by John Rihani | Sep 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
What makes a shop special? The people. While Encore and Paige’s receive praise as businesses and physical places, it’s really the people that garner the compliments and loyalty. When you ask a band director about Paige’s, they’ll usually...
by John Rihani | Sep 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
I know what you’re thinking. Sometimes…I can read your mind. You woke up this morning thinking, “Man, you know what I really need in my life? A 5-string carbon fiber cello.” See? I can read your mind! There are times when you need something...
by John Rihani | Aug 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
The history of violin making is replete with examples of families passing knowledge and traditions from generation to generation. Amati, Guarneri, and Stradivari might be the most famous, but family traditions also existed in Germany, France, and many others as...
by John Rihani | Aug 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you’ve been following this blog, you’ve already read about how excited I’ve been in anticipation of the arrival of a cello by Christopher Jacoby. He began work on this instrument while in Lincoln, Nebraska and finished it in his new workshop in...
by John Rihani | Aug 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Most of you know by now that Benjamin Parrott is a part of the Encore and Paige’s team. Ben is an incredible luthier who not only makes professional level new instruments and does fantastic setup work, but he also occasionally finds time to produce these Banfi...
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