Daniela and Alessandro, great article. You know that I love the statistics. Thanks for doing the VERY hard work to put this together. At least one of my customers is a Suzuki teacher (William Hurd) and uses the VdS extensively in his teaching of violin and viola students. At least one is a world class artist (i.e. Andrew G.). A very large proportion of my customers are recording industry session musicians, who use the VdS when a cello part is called for. Also, and related, composers for independent films. The rest are amateurs, generally in the highly skilled category, playing in church ensembles, folk groups, etc. Anyway, thanks again for your true thought leadership in the VdS world!
Thank you so much for your insight! I admit I was a bit mesmerized in finding so little amateurs between our customers, because to me it looks like the most perfect instrument for an amateur. And for church ensembles it is really great, it allows you to switch from one part to the other to support where help is needed. Probably, in Europe we have too little of these categories, in general. That’s a pity I think!
Intersting stats. To add to them here are my usage stats. I play my da Spalla in traditional music sessions, usually in pubs, alternating with my fiddle, I also use it in video offerings to an FB group. It is aways greeted with great interest and it's sound is often complemented. Hopefully, one day I'll have the opportunity to try one of your instruments, they are beatiful. Thank you for your unending support, skill and enthusiasm x
Daniela and Alessandro, great article. You know that I love the statistics. Thanks for doing the VERY hard work to put this together. At least one of my customers is a Suzuki teacher (William Hurd) and uses the VdS extensively in his teaching of violin and viola students. At least one is a world class artist (i.e. Andrew G.). A very large proportion of my customers are recording industry session musicians, who use the VdS when a cello part is called for. Also, and related, composers for independent films. The rest are amateurs, generally in the highly skilled category, playing in church ensembles, folk groups, etc. Anyway, thanks again for your true thought leadership in the VdS world!
Thank you so much for your insight! I admit I was a bit mesmerized in finding so little amateurs between our customers, because to me it looks like the most perfect instrument for an amateur. And for church ensembles it is really great, it allows you to switch from one part to the other to support where help is needed. Probably, in Europe we have too little of these categories, in general. That’s a pity I think!
Intersting stats. To add to them here are my usage stats. I play my da Spalla in traditional music sessions, usually in pubs, alternating with my fiddle, I also use it in video offerings to an FB group. It is aways greeted with great interest and it's sound is often complemented. Hopefully, one day I'll have the opportunity to try one of your instruments, they are beatiful. Thank you for your unending support, skill and enthusiasm x
Thank you!! And thank you for offering your experience, that’s so interesting. Hope to meet you in person one day!