The concept of value

by | Sep 26, 2017 | Uncategorized

Value.  A word with a myriad of connotations.  A word that has been bandied about so often as to be practically stripped of any meaning. And yet, value is a word at the very center of everything we attempt to offer here at Encore.  Through our beginning rental plan,...

New hair for your bow?

by | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized

All string players have experience with the inevitable task of rehairing your bow.  Even the best hair does not last forever and a bow with excessively stretched hair or too many hairs missing can potentially cause harm to the bow.  How do you know when it is time to...

Versum SOLO cello A-string and D-string

by | Sep 12, 2017 | Uncategorized

For the large portion of the years I’ve been playing the cello, the Larsen (and then Larsen Soloist) A and D strings have been the professional standard for cellists.  Many people continued to successfully use other strings, but cellists rarely bought whole sets...