The Musicians Club Presents
The String Club
The bow. The string. The voice between four pieces of wood.
Violins, violas, cellos, double basses — the instruments, the strings, the bows, the rosins, the cases, and the people who build them. Anton Krutz Italianate handmades. Pirastro and Thomastik strings. BAM cases. The full orchestral string family, curated for serious players.
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Musician Concierge
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String Brands
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String Products
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Manifesto
Four strings. Two centuries of refinement. Eighty seconds of warm-up to the most demanding passage in the literature.
The bowed strings are the family that defined the orchestra. The violin section is the orchestra. The cello section is its emotional core. The viola is its conscience. The bass is its foundation. Take any one away and the whole machine collapses.
The result is a tradition that runs from Bach's six unaccompanied suites to Shostakovich's last quartet, from the Cremonese workshop to the modern carbon-fiber bow, from the eight-year-old's first quarter-size violin to the principal cellist's 18th-century instrument.
We carry the makers who take this seriously. Anton Krutz in Kansas City, hand-building Italianate violins, violas, and cellos since the 1980s. Pirastro in Offenbach, cutting strings the same way since 1798. Thomastik-Infeld in Vienna, whose Dominant set redefined the orchestral string in 1970. BAM in Morteau, building the cases the world's top sections fly with. We carry their student tiers and their flagships. We sell what works.
Five Centuries of the Bow
From Cremona to Kansas City
The bowed string family was perfected in Cremona between 1550 and 1750 — Andrea Amati, his sons and grandsons; Antonio Stradivari, who refined the violin form to mathematical perfection; Giuseppe Guarneri ‘del Gesù’, whose instruments are among the most prized in existence. Their geometry is the geometry every modern luthier still references. Their varnish is studied. Their wood selection is a craft handed bench to bench.
In our time, that tradition lives at workbenches like Anton Krutz's in Kansas City — a master luthier who has spent four decades hand-graduating, hand-arching, and hand-varnishing instruments in the Italianate tradition. Strings descend separately: Pirastro in Offenbach since 1798, Thomastik-Infeld in Vienna since 1919. The bow tradition runs through François Tourte (1747-1835) and continues today in pernambuco and carbon-fiber.
Every cello we ship was made by hands that learned from hands that learned from Cremona. We carry the instruments. We curate the strings, the bows, the rosin. We sell what the orchestra plays.
Three Categories. One Family.
Everything A String Player Buys
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Instruments
Violins, violas, cellos, and double basses across every tier. Anton Krutz Italianate flagships at $33K cellos / $17K violas / $16K violins. Krutz Avant 850, Artisan 750, Series 600. Plus pro fractional sizes for advanced students.
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Strings & Bows
Pirastro Evah Pirazzi, Obligato, Tonica, Spirocore. Thomastik Dominant, Vision, Peter Infeld, Alphayue. Larsen and Jargar for cellists. BAM and CodaBow carbon-fiber bows. Andrea, Bernardel, and Pirastro Goldflex rosins.
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Cases & Accessories
BAM Hightech cases for cellos, violins, violas, basses. Crossrock for travel. Reunion Blues gig bags. Kun, Wolf, Bon Musica shoulder rests. Mutes, fine tuners, chinrests, endpins, dampits.
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Every member of the string family — from the half-size violin in a child's hands to the double bass at the back of the symphony, from the bluegrass mandolin to the chamber-music cello.
60+
Violins
Student through Anton Krutz pros up to $16K
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Violas
Student fractional through pro · up to $17K
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Cellos
Student through Anton Krutz Italianate · up to $33K
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Double Basses
3/4 and full-size · accessories and bags
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Bows
Pernambuco, brazilwood, carbon-fiber
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Rosin
Pirastro, Andrea, Larsen, Bernardel
View CollectionThe Flagships
From $680 to $33,000
Ten items at the very top of what we sell. Anton Krutz Italianate cellos, violas, and violins. KRUTZ Avant production-tier handmades. BAM premium bow cases. Pirastro Spirocore bass sets — the orchestral standard since 1962.
Cello · Flagship
$33,000
Anton Krutz Cello
by Anton Krutz
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Cello · Avant
$27,000
KRUTZ Avant 850 Cello
by Krutz
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Viola · Flagship
$17,000
Anton Krutz Viola
by Anton Krutz
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Violin · Flagship
$16,000
Anton Krutz Violin Model V490
by Anton Krutz
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Cello · Artisan
$12,300
KRUTZ Artisan 750 Cello
by Krutz
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Violin · Avant
$9,980
KRUTZ Avant 850 5-Star Violin
by Krutz
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Viola · Avant
$9,800
KRUTZ 850 Avant Viola
by Krutz
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Cello · Series 600
$6,700
KRUTZ Series 600 Cello
by Krutz
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Bow · Premium
$1,598
BAM Hightech 2 German Bows for Double Bass
by BAM
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String Set · Bass
$680
Pirastro Spirocore Bass Set — Mittel
by Pirastro
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The Benches That Built The Sound
Four workshops — Kansas City, Offenbach, Vienna, and Morteau — where the strings, bows, and cases of the orchestra come from.
From $33,000
Kansas City, USA
Anton Krutz
Italianate violins, violas, and cellos. Hand-built one at a time.
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From $680
Offenbach, Germany
Pirastro
String maker since 1798. Evah Pirazzi, Obligato, Spirocore, Tonica.
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From $239
Vienna, Austria
Thomastik-Infeld
Dominant, Vision, Peter Infeld, Spirocore — Vienna's string-maker since 1919.
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From $3,422
Morteau, France
BAM Cases
Hightech and Trekking series. The flightcase the Berlin Philharmonic bows travel in.
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Featured Maker · Kansas City, USA
Anton Krutz
Italianate violins, violas, and cellos. Hand-built one at a time.
Anton Krutz is a master luthier in Kansas City who has spent four decades building violins, violas, and cellos in the Italianate tradition. His personal-tier instruments — labeled simply "Anton Krutz" — are hand-graduated, hand-arched, hand-varnished, one-at-a-time, by him.
The Anton Krutz Cello sits at $33,000 — the most expensive string instrument we sell. The Anton Krutz Viola at $17,000. The Anton Krutz Violin Model V490 at $16,000. Players in major orchestras and serious soloists order these instruments years in advance.
The KRUTZ family line below — Avant 850, Artisan 750, Artisan 700, Series 600 — is built in his shop under his direct oversight, using the same construction principles at production scale. The result is a Krutz-house sound across the price range.
$33,000
Anton Krutz Cello — flagship handmade, the highest-priced string instrument we sell
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Featured Maker · Offenbach, Germany
Pirastro
String maker since 1798. Evah Pirazzi, Obligato, Spirocore, Tonica.
Pirastro has been making strings in Offenbach, Germany since 1798. Two centuries of refinement have produced the strings most orchestras play on today: Evah Pirazzi for brilliance and projection, Obligato for warmth and complexity, Tonica for an all-purpose synthetic-core, Wondertone Solo for soloists, Goldflex rosin, Spirocore basses for the orchestra.
The Spirocore Bass Set — first made in 1962 — is still the standard of the orchestral bass section worldwide, sixty-plus years later. The Tomastik Spirocore (the cello version) is the lower-string complement on most pro setups.
We carry the full Pirastro line: Evah Pirazzi (Gold and Soloist editions included), Tonica, Obligato, Wondertone Solo, Chromcor, Eudoxa, Olive, Permanent. Plus the Pirastro rosins (Goldflex, Schwarz, Olive Evah). And the Pirastro consumables that round out the orchestral player's kit.
$680
Spirocore Bass Set — the orchestral bass standard since 1962
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Featured Maker · Vienna, Austria
Thomastik-Infeld
Dominant, Vision, Peter Infeld, Spirocore — Vienna's string-maker since 1919.
Thomastik-Infeld is the Vienna string-maker founded in 1919. Their Dominant set, introduced in 1970, became the most-played string in the world — synthetic core, warm yet soloistic response, stable tuning. It is the orchestral default and the auditioning student's safest choice.
Above Dominant in the Thomastik catalog: Vision (more powerful, faster response), Vision Solo (soloistic), Peter Infeld (premium synthetic with platinum-plated steel E), Spirocore (steel core for cellos and basses), Alphayue (the school orchestra entry tier).
We carry the full Thomastik range, including Spirocore bass and cello sets, the violin Dominant range, Vision Titanium Solo, and the Peter Infeld with the platinum E-string that became the audition-room favorite.
$239
Dominant Violin Set — the most-played orchestral string set in the world
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Featured Maker · Morteau, France
BAM Cases
Hightech and Trekking series. The flightcase the Berlin Philharmonic bows travel in.
BAM is the French case-maker that has owned the premium-cases market for thirty years. The Hightech series — carbon-fiber-reinforced, climate-stable, lightweight — is what working professionals fly with. The flightcase versions go in cargo holds without thinking twice.
For cellists, the BAM Hightech Cello Case at $3,422 is the standard. For violinists and violists, BAM's Hightech and L'Etoile lines protect a $50,000 instrument with the same engineering as a $5,000 one. The bow tubes (the Hightech 2 / 4 cases for double-bass bows at $1,598) are the orchestra-tour standard.
We carry the BAM range across violin, viola, cello, and double-bass formats. Plus BAM's straps, accessories, and the smaller compartment cases for everyday rehearsal use. Worldwide ship — we work with players in 50+ countries.
$3,422
BAM Hightech Cello Case — the premium French case for full-size cellos
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From the BAM Cases Collection
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String Library · 740 Products
All Strings — Every Set, Every Maker
Pirastro Evah Pirazzi · Thomastik Dominant · Larsen Cantiga · Jargar · Helicore · D'Addario Royal · Warchal · Prim — every set, every gauge for violin, viola, cello, double bass and rare instruments.
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GEWA Music USA
GEWA Bass, Walther 11, 4/4, Rom antique, Gamba Shaped, Arched, 5-String, Setup
$4,589.00
GEWA Music USA
Adamas E-Acoustic Guitar 1598-MEIII, Melissa Etheridge Signature, 12-String
$3,599.00
Michael Kelly Guitar Co.
Pinnacle 5-String Bass — Electric Bass Guitar with Natural Burl Finish
$1,169.99
Bows · 78 Products
All Bows — Carbon, Pernambuco and Brazilwood
From student carbon-fibre to master pernambuco. Codabow, Arcus, Müsing, JonPaul, French and German workshop bows. Every length, every weight, every grade.
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Featured Maker · Vienna, Austria
All Dominant — The 100-Year Standard
Thomastik-Infeld's Dominant set defined the modern orchestral string sound. Synthetic core with a natural-gut feel. The default first orchestral string set since 1947 — every gauge, every set composition.
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Violin · 60 Products
All Violins
Workshop violins from $400 to $40,000. Anton Krutz, Eastman Strings, Realist and antique workshop instruments. Every size from 1/16 to full 4/4. Hand-tested before shipping.
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Cello · 19 Products
All Cellos
Workshop and master cellos for the conservatory player. Anton Krutz instruments alongside antique workshop cellos with century-aged wood. Every size from 1/4 to full 4/4.
Browse All 19 Cellos
Viola · 17 Products
All Violas
Workshop violas in 14"–17" body lengths. Pro and master instruments. Every body size to match the player's frame, from young chamber player to professional principal.
Browse All 17 Violas
Double Bass · 15 Products
All Double Basses
3/4 and 7/8 sizes for orchestral and jazz players. Workshop instruments built for ensemble work, and master basses for the principal seat.
Browse All 15 Double Basses
Rosin · 47 Products
All Rosin
Bernardel, Hill, Pirastro Eudoxa, Liebenzeller, Andrea, Kolstein, Salchow. Light, dark, German, French — every formula and tackiness for violin, viola, cello, double bass and bow restoration.
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Every Voice In The Family
Browse By Instrument
Six families. Every member, every tier. From the $400 student violin to the $33,000 Anton Krutz cello — Italianate handmade flagships, KRUTZ production-tier instruments, plus the bow library and the bass-section essentials.
8 pro models in stock
Anton Krutz · Krutz · Pro
Violins
Anton Krutz at the flagship handmade tier ($16,000). KRUTZ Avant 850 and Artisan 750 lines. Krutz 700 Avant. Plus pro fractional sizes for advanced students. Italianate-style construction, tonal clarity, hand-finished varnish.
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4 pro models in stock
Anton Krutz · Krutz · 4/4
Violas
Anton Krutz Viola flagship at $17,000. KRUTZ 850 Avant ($9,800), 750 Artisan, 700 Artisan. 16-inch and 16.5-inch standard, with fractional sizes for younger players.
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6 pro models in stock
Anton Krutz · Krutz · 4/4
Cellos
Anton Krutz Cello at $33,000 — the highest-priced string instrument we sell. KRUTZ Avant 850 at $27,000. Artisan 750 at $12,300. Series 600 at $6,700. Italianate construction, hand-graduated tops, ready to play.
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18 items in stock
Bows · Cases · Accessories
Double Basses
BAM Hightech bow cases ($1,598). Ortola gig bags. Spirocore bass strings. The bass section's essential setup for orchestral and jazz pizz. Full instruments available on order.
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78 bows in stock
Pernambuco · Brazilwood · Carbon
Bows
BAM Hightech carbon-fiber bows for the working pro. Plus brazilwood and pernambuco bows in violin, viola, cello, and bass sizes. The whole spectrum from student to soloist.
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The Voice Itself
Strings
Pure gut, gut-core, synthetic-core, steel — the four traditions of the orchestral string. Pirastro since 1798. Thomastik since 1919. Larsen and Jargar from Denmark. The string set is the single biggest sound choice a string player makes after the instrument itself — and we carry the full library.
Strings · violin, viola, cello, bass
Pirastro
Offenbach since 1798. Evah Pirazzi, Obligato, Tonica, Wondertone — the orchestral standard.
ShopStrings · violin, viola, cello, bass
Thomastik Dominant
Vienna. The most-played string in the world. Synthetic core, warm but soloistic.
ShopStrings · cello, bass
Spirocore
Pirastro/Thomastik. The bass-section standard for orchestral pizz and arco.
ShopStrings · cello, violin
Larsen
Danish. The cellist's A-string benchmark. Solo, Magnacore, Tzigane.
ShopStrings · violin, cello, bass
D'Addario Helicore
Multi-stranded steel core. Quick response, projection, durable for outdoor use.
ShopStrings · violin
Kaplan
D'Addario premium. Amo, Vivo — solo-ready synthetic core.
ShopStrings · cello
Jargar
Danish. The classic A-string of the 1970s — still in many cellists' rotations.
ShopStrings · violin (Pirastro)
Evah Pirazzi
Pirastro's most-projecting violin string. Powerful, bright, soloistic.
ShopStrings · student violin
Alphayue
Pirastro entry tier. Steel core, stable tuning — the classroom standard.
ShopStrings · violin
Wondertone Solo
Pirastro. Solo-set complementary to Tonica.
ShopStrings · violin, viola
Tonica
Pirastro mid-tier. Synthetic core, balanced response.
ShopStrings · cello (Thomastik)
Spirit
Vienna. The cellist's Vision sister-set.
ShopStrings · entry tier
Alice
Affordable steel-core sets for student rentals and beginners.
ShopElectric strings & instruments
NS Design
Solid-body electric violins, violas, cellos. The studio-and-stage choice.
ShopTop Strings By Price
All Strings
GEWA Music USA
GEWA Bass, Walther 11, 4/4, Rom antique, Gamba Shaped, Arched, 5-String, Setup
$4,589.00
GEWA Music USA
Adamas E-Acoustic Guitar 1598-MEIII, Melissa Etheridge Signature, 12-String
$3,599.00
Michael Kelly Guitar Co.
Pinnacle 5-String Bass — Electric Bass Guitar with Natural Burl Finish
$1,169.99
The Other Half
Bows · Shoulder Rests · Mutes
If the string is the body, the bow is the breath. Pernambuco vs. carbon-fiber, hair-tension, rod-camber, frog-balance — every variable shapes the sound. Plus the small things that decide whether you can play for four hours: shoulder rests, mutes, fine tuners.
Carbon-fiber
BAM Bows
French. The Hightech series — flight-tested, climate-stable.
ShopCases & gear
Crossrock
Lightweight cases for traveling string players.
ShopShoulder rests
Kun
Canadian. The Bravo, Voce, Original — orchestral standards.
ShopShoulder rests
Wolf
German. Forte and Secondo — a player favorite for taller necks.
ShopShoulder rests
Bon Musica
Italian. The contour-shaped shoulder rest, beloved by orchestral players.
ShopShoulder rests
Mach One
Maple body, ergonomic. Handmade in the US.
ShopMutes · stands
Artino
Practice mutes, music stands, accessories.
ShopMutes
Cello Mutes
Tourte, Spector, leather, rubber — every mute the section uses.
ShopMutes
Violin Mutes
Practice mutes for hotel-room hours.
ShopRosin
Pirastro Rosin
Goldflex, Schwarz, Olive Evah — the Pirastro family of rosins.
ShopRosin
Andrea
American boutique. Solo, Sanctus, A Piacere — handmade rosins.
ShopRosin
Bernardel
French classic. The orchestral default.
ShopTop Bows & Accessories By Price
All BowsThe Friction
Rosin
A bow without rosin produces almost no sound. A bow over-rosined produces noise. The right rosin is the right friction — gripped enough to engage the string, light enough to release it cleanly. Pirastro Goldflex is the orchestral default. Andrea is the boutique soloist's pick. Bernardel is the timeless French classic.
Carry & Travel
Cases & Bags
A $33,000 Anton Krutz cello deserves a case engineered to the same standard. We stock BAM's Hightech series — the cases the Berlin Philharmonic flies with — plus Crossrock for travel and Reunion Blues for daily-driver gig bags.
Cases · Bags
BAM
France. Hightech and Trekking series — the cellos of the Berlin Phil travel in these.
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Crossrock
Lightweight cases for traveling players. Carbon-fiber and ABS hard-shell.
ShopCases · Bags
Reunion Blues
San Francisco. Premium gig bags with ballistic-grade padding.
ShopFeatured BAM Cases & Bows
All BAM
The Repertoire
Sheet Music & Method Books
From the Bach Suites to the Tchaikovsky concertos, the Kreutzer etudes to the Galamian scales, the Suzuki books to the Carl Flesch method — every piece a serious string player needs in print.
203+ titles
Violin Music
Bach Sonatas & Partitas, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky concertos. Kreutzer & Sevcik etudes.
Browse9+ titles
Viola Music
Bach suites (transcribed), Hindemith, Walton. Concert and chamber repertoire.
Browse118+ titles
Cello Music
Bach Suites, Beethoven sonatas, Dvořák concerto. Popper studies.
Browse34+ titles
Double Bass Music
Bottesini, Koussevitzky concertos. Simandl etudes.
Browse226+ titles
String Quartets
Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Bartók, Shostakovich quartets and ensembles.
BrowseFeatured: Violin Repertoire
All Violin Music
Stage & Studio
Microphones · Stands · Tuners · Lighting
The professional infrastructure around the instrument. DPA Microphones for orchestral live amplification. Earthworks for premium recording. Apogee for the USB studio interface. Konig & Meyer for the stands the entire industry standardizes on. Mighty Bright for stand lighting. Soundbrenner for the wearable metronome.
Live · Orchestra
DPA Microphones
Danish flagship. The 4099 CORE for Brass — clip-on instrument mic, the orchestral live-amplification standard. Used by Berlin Phil, NY Phil, LSO.
ShopRecording · Premium
Earthworks
American boutique. The QTC30 measurement-grade omni and SR117 supercardioid — the engineer's mic for transparent recording.
ShopUSB · Studio
Apogee USB Mics
Apogee HypeMiC, MiC+, ClipMic digital 2 — studio-quality USB mics for the practice room, lesson Zoom, podcast bench.
ShopStands · Hardware
Konig & Meyer
German precision since 1949. Music stands, mic stands, instrument stands — Kingsize Tuba Stand to 259 Mic Stand. The industry default.
ShopStand Lighting
Mighty Bright
LED music-stand lights. Orchestra Pro, Hammerhead Duet, Encore — the rehearsal pit, recording booth, and chamber stage standard.
ShopWearable Metronome
Soundbrenner
Vibrating wearable metronome and tuner. The modern practice tool — feel the beat instead of hearing the click.
ShopFeatured Microphones
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Featured K&M Stands
All K&M
Care & Carry
Cases, Shoulder Rests, Accessories
A $30,000 cello deserves a case engineered to the same standard. A four-hour rehearsal deserves a shoulder rest that doesn't fight you. A long flight deserves a Dampit. We stock what professional players actually use, in the configurations that matter.
Cello Cases
BAM Hightech, Crossrock, fiberglass
BrowseViola & Violin Cases
BAM, Negri, fiberglass shells
BrowseDouble Bass Bags
BAM, Ortola — gigging-grade
BrowseRosin
Pirastro Goldflex, Andrea, Bernardel
BrowseShoulder Rests
Kun, Wolf, Bon Musica, Mach One
BrowseString Accessories
Mutes, fine tuners, chinrests, endpins
BrowseTiered For Every Stage
Student. Pro. The Right Instrument For Right Now.
A seven-year-old picking up a 1/4-size violin and a conservatory finalist shopping for a recital cello want different things. We carry both ends — and the long middle.
Student
Affordable, durable, designed to teach
Hand-Picked
Editor's Choice
The horns we'd buy ourselves if we were starting today.
The Whole Roster · 22 Brands
All String Brands
Every maker we carry — luthiers, bow makers, string houses, rosin specialists, case builders. Tap any name to read their story and shop their line.
Instruments2 brands
Cases3 brands
Frequently Asked
Questions Worth Answering
For violinists, the most-recommended sets are Pirastro Tonica or Thomastik Dominant — synthetic-core sets that respond well, hold tuning, and give you a baseline of warmth and projection. Cellists most often start with Larsen on the A and D, Spirocore on the G and C — the classic professional setup. Violists and bassists have parallel choices. Once you know your instrument and your style, sample sets like Evah Pirazzi (brighter), Obligato (warmer), or Vision Solo (soloistic) become the next move.
Pernambuco — the traditional Brazilian wood — has been the bow standard for 200 years. It produces a warm, complex sound and excellent flexibility, but Pernambuco is now CITES-restricted and increasingly expensive. Carbon-fiber bows (CodaBow, JonPaul, Arcus) match or exceed Pernambuco on durability, weather-stability, and projection. Most working orchestral players now own at least one carbon bow as a backup or daily driver. Premium boutique pernambuco bows start around $2,000; comparable carbon bows from $400.
Every 6-12 months for a daily player, less for a casual student. Signs you need a rehair: the hair feels slippery even with rosin, individual hairs are breaking, or you're replacing more than 3-5 a month. A good luthier rehair runs $80-$150 and is the single biggest upgrade most players can make to a tired bow.
For most violinists and violists, yes. The Kun Bravo is the safe orchestral default. The Wolf Forte Secondo is a player favorite for taller necks. Bon Musica's contour shape is loved by orchestral players who fight slipping. Mach One offers a maple body with ergonomic curves — the soloist's pick. Try several at a shop or via our concierge service before committing.
Three brands cover 95% of cases: Pirastro Goldflex (warm, smooth, medium-grippy — orchestral default), Bernardel (the French classic — bright and clean), and Andrea (American boutique with dramatically different formulations — Solo, Sanctus, A Piacere). Cellists often use a darker, grittier rosin (Larsen, Andrea Sanctus); violinists go lighter (Bernardel, Pirastro Goldflex). Match rosin to your strings — Goldflex with Evah Pirazzi is a classic combo.
Viola sizing is by body length, not 4/4 fractions. 16" is the standard adult professional viola; 16.5" gives more bottom-end depth at the cost of reach; 15.5" suits smaller hands; 15" is for advanced young students or those with petite frames. Sit with three sizes at a shop and play your warm-up routine on each — your shoulder, neck, and arm will tell you faster than your ear.
Anton Krutz is the founder and maker of the absolute-flagship line, hand-built in Kansas City. The Anton Krutz Cello sits at $33,000 and represents his personal handwork. The KRUTZ line below — Avant 850, Artisan 750, Artisan 700, Series 600 — is the family's production tier, made in his shop with his oversight, at price points from $4,500 to $27,000. Both lines use Italianate construction, fine-grained spruce tops, and hand-graduated arching — the price difference reflects whose hands and how many hours.
Loosen the bow hair after every session — this keeps the stick in tension-balance. For strings: keep them at moderate humidity (40-60%) — a Dampit or Humidipak in your case during dry seasons. Wipe down the strings and instrument with a dry microfiber after every session — sweat acidity is the #1 cause of premature string death. New strings settle for 7-10 days before they hold pitch reliably; expect to retune every few minutes the first week.
Personal Service
Need help choosing? Talk to a specialist.
Every string, bow, and instrument we sell is play-tested or hand-vetted before it ships. If you're weighing an Anton Krutz against a Krutz Artisan, or trying to decide between Evah Pirazzi and Dominant on your violin, or matching a Pirastro Spirocore set to your bass — we'll be on the phone in five minutes.
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