Explore how carbon fiber, titanium, steel, brass, and aluminum endpins may influence your cello’s sound—and why your own ears should make the final call.

Cello string tension can influence resistance, response, and how a string works with your bow—but higher tension does not automatically mean more power. Learn how to use tension as one factor when choosing strings for...

Recently, a member of the Facebook group called the "International Cello Society" posted something about strings that stuck with me. His point was basically: you can't buy a new sound with new strings — you'll...

Choosing cello strings starts with listening to your instrument, identifying what you want to change, and finding the right balance of warmth, clarity, power, and response. Here's a practical way to approach your next set.

A two-week update on the Larsen Sovereign cello strings, focusing on the G and C strings, break-in, power, warmth, and why players should give new strings time to settle before judging them.

A firsthand SoundBox comparison of Larsen Il Cannone Warm & Broad and Direct & Focused, tested on the same 2017 Nathan Slobodkin cello, including individual string observations and mix-and-match results.

Short version: I'm Philo Lee, a professional cellist and the founder of SoundBox Strings. After four months on my 2005 Grubaugh & Seifert, the Jargar Eccentric set is dark and chocolatey with outstanding, growly G...

Short version: I'm Philo Lee, a professional cellist and the founder of SoundBox Strings. On my 2005 Grubaugh Seifert, the Larsen Sovereign set pairs warm, sweet, singing A and D strings with powerful G and...

Currently I am playing on a modern cello made in 2017 by the maker Nathan Slobodkin. I really do think that it is a great instrument to play on, it is a Guarneri model instrument...