER FIDDLE is the complete absence of harshness, plus it plays very quiet without breathiness or string noise. I just played it on a Contra dance tour to Philadelphia, and West Virginia and the band kept commenting on how great it sounded."

Craig Edwards  •  Branford, CT 
Fiddler, Rhythm Method String Band, and Mystic Seaport

Kate emailed us, “I…would like an instrument that sounds great and that is a pleasure to hold and look at & that stays in tune well. Craig’s [Edwards] is all of those things. Plus I really love the idea of a locally built instrument.” Four days later, Kate came over and bought her own DEXTER FIDDLE.

Kate Poole  •  Mystic, CT 
Craig Edwards’ fiddle student

“Loving this fiddle — I am never going to have to buy another"

Bob Drouin  •  North Providence, RI 
Pendragon, Blackstone River Theatre (BRT), Cumberland, RI

“When it comes to great tone, volume, and clarity, you can't go wrong with a Dexter Fiddle. They sound great on stage and in the studio. They have a rich full sound without all the feedback that a lot of other fiddles have. I absolutely love mine! [Tell Deck he can never have this fiddle back ever again because it’s become attached to my left hand…even now it’s difficult to type (: {.] But my favorite thing is ... how well it's set up and how easy it is to play. Gracious ... plays like a dream!"

Christopher Ryan Jones  •  Dinwiddie, VA
Bluegrass Mafia

"Hi! Dexter, I just wanted you to know I love my violin . I’m still taking lessons even though I’m a slow learner. But the new violin is helping me get there!"

Armand St. Pierre  •  Coventry, RI

“I’m playing my new fiddle a little every day and I’m still loving it! Thanks!"

Jonathan Danforth  •  Fall River, MA
Folk Music Fiddler

“Thank you! I have gotten so much pleasure out of this violin, and I'm so excited to continue playing!"

Blanche Case  •  Providence, RI
Brown University Graduate Student

“It’s only been a few days but I want to let you know how much I’m enjoying the green fiddle. It has a great sound, the pegs are wonderful and make it so easy to tune. I’m looking forward to many years of playing.”

Cathy Fahey  •  Peabody, MA
Celtic Fiddler and Folk Dancer

 

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Deck Nieforth was chosen to be listed as a “Folk Musician”, and his DEXTER FIDDLES are listed as “Handcrafts” in the Rhode Island Arts Directory of the Rhode Island State Council for the Arts (RISCA). For more information, www.arts.ri.gov.