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STRINGED INSTRUMENT COMPONENT INNOVATIONS AND DESIGN

NEWS and EVENTS:

THE VIOLIN SOCIETY OF AMERICA, November 15-18, 2023, Baltimore, Maryland, The Saddle Rider Research Collective displays 3D printing technology in action and unveils our new open-source cello wolf resonator design.

OBERLIN ACOUSTICS WORKSHOP of the Violin Society of America- “FIRST FRIDAYS” Friday, October 6, 2023 1-3 p.m. - John Haines-Eitzen presents the Saddle Rider Design Collective bridge project with collaborators David Perry and Don Corson. Featuring 3D printed alternative bridge architectures and materials. Click the above link to view the presentation on the Oberlin Acoustics Workshop’s Youtube Channel.

THE CELLO SHERPA PODCAST, Podcast host, Atlanta Symphony cellist Joel Dallow, interviews John Haines-Eitzen in this 2 part series. (May 5, 2023 episode 1 + May 12, 2023 episode 2)

NEW ENDPINS FOR VSA! Click here to see our new patent-pending vector clamp endpin mounts for cello and double bass, as well as other new designs introduced at the 2022 and 2023 VSA conferences in Anaheim, CA, and Baltimore, MD.

THE VIOLIN SOCIETY OF AMERICA, November 13-18, 2022, Los Angeles, CA, John Haines-Eitzen will present two new endpin mount designs, including an ultralight open-source 3D printed Creative Commons mount for large-diameter wooden endpins and a patent-pending aircraft aluminum mount with a vector-based clamping mechanism. Stop by the Howard Core display to see these new designs in action!

OBERLIN ACOUSTICS WORKSHOP, June 18-25, 2022, Join SaddleRider.com founder John Haines-Eitzen as a guest artist at the 2022 Oberlin Acoustics Workshop for a variety of instrument explorations with luthiers from around the world. (Unfortunately, this event was cancelled due to Covid — fingers crossed for 2023!)

CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, NY, February 3-5, 2022, University of Michigan School of Music Faculty Aaron Berofsky and Matthew Bengtson Join John for piano trios by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn in Ithaca, NY, using an antique Graf fortepiano and all gut cello strings with Saddle Rider’s patented adjustable height cello saddle and wolf resonator.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, January 23-25, 2022, John visits Ann Arbor for an Excel program presentation on instrument innovations as well as chamber music with Aaron Berofsky and Matthew Bengtson. Join John on Skype forum at the event with ConCarbo.com’s Georg Schegolsky and BassCapos.com’s Rob Anzellotti. Time TBA.

NYSSMA CONFERENCE, ROCHESTER, NY, December 4, 2021, Cellist John Haines-Eitzen (SaddleRider.com founder and Cornell University Senior Lecturer and Artist in Residence) joins Hickeys.com at the New York State School Music Association’s annual conference presenting stringed instrument innovations by the Saddle Rider Design Collective.

VSA CONFERENCE, November 12, 2021, Luthier and MacArthur Fellow Joseph Curtin features a violin Saddle Rider in his annual VSA presentation for the Oberlin Violin Acoustics Workshop. This year’s topic: Saddle height and violin acoustics.

During the course of designing and testing our components, we engage in fun research (i.e. we love to make and break stuff!) and hope that the blog linked above may offer others helpful information to join in our dialog. If you have an idea for a new product, or an improvement to an existing one, please don’t hesitate to contact us!