Describing sound

How do you describe sound?  When auditioning instruments and attempting to quantify the differences in sound between them, we stretch the limits of language.  What are some of the words you use to describe sound? Bright, shrill, tinny, thin, strident, focused,...

Welcome Scott Jackson!

We are happy to welcome the newest addition to the Encore family – Scott Jackson!  Please stop by and make him feel welcome. A little bit about Scott: Scott Jackson is excited to be part of Encore Orchestral Strings at Paige’s Music. Born in Rensselaer, Indiana...

Jay Haide instruments – fully stocked!

It was a wonderful day when we became a dealer for the Jay Haide line of instruments.  A collaboration between Haide Lin and Jay Ifshin, this line of instruments represents some of the finest work from a Chinese shop…and one of the best values in violin-family...

The Realist Sound Clip

Bassists and cellists often look for “pickups” or “transducers” that facilitate amplifying the instrument by plugging it into a PA system or guitar/bass amplifier.  Fishman is a popular manufacturer of such systems and there are many...