by John Rihani | Feb 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
This week’s discussion of the differences between bows will feel like a bit of a repeat of last weeks’ discussion of instruments. In the end, workmanship and material quality are two of the biggest differentiators when it comes to the cost and performance of a bow. ...
by John Rihani | Feb 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
“What makes this one cost more?” “What’s different between these two violins?” “I don’t see any difference between these two when I look at them?” These are a few variations on one of the most common questions I hear in...
by John Rihani | Feb 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
As we all brace for the coming weather, it’s a good moment to review the importance of humidifying our instruments. In my experience here in the shop, the larger instruments (cello and bass) are even more susceptible to humidity-related damage than their...
by John Rihani | Jan 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
As with nearly everything else in life, trends come and go. For as long as I’ve been playing cello, most professional-caliber instruments were set up with steel core strings. The tungsten-wound Spirocore strings from Thomastik were nearly ubiquitous for the G...
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...
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