Hello! Thank you very much for visiting Embrace Strings! Before I explain the origin story of Embrace, let me introduce myself. My name is Turner Rey, and I am a current student at Abilene Christian University studying music and business, a professional violist, teacher, and entrepreneur. Growing up in Boerne, Texas, I was drawn to music from an early age. My parents started me in piano lessons at the age of five, I began playing viola in the orchestra in middle school, and have been all in with music since. In high school, I made Region all four years, and All-State my senior year. Currently, I teach multiple students in the Abilene and San Antonio areas, play in the Abilene Philharmonic, San Angelo Symphony, Symphony of the Hills, and the Civic Orchestra of Abilene, and run Embrace!

Now for the origin story of Embrace Strings. For some background, I am six foot five, and since I began playing viola, I have always had mild pain in my neck and back. Searching for solutions, I have gone through countless heights, shapes, materials for my chin and shoulder rest, as well as countless adjustments to posture, with no success for my physical health or musical performance. At this point, I accepted that as long as I play viola, I will simply deal with some mild neck and back pain. However, while preparing for orchestra auditions in the spring of my freshman year of college, I was practicing three to four hours a day in my bad posture. These extensive hours playing with a shoulder/chin setup not perfect for my body led me to physical immobility in my neck and upper back for multiple months. And I am not alone. Among professional musicians, an astounding EIGHTY PERCENT report physical pain from playing. That spring, I decided that this was not something myself or anyone should have to deal with any more. Cue, Embrace. Our custom fitting service ensures that you will never have pain while playing or have to worry about adjusting your shoulder/chin rest setup EVER AGAIN. Whether you simply use the chin rest that came on your instrument, or are someone that has tinkered with various shoulder/chin rests for a while, Embrace will transform not only your comfort and physical health when playing your instrument, but also your musical performance.