by John Rihani | Jan 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year! All of us here at Encore Orchestral Strings and Paige’s Music wish you all the best in the coming year. We’re excited about what this year will bring and we’re working hard to make sure we have the instruments, bows, cases, and...
by John Rihani | Oct 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
John is building a cello! Well, trying to. My interest in violin making precedes any serious cello playing I ever did. My original plan in high school was to attend the Violin Making School of America in Salt Lake City. My dad was adamant that I pursue a...
by John Rihani | May 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
By popular demand, we are now stocking a limited supply of Wiedoeft cello and bass rosin. Several of my friends in the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra use this and recommend it to their students. On my rosin shelf at home, I have Pirastro Oliv, Wiedoeft, and Larica...
by John Rihani | May 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Help me welcome a distinguished addition to the Encore family of instruments – this achingly beautiful 1974 E.M. Pollmann “Grodner” model bass. This instrument came to us in a remarkable state of preservation and Ben Parrott completed a beautiful...
by John Rihani | Apr 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
We talk about the beautiful materials used to build violin-family instruments often on this page. While maple gets most of the glory in the violin world, there are other woods that are just as lovely. This Rogeri-pattern Shen bass just arrived with this swirly,...
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