Knilling Strings

02/12/2026

The Knilling Bolero violin is an extraordinary instrument designed to address the unique needs of mariachi players. It's on display at our TMEA booth (171) through Saturday - come try it out!🎻

🔗 knilling.com/bolero

02/11/2026

The 2026 TMEA Convention is here! Stop by booth 171 to say hello and explore Knilling's range of instruments, including our new Bolero violin! 🎻

See you in San Antonio!🤠

02/04/2026

We had a wonderful time at the Ohio Music Educators Association Conference last week in Columbus!

It was great to meet so many players, teachers and music retailers while celebrating music education 🎻

12/12/2025

The Midwest Clinic is next week at McCormick Place West in Chicago! Visit us at booth 231 and explore all the incredible string instruments we have to offer for students of all levels.
..and best of luck battling the sound of trumpets and tubas 🎻🫡

08/07/2025

🎻 Meet the Knilling Shop 🛠️

Jared has been working as an instrument technician in the Knilling Shop for 9 years! He's a St. Louis native and versatile musician, having played guitar for 20 years, drums for 14 and keyboard for 6.

Q: What’s your favorite instrument to adjust?
A: I like working on the basses. They’re big and fun to play-test.

Q: What’s your most trusted tool?
A: I find myself reaching for my exacto knife in a variety of situations.

Q: What do you like to listen to while working?
A: I’m usually listening to podcasts like The Complete Guide to Everything, The Easy Allies Podcast and 155.

Q: What music have you been listening to recently?
A: Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food, CSS - Donkey, Thee Oh Sees - SORCS 80, The Kinks - The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society

Q: What’s a piece of string music you love?
A: I love the simplicity of the strings on "The List" by Defiance, Ohio. It’s a pop-punk song at its core but the violin and cello really elevate it to something special.

07/24/2025

🎻 Meet the Knilling Shop 🛠️

Say hello to Jackson, one of our instrument technicians! Originally from San Antonio, he’s worked in the Knilling Shop in St. Louis for three years and plays both guitar and bass.

Q: What’s your favorite instrument to adjust?
A: Step-Up Cellos, like the KVC5444 or 126F

Q: What’s your most trusted tool?
A: Sound post setter

Q: What do you like to listen to while working?
A: Podcasts, especially “Last Podcast on the Left” hosted by Marcus Parks, Ed Larson and Henry Zebrowski

Q: What music have you been listening to recently?
A: Gorillaz - Cracker Island

Q: What’s a piece of string music you love?
A: The strings in IV and the Strange Band’s album Southern Circus

07/17/2025

Knilling instruments have long been distinguished by their superior adjustments. That tradition of excellence is carried on in our Knilling Shop today and expressed in every instrument we produce 🎻

Knilling Shop artisans bring decades of experience to their benches every day but are still guided by an ethos of skill development and continual improvement.

We believe our care shines through in every Knilling instrument.

05/22/2025

This spring, cultivate your musical skills with a new instrument! 💐 Stop by your local Knilling dealer and qualify for a $100 rebate!

05/05/2025

04/11/2025

It's the perfect time to let your musicianship bloom!🌷🎻 Spring forward into success with a new string instrument and qualify for a $100 rebate!

04/02/2025

Congratulations to our friends at the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra (seen here showing off their Knilling folios) on their performance celebrating the 150th anniversary of Georges Bizet's Carmen! 🎻

03/10/2025

It's our pleasure to support EcoTones Concerts - see you on May 10!🎻

We are so excited for the next large-scale St. Louis EcoTones Event: EcoTones Concerts @ Little Creek Nature Area on Sat. May 10 at 10:00am! Tickets GO LIVE tomorrow morning, March 3, at 9:00am:
https://cur8.com/25618/project/130312

Please join us for a walk on the "Music Trail" through Florissant's enchanting Little Creek Nature Area, hearing new creative live music by the 14-member world-class St. Louis EcoTones Ensemble. Experience insights about the preserve's ecotones from Bring Conservation Home and Missouri Prairie Foundation naturalists and small musical ensembles along the trail, followed by a sit-down concert set featuring the full EcoTones Ensemble performing new music inspired by the preserve's flora and fauna.

More info at www.ecotonesconcerts.org.

HUGE thank you to our event sponsors Bring Conservation Home, Knilling Strings, Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis, Jackson Pianos, , Missouri Prairie Foundation and generous private donors.