Going from the Eccentric to the Sovereign — and the names really are fitting — felt like going from striking a brass bowl with the dampening on to lifting it off entirely. Full ring. The...

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.

I've had the Jargar Eccentric strings on for about four months now, so here's my take. The first thing that hits you is the overall character — dark and chocolatey on my cello, and I...

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...

Unlike Philo Lee, I don't have the luxury of those recurring long drives, where ideas could flow freely while carpooling with fellow musicians. Living in Oregon and playing with the Oregon Symphony, my longest drive is...

When my friend suggested trying out the new Il Cannone cello strings by Larsen, I was intrigued. As a cellist, I had been using the tried-and-true combination of Larsen Soloist strings for A and D,...

We are getting ready to launch soon! Hoping to launch in the first week of September. Lots of little things to work out before then.

A little history about us and our mission at SoundBox.