Case finish – how important is it?

by | Feb 20, 2018 | Uncategorized

We have an absolute plethora (El Guapo, anyone?) of case finish choices these days.  While most bass players us some version of the padded nylon bag, the smaller strings (cello included) have a myriad of finishes from which to choose.  The question is, how much does...

Cello anticipation…

by | Feb 13, 2018 | Uncategorized

I’m always excited to welcome a beautiful new cello into the Encore family of instruments, but there are times I’m REALLY excited.  We’ve had the pleasure of representing an unantiqued cello by Michael Koeberling before, but this is the first...

NAMM show wrap-up

by | Feb 6, 2018 | Uncategorized

I came back from NAMM full of new information, new ideas…and the flu.  After being down for the count for almost five days, I’m back at work ready to sift through everything I saw.  I’ll just right in to a couple of the highlights: Eastman Strings is...