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NATALIE MACMASTER

"Brad Higgins makes great violins. My favorite qualities are the power and tone of the instrument. It is very strong and smooth, and responds perfectly to any emotion I play with."
Natalie MacMaster

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LEAHY

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DONNELL LEAHY

"Bradivarius Violins are beautifully crafted and have a smooth deep tone. I take mine on tour all the time because it is a good functional instrument that works very well with a
pick-up"
Donnell Leahy

 

 

ERIN LEAHY

 

 

ERIN and family playing her BRADIVARIUS VIOLIN

 







DAIRE BRACKEN ~ Dublin, Ireland



"The Bradivarius is meticulously designed and crafted with many considerations including new robustness issues never before addressed that made the violin attractive to me as a performing and touring artist. When it comes down to it, my main concern, as with many, is the tone.

This violin has it in spades with remarkable constancy from a beautifully sweet high E' string to the strength and clarity of the additional 5th low C string, a difficult thing to achieve and a quality you wouldn't find in some violas. This is an example of how craft becomes art in my opinion. Having tried and toured with various violins I'm delighted to have finally found the Bradivarius."
Daire Bracken

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Follow DAIRE as he tours with Dave Munnelly



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VASSAR CLEMENTS

 

 

"My Higgins Violin is powerful, has an even tone, is easy to play, and has all the qualities that I like in a fiddle."
Vassar Clements

 

 

You are truly an American Legend, Vassar. You will always be remembered.
Our love, Brad & Patricia Higgins

VASSAR CLEMENTS 1928-August 16, 2005

 

 

SARA MILONOVICH

"I find my Higgins Violin to be an instrument that combines both function and aesthetics. It is beautiful and possesses quality workmanship, rich tone and good responsiveness, whether played acoustically or amplified."
Sara Milonovich

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SARA MILONOVICH AND GREG ANDERSON

Sara is an award-winning fiddler, singer, and tunesmith from New York. A former member of The McKrells and The Cathie Ryan Band. She now divides her time between a busy solo career and being an in-demand accompanist for a number of other artists. In the past year, she has recorded and performed with the likes of Richard Shindell, Jeff Wilkinson, Eliza Gilkyson, Anne Hills, US Poet Laureate Billy Collins, and Leslie Ritter & Scott Petito, among others.

Greg is currently the guitarist with Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul

Cofounder of the acclaimed Celtic-fusion group Whirligig, and also a 9-year veteran of the Cathie Ryan Band. He has performed and recorded with many diverse international artists, including The Klezmatics, Susan McKeown, Richard Shindell, and Tommy Sands.


Together for nearly 4 years now, Sara & Greg have toured throughout the US and Europe. Their debut CD, "Forward In All Directions!", made the World Top Ten in the Village Voice 'Pazz & Jop' Critics Poll for 2004.



"Natalie's, Donnell's, Erin's, Daire's, Vassar's, and Sara's violins are all equipped with L. R. Baggs pickups. I find these to be the most natural sounding of any of the pickups that I have ever heard."

Brad Higgins




BATTENKILL TONEWOOD ~ Robert Crosby ~ Arlington, VT
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"I highly recommend Battenkill Tonewood for all quality stringed instruments."
Brad Higgins



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