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

"I wasn't intending to get myself a new fiddle. But then I attended the 2012 NEFFA Festival. I walked into the vendor room actually looking for a luthier to possibly adjust the neck of my cittern. While there I noticed a table of fiddles and decided to try some out. They were each very nice looking. But being a fiddle player for many years I know that looks only go so far. So I played a few of them and then suddenly one rung out to my soul. I have to admit though even then it still hadn't come together in my mind that I might get it for myself. But over night the fiddle began to play in my head and by the next day I was seriously thinking about having it. The following day back home in Vermont I was walking down the trail with my dog when I suddenly came to the decision that this was just a fine fiddle having all the elements of sound that I appreciate. I called Deck right then. We made a deal, and I have been the happiest fiddler ever since. It is just a great instrument with a full body sound and response like I have never held in my hands prior. I took it to Ireland recently and I'll tell you, heads were turning in every pub admiring this fiddle's elegance. I told the story of the cabinet maker in Rhode Island and the fiddles he makes. By the way, I had the fiddle evaluated by a prominent "violin" maker here in Vermont who only corroborated what I already new; that Deck is an expert craftsman and first class "violin" maker."

Bob DeMarco plays fiddle for bands Wind that Shakes the Barley, Skellig, and Blackbird.
Florence, Vermont.

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Nick Reeb
NY bluegrass fiddler, Six Deadly Venoms

Dan Lanier and his
5-string DEXTER FIDDLE

Craig Edwards,
Folk Musician and Violin Teacher

Bob Drouin

Christopher Ryan Jones
Bluegrass Mafia

Cathy and her Green Fiddle

"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"

Past tributes include three straight Boston Music Award nominations for Outstanding Celtic Act and a Governor's Tourism Award. Pendragon has been voted Rhode Island's Best Celtic Act in the Motif Magazine Best Music Poll seven straight years (2005-2011.) The band has also been voted Best Local Folk Act of the Year in the Providence Phoenix' Best Music Poll eight times. Since 1995, members of Pendragon have been the driving force behind the Blackstone River Theatre, bringing traditional and ethnic music to the Blackstone Valley.

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

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.