Quick, name one major band with the word "cheese" in their name.  No?  Try harder. Really, try harder. Okay, fine, let me help you: String Cheese Incident.  These guys conjure up visions of the Grateful Dead, Phish, Jimmy Buffet rhythms, and violins. Violins?  You bet.  Check out this video, and somewhere around four minutes into it, watch the electric mando player shift gears.  Cool stuff, this.

In honor of the String Cheese Incident cats, we're having a big orchestral string day here at the Backstage.

All new violins in stock are 25% off their already discounted prices.  Yes, this includes our Eastmans, Dunovs, Knillings, and others. All new violins include a case, bow, and even rosin.  (Don't tell Allen about this.  He'll have a duck.)   25% can be a lot of money, since a $600 violin suddenly becomes $450.  Of course, it's this low only on String Cheese Day. Tomorrow, it's back to the usual prices.

Ingles Violin and Bow Stands These great little stands are durable, and a very handy way to put your violin down for a few moments between sessions.  Normally these sell for $35, but during String Cheese day, they are marked down to a ridiculously low $23.  They are quite the handy holder for violins, mandolins, fiddles, and violas.

Rosins All violin rosins are 10% off today.  Hill Dark, Pirastro Oliv Evah, Super Sensitive, Clarity Hypo-Allergenic, etc., are all 10% off, today only.

Drop by the store for unannounced specials on violin strings and related items. It's the third day of Spring-A-Palooza 2011, and there's more to come tomorrow.  These string related deals end at 6:00 today, though.