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The body for this
violin was given to me to set up by Eric Vance, AKA the Guitar Doctor in Whitman, Ma. I was just going to fit it out with all
the hardware, but then with the pocket, I figured it would be perfect to
try on board active electronics.
The electronics have a
custom EQ curve that I’ve found works very well for this instrument and
pickup. The bridge / pickup is from Eric Aceto. The instrument is a 5 string, with a slightly longer scale
length than a standard violin so the tension on the strings is reasonable.
Although the body looks very different, the neck angle and positions are
all the same as an acoustic instrument, and the feel is surprisingly
comfortable and natural to play.
There is one switch to select full bypass passive mode and
active/on. To prevent accidental battery drain, the
power is turned off if the cord in not plugged in. To test the battery, there is one
pushbutton and an indicator light. Battery life is about 100 hours with a
standard 9Volt. The best part of
this violin is the sound in active mode.
In active mode, the tone and output will not change depending on
what is plugged into, which is a problem with passive piezo pickups. Below are some sound clips in both
passive and active modes. This instrument was completed in July 2008 and is
for sale.
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