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17 #1
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1998 (Proc. 26th Conv., Part II)
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Awards Presented at the 1998 VSA Competition
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3
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Audio Calipers: Interpreting the Work of Isaak Vigdorchik
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Tom Croen
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5
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A Holistic View of Violin Acoustics
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Norman Pickering
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29
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Varnishing Techniques: An 18th-Century European Mania, a Lasting Fascination
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Christine Arveil
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55
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Innovation in Violin Making
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Joseph Curtin
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75
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Ole Bull: A Renaissance Man
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Amnon Weinstein
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85
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Shop Safety
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Charles Rufino
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127
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Le Messie
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Stewart Pollens
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151
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17 #2
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Nov. 1999 (Proc. 27thConv.)
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Guided Tour of the Library of Congress Collection of Stringed Instruments
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Robert Bein
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11
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The Nature of Varnish and the Care of Historic Coatings
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Mel Wachowiak
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51
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Guided Tour of the Smithsonian Collection Of Stringed Instruments
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Robert Bein
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67
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The Janos Scholz Cello Bow Collection
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Yung Chin
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87
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Photos from the Convention
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William Sloan
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97
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SpectraFoo: A New Tool for Acoustical Analysis
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B.J. Buchalter and Joseph Regh
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187
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An Introduction to the Life of G. B. Guadagnini
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Duane Rosengard
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123
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17 #3
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Nov. 2000 (Proc. 28th Conv., Pt. 1)
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Violin Making in Turin: 1800-1870
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Philip Kass
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27
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The Optical Properties of Wood
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Geary Baese
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57
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Why Strings Sound Different
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Norman Pickering and Fan Tao
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73
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A Familiar Ring: An Introduction to Tree Ring Dating
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Henri Grissino-Mayer
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93
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Lecture/Demonstration: The Alexander Technique
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William Conable
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117
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The Dendochronology of Stradivari’s Violins
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John Topham
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133
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Messiah Redux
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Stewart Pollens
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159
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The Messie: A Panel Discussion
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181
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2000 VSA Competition Summary
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Barbara Van Itallie
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223
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Berend Moller Memorial Award Winner: D. William Halsey
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237
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18 #1
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Nov. 2000 (Proc. 28th Conv., Pt. 2)
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Set Up of Instruments
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Rene Morel
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3
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The Knopf Bow-Making Family of Markneukirchen
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Klaus Grunke
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21
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Nicolas Lupot, His Contemporaries and Pupils: Violin Making in Paris from 1770 to 1835
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Roland Baumgartner
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45
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Varnishing Today and the Old Italian Look
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Joseph Curtin
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89
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Testimonial Dinner for Albert Mell
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John Cassidy
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109
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From Acoustics Lab to Violin: Engineering and Violin-Making Perspectives
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Oliver Rodgers and Pamela Anderson
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119
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Viol Pleading: What Are Violin Makers and the Stringed Instrument Industry Doing to Foster String Playing in America?
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David Lusterman
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147
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The Science of the Art of Bowing
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F.J. Testa
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173
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A Concert by the Byron Berline Band
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Byron Berline
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193
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18 #2
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Nov. 2001 (Proc. 29th Conv.)
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The Bowed String and the Player
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Fan Tao
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13
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String Motion Revisited
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Wolfgang Vogl
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31
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Strings: The Third Element
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John V. Cavanaugh, Jim Cavanaugh and Caryn Patterson
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61
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How to Anticipate Future Changes in Strings
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Bernard Maillot
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71
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VSA-Sponsored Trip to Study the Messiah
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Helen Hayes and Joseph Regh
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91
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Dendrochronological Dating of Stringed Instruments: A Reevaluation
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Henri Grissino-Mayer, Paul Sheppard and Malcolm Cleaveland
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127
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Reproducing Historical Gut Strings: A Modern Approach
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Dan Larson
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175
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Panel Discussion: String Selection
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Norman Pickering, Ken Meyer, William Monical and Bruno Price
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203
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18 #3
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Nov. 2002 (Proc. 30th Conv., Pt. 1)
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Forum: VSA-Oberlin College Program
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Helen Hayes, Moderator
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25
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Violin Acoustics: A Perspective
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Fan Tao
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49
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The Hill Method of Bow Making
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Tim Baker
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63
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Photos from the Convention
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119
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Wood Borers and Bow Bugs
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Ben Stinner
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123
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Biology and Ecology of Violin Wood
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Ben Stinner
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143
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Drying Oils in Varnish
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Gregg Alf
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169
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The Pernambuco Initiative
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Yung Chin and Charles Espey
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185
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An Overview of the 2002 Competition
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Barbara Van Itallie
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215
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19 #1
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Nov. 2002 (Proc. 30th Conv., Pt. 2)
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Grading Methods for Pernambuco
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Joseph Regh
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3
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Transverse Vibration Modes in Violin Bows
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Norman Pickering
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29
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Remembering Hill Fittings and the Men Who Made Them
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Eric Meyer
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47
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Sound Adjustment Forum
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Guy Rabut and David Burgess
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69
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The Richardson Tertis Viola
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Wilfred Saunders
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85
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Copying an Historical Frog
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Paul Siefried
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101
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Violins and the Law
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Dominik Musafia
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181
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The Playing Parts of the Bow: Focusing on the Stick
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Benoit Rolland
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201
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19 #2
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Nov. 2003 (Proc. 31st Conv.)
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What Musicians Want in a Stringed Instrument
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Joel Becktell, Moderator
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15
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Thickness Graduation Mapping: Surprises And Discoveries
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Jeffrey Loen
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41
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The Piatigorsky Foundation
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Evan Drachman
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67
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Perspectives on the Authentication of Bows
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Paul Childs
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87
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Violin Expertise and the Instruments of the Classical Period
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Robert Bein
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139
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The Violins of Lorenzo Guadagnini?
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Chris Reuning
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153
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Expertise Forum
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Robert Bein, Paul Childs and Chris Reuning
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189
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The VSA-Oberlin Setup Workshop
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David Burgess
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207
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19 #3
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2005
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The Français House of Violin Making: A Retrospective
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Gael Français
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3
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In Memoriam: Oscar Shumsky, March 22, 1917 - July 24, 2000
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Eric Shumsky, Aaron Rosand, Emanuel Vardi, Bernard Greenhouse, David Gross, Eugene Duichev, William & Mona Reisman Schoen and Albert Mell
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23
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Nicolas Denis' Legacy
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Philip Kass
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37
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Handel's Sonata in D Major
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Albert Mell
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53
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An Interview with Marten Cornelissen
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Christopher White
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71
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Book Review: A Fiddler's Tale by Louis and Annette Kaufman
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Albert Mell
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79
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19 #4
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2005 (VSA Papers 1 #1)
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Introduction to VSA Papers
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Helen Hayes
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3
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Editor’s Perspective
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Brian Newnam
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5
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A Rational Look at the Classical Italian Coatings
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Koen Padding
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11
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Bent Splines as a Possible Origin for Violin and Guitar Outlines
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Marty Kasprzyk
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26
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Shedding Light on Jean-Delphin Alard: 19th-Century Violinist, Pedagogue, and Composer
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Deborah Weagel
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35
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Comparing the Sound of Golden-Age and Modern Violins: Long-Time-Average Spectra
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Anders Buen
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51
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Tonal Tests of Prizewinning Violins at the 2004 VSA Competition
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Oliver E. Rodgers
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75
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Coupled String-Bridge Resonances
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Norman C. Pickering
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96
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On Graduating the Thickness of Violin Plates to Achieve Tonal Repeatability
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Nigel Harris
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111
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Diagnosing and Making Tonal Improvements to Stringed Instruments
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Christopher Germain
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124
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Bridge Tuning: Methods and Equipment
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Joseph Curtin
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132
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Photography for Instrument Makers
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Terry Borman and Scott Rawley
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140
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20 #1
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2004 (Proc. of 32nd Conv., Pt. 1)
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Some Surprising Recent Discoveries Regarding the Origins of the Violin
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David Rivinus
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29
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The Highest Strength with the Least Material
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Peter Paul Prier
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45
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The Analysis of a Violin
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Charles Beare
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53
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The Main Proportions of the Violin Family
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François Denis
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69
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Four Tourte Bow Makers with Four Violin Makers of the Same Period
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Bernard Millant
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81
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Life and Work of Eugene Sartory
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Lynn A. Hannings
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157
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2004 Competition Summary and Comparison with the 2002 and 2000 Competitions
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Barbara Van Itallie
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217
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Awards Presented at the 2004 VSA Competition in Portland, Oregon
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221
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20 #2
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Summer 2006 VSA Papers
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The King Cello and the Painted Decoration on the Amati Instruments Made for the Court of Charles IX of France, 1560-1574
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Andrew Dipper
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15
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The Sellas Family of Violin and Lute Makers of Venice, 1610-1760
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Stefano Pio
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79
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From Where Did the Violin’s Figure-8 Outline Come?
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Marty Kasprzyk
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100
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Violin Cases: History and Development from the 17th to the 21st Century
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Glenn P. Wood
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117
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On Projection -- Long-Time-Average Spectral Analysis of Four Played Violins
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Erik Jansson
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143
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What Determines the “Quality” of Violins (An Essay for Makers)
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Pamela J. Anderson and Oliver E. Rodgers
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156
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Tap Tones and Weights of Old Italian Violin Tops
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Joseph Curtin
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162
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Sophisticated Testing by Tapping
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Oliver E. Rodgers
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175
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Wing Fling
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Oliver E. Rodgers
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181
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Response Time in Violins
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Norman C. Pickering
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184
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Two Aspects of Baroque Violin Technique, Part I: The Frog Hold
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Penny Schwarze
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189
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Creating Strategies: Preparing for Performance
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Martha Caplin
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207
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The Andrea Amati 500 Conference in Cremona
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Carlo Chiesa
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230
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OCTET 2005: Premiere Convention of the New Violin Family Association
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Robert Spear
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234
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20 #3
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2004 (Proc. of 32nd Conv., Pt. 2)
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In Memoriam: Albert Mell (1917-2007)
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Philip Kass
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3
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In Memoriam: Oliver E. Rodgers (1915-2007)
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Pamela Anderson
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9
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Who Was the Maker?
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Roland Baumgartner
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13
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Panel Discussion on f-Holes
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Tom King and Andrew Dipper (Christopher Germain, Moderator)
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47
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Cello Making, Models, and Measurements
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Frank Ravatin
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88
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Considerations on the Authentication of Instruments: A Historic View
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Philip Kass
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100
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The Amiata Summit
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Gregg Alf
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115
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The Amati Foundation
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Bill Townsend
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115
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The Federation Exhibit of American Violin and Bow Makers
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John Montgomery
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115
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The International Pernambuco Conservation Initiative
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Lynn Hannings and Yung Chin
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146
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21 #1
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2007 (VSA Papers)
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In Memoriam: Robert Bein, 1950-2007
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James Warren
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13
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Violin Cases of the 18th and 19th Centuries in their Historical Settings
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Glenn P. Wood
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15
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The Life and Work of Matteo Goffriller of Venice 1659-1742
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Stefano Pio
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31
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On Timbre Parameters and Sound Levels of Recorded Old Violins
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Anders Buen
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57
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The B0 & B-1 Resonances: A Study of Coupled Oscillators
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Bill Atwood and Brian Keeney
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69
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Use of String Vibration to Analyze the Acoustics of a Musical Instrument
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Oded Kishony
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77
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Surprising Regularity between Plate Modes 2 and 5 and the B1 Corpus Modes: Part I
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George Bissinger
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83
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Acoustic Properties of Thermally Modified Spruce for Use for Violins
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Alexander Pfriem, Klaus Eichelberger and André Wagenführ
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102
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A Wood Viscoelasticity Measurement Technique and Applications to Musical Instruments: First Results
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S. Le Conte, S. Vaiedelich, and M. François
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112
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Stradivari’s Varnish: A Review of Scientific Findings—Part I
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Bruce (Hwan-Ching) Tai
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119
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A Recreation of the Particulate Ground Varnish Layer Used on Many Violins Made before 1750
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Nigel Harris, Roger Sheldon, and James Johnston
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145
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The Use of Ultraviolet Light Sources in Lutherie
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Koen Padding
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160
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Techniques for Scroll and Pegbox Repair and Restoration
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Georg Albeck
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166
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Replacement of a Violin Bow Frog Tongue
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Jerry Pasewicz
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174
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Two Aspects of Baroque Violin Technique, Part II: The Low Hold
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Penny Schwarze
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185
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A Practical Guide to the Art of Collaborative Sight-Reading of Chamber Music for Experienced Musicians
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Peter Lang
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203
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Thoroughly Modern Modal Meets Three Old Italian Master Violins
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George Bissinger, Danial Rowe, David Oliver, Vikrant Palan, John Foley, Joseph Curtin, Ara Gregorian, Joseph V. Regh, Fan-Chia Tao, and Sam Zygmuntowicz
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213
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Fiddles, Ticks, and Violins: Report on Mark O’Connor’s Fiddle Camp, Nashville, TN, June 2006
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Maiko Kawabata
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223
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Gio: Paolo Maggini in Brescia: International Violinmaking Exhibition
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Philip Kass
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226
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Les violons du roi: Report on the Cremona Exhibition Andrea Amati Opera Omnia
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Philip Kass
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230
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Cremona Mondomusica 2007
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Philip Kass
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234
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21 #2
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2007 (Proc. 23rd Conv.)
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American Violinmakers
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David Bromberg
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13
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The Appraisal Process
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Jeffrey Holmes, Philip Kass, and Christopher Reuning
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38
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Innovation and Shifting Paradigms: State of the Art
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Norman C. Pickering
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60
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Innovation and Shifting Paradigms in Violin Design
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Guy Rabut
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62
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Innovation and Shifting Paradigms: Innovation in Bow Making
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Benoît Rolland
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82
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The Amiata Summit
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Gregg Alf with contributions by Peter Beare, Raymond Schryer, Jan Spidlen, Luca Primon, and Andrew Ryan
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92
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Real-Time Tonal Modifications: The “Gluey” Project
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Samuel Zygmuntowicz
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110
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Innovations in Bass Making and a Playing Demonstration
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Jim Ham and Craig Butterfield
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127
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Building Ultra-Light Instruments
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Joseph Curtin
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156
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Designing and Building Ultra-Light Instruments
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Douglas Martin
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165
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Two Professional Musicians Comment on Playing the Instruments in the Festival of Innovation Mini-Exhibition
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184
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22 #1
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2009 (VSA Papers)
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In Memoriam: Carleen Hutchins, 1911-2009
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Robert Spear
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13
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The Appearance of the Violin in Poland and Italian Links to Paths of Polish Royal Patronage
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Tyrone Greive
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18
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The Stradivari Model G, the Golden Section, and Modern Violin Design
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Robert J. Spear
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38
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The Evolution of Violin Vibrato in the 20th Century
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Colin Gough
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49
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Stradivari’s Varnish: A Review of Scientific Findings—Part II
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Bruce H. Tai
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60
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Development of the Chemical-Material Paradigm of Cremonese Violins: Part I—The Wood of the Masters
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Joseph Nagyvary
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91
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Production of Superior Wood for Violins by Use of Wood Decay Fungi
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Francis W.M.R. Schwarze, Melanie Spycher, and Siegfried Fink
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116
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Tailoring Spruce for Musical Instruments
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Joseph Regh
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125
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Experiments with Physical-Etch Treatment of Spruce Violin Tops
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Todd Matus
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135
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Experiments on the Relationship between the Resonance Frequencies of the B1Corpus Bending Modes, Rib Thickness, and Free Plate Tuning
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Robert Wilkins and Jie Pan
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144
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Taper and Camber of Violin Bows
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John E. Graebner and Norman C. Pickering
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160
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On the Prominence of the Violin Bridge Hill in Notes of Played Music
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Erik V. Jansson
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169
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Acoustical Analysis of Five Cremonese Instruments in the Collection of the Library of Congress
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Alvin Thomas King
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177
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Measuring Violin Sound Radiation Using an Impact Hammer
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Joseph Curtin
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186
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A Comparative Study of the Hammered Bridge Response and the Bowed StringResponse of the Violin
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Nigel Harris and Frank Fahy
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210
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X-ray CT Measurements of the Internal Corpus Volume and a New Soundpost-Corpus Volume Relationship for Stringed Instruments of the Violin Family
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Steven Sirr and John Waddle
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224
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CT Detection of Shear Forces in Bent Wooden Plates: Evidence that the Amatis Did Not Bend their Violin Plates
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Steven Sirr and John Waddle
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236
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Review of the Uses of Computed Tomography for Analyzing Instruments of the Violin Family with a Focus on the Future
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Terry Borman and Berend Stoel
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239
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The Peg Ringer—A Novel Tool to Repair Peg Hole Cracks
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Joseph Regh
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251
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Report on the François Xavier Tourte Forum
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James Warren
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255
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22 #2
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2006 Convention Proceedings Issue
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Varnish, Then and Now: The Composition and History of Oil Varnish from a Maker’s Perspective
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Joe Robson
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24
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A Student’s Life in Mittenwald in the 1960s
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Robert Cauer
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31
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The Mirecourt Technique: A Personal Perspective
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Christophe Landon
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35
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Hungarian Violinmakers from 1800 to 1950, the Budapest School of Copyists, and the Reményi Shop
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Michael E. Reményi
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50
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A Fine Mess-The Surprising Order in the f-Hole Methods of Joseph Guarneri
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del Gesú, Andrew Ryan
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67
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The Tête-Bêche Model Bow
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Gilles Nehr
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73
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Rethinking Rehairing
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Benoît Rolland
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81
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Alternative Woods for Bow Making
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Lynn Hannings and John Aniano
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91
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Progress on Ultra-Light Cellos
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Jim Ham and T.B. (Ted) White
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99
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Tribute to Norman Pickering: New Light on Bow Action
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Michael Gouzman
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13
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Marketing Strategies
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Bernd Müsing
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15
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Marketing: An Overview of Strategies and Techniques
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Stefan Hersh
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26
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Recent Developments in the Pernambuco Trade
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Celso de Mello, Vito Vissicaro, Renato Casara, and Marco Raposo
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35
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The Strad 3-D Project: New Ways to See the Violin
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Danial G. Rowe
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45
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Visualizing Violin Sound
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Martin Schleske
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61
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23 #1
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2007 Convention Proceedings Issue
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The Best of American Violinmakers
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David Bromberg
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14
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Review of the Brescian Exhibition
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Christopher Reuning
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42
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Violinmaking in the American Heartland and the West Coast
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Christopher Germain
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59
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Violinmaking on the Eastern Seaboard
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Philip Kass
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86
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Spruce Surface Modifications for Improving the Tone of Musical Instruments
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Joseph Regh
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111
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Tuning up Baroque
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William Monical
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123
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Panel Discussion: Contemporary Viola Making
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Marilyn Wallin, Christopher, Germain, Guy Rabut, Bill Scott,and Mark Womack
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133
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Looking at Hair Tension as a Design Parameter in Violin Bows
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Joseph Regh
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142
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Violin Dimensional Measurements
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James Ham
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149
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Progress in Tone-Burst Analysis of Bowed Stringed Instruments
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T.B. (Ted) White
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152
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Lutherie in Extreme Conditions
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Geoffrey Allison
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162
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Panel Discussion: The Subject of Antiquing Instruments
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Gregg Alf, Sharon Que, Elmar Oliveira, Philip Kass, Christopher Germain, and Andrew Ryan
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173
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Panel Presentation:The Strad3D Project
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George Bissinger, Joseph Curtin, Joseph Regh, Fan-Chia Tao, and Sam Zygmuntowicz
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186
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23 #2
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2008 Convention Proceedings Issue
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The History of the VSA
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Eric Chapman
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22
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It Is Only Fittings
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Eric Meyer
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33
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VSA Competitions-An Analysis
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Joseph Regh
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63
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Panel 1: Approaches to Copying Masterpiece Instruments
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Tom Croen, Christopher Germain, and Feng Jiang
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95
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Panel 2: Conceptual Approaches to Violinmaking
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George Stoppani, David Wiebe, and David Burgess
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99
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Panel 3: Special Methods for Repair and Restoration
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Robert Cauer, Sharon Que, George Meiwes, and Jerry Pasewicz
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104
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Panel 4: Practical Advice on Shipping Stringed Instruments
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Ellis Hershman, James Ham, and Ken Wise
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118
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Panel Discussion: String Education Success Stories-Reports from the Field
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Judy Weigert Boussat, Bret P. Smith, and Sandra K. Jordan
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121
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Panel Discussion: China and Violin Mass Production
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Haide Lin, Jay Ifshin, Qian Ni, Xueping Hu, and Sophie Chen
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130
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Panel Discussion: Violin Performance and Education in China
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Weigang Li, Yi-Wen Jiang, and Honggang Li
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139
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Panel Discussion: Ascension of Chinese Luthiers to World-Class Violin Making
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Feng Jiang, Quan Zheng, and Shu Sheng Kot
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147
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Panel Discussion: The Violin in China: A Look to the Future
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Quan Zheng, Feng Jiang, Haide Lin, Shu Sheng Kot, Sophie Chen, and Qian Ni
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152
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23 #3
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2008 Convention Proceedings Issue
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History of Innovation of Bows
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Yung Chin
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3
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Unanswered Questions about Bow Behavior
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John Aniano
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8
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Camber versus Taper
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John E. Graebner and Norman C. Pickering
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12
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Panel Discussion: Innovation in Bow Making
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Yung Chin, Joseph Regh, Rodney Mohr, John Aniano, and John E. Graebner
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21
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Cello Neck Reinforcement
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Jim Ham
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29
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Guitars
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Harry Fleishman
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37
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Active Control of Violin Bridges
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Charles Besnainou and Henri Boutin
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45
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The Smallest Pellegrina
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David Rivinus
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59
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A Player’s View
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Darol Anger
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63
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Ultralight Violins
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Joseph Curtin
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67
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Update on the Strad3D Project
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Samuel Zygmuntowicz
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75
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Stradivari’s Wood and Was It Treated? A CT Perspective
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John Waddle and Steve Sirr
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82
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Violin Sound: What Can We Hear? What Can We Measure?
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Joseph Curtin
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98
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Pernambuco Conservation: Programa Pau-Brasil
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Lynn Hannings and Yung Chin
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107
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Bow Screw Threads and Standards
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Steve Beckley
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116
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An Overview of Bow Tips from Tourte to Sartory
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Matthew Wehling
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125
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24 #1
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2009 Convention Proceedings Issue
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A Message from the President
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iii
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Board of Directors
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iv
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Program of the 2009 Convention
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v
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About the Lecturers and Musicians
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vii
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Giuseppe filius Andrea Guarneri - Profiled from Two Perspectives
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Philip J. Kass and Marilyn J. Wallin
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1
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American Fiddle Styles
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Liz Carroll, Erin Shrader and Raffaello Stefanini
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19
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The Janos Scholz Cello Bow Collection
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Yung Chin
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28
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Carleen Maley Hutchins - Her Life and Work
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Norman Pickering, Tom King and Robert Spear
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51
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The Strad3D Project - Final Report
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Samuel Zygmuntowicz
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61
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The Gagliano Family of Violinmakers of Naples
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Christopher Reuning
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69
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VSA Membership Form
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89
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Inside Back Cover - Information for Presenters
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VSA Papers
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Editor's Perspectives
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Brian Newnam
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5
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About the Authors
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7
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The Groblicz Dynasty of Early Polish Violin Making
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Tyrone Greive
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13
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Transitional Violin Setup
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Stewart Pollens
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37
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Documentary Evidence Concerning the Early History of Vincenzo Trusiano and the Panormo Family of Instruemnt Makers in Italy
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Giovanni Paolo Di Stefano
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51
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Development of Handmade Violin Cases in America during the 19th Century |
Glenn P. Wood |
62 |
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An Interview of Violin and Bowmaker Bernard Millant with William Salchow |
Matthew Wehling, Moderator |
75 |
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The Chemical-Material Paradigm of Cello Varnishes by Andrea Guarneri, Antonio Stradivari, Francesco Ruggeri, and Anonymous |
Joseph Nagyvary |
97 |
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Tonal Effects of Violin Plate Arching Shape Examined by Player Assessment and Testing by Hammered-Bridge and Bowed-String Excitation
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Nigel Harris and Frank Fahy |
125 |
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An Empirical Investigation into the Mechanism of Cello Wolf-Tone Beats
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Robert Wilkins, Jie Pan and Hongmei Sun |
143 |
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An Investigation into the Techniques for Controlling Cello Wolf Tones
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Robert Wilkins, Jie Pan and Hongmei Sun
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156 |
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Thin-Section X-Ray CT "Dissection" of Front and Back Plates, Fingerboards, and Corpus Volumes of 14 Cremonese Stringed Instruments: Density, Mass Distribution, and "Balanced Chi" Relationships
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Steven Sirr and John Waddle |
170 |
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Normal Age-Related Distortional Changes of Bowed Stringed Instruments Assessed by X-Ray CT Scanning
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Steven Sirr and John Waddle |
189 |
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Note on Harris' Stiffness Criterion for Violin Plate Tuning
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Klaus Pinn |
197 |
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The Conservative Restoration of the Double Bass "Panormo" |
Rosa Not and Giovanni Garofalo |
201 |
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Irish Traditional Fiddling and the East Clare Style of Paddy Canny
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Russell Hopper |
213 |
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#1 |
2014 Convention Proceedings Issue Part 1 of 2 |
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A Message from the President |
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iii |
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Program of the 2014 Convention
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vi |
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About the Lecturers and Musicians
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xiv |
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Have Tools, Will Travel! - Luthiers Sans Frontieres
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Anna Huthmaker and Ute Zahn |
1 |
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The Holy Grail of Purfling - or, How I Make Pre-bent Purfling
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Charles J. Rufino |
14 |
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Rogue Neck Setting
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Terry Borman |
23 |
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Wood Ponding, Milo Stamm Method |
David Folland |
29 |
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What I Learned in the Production Violin Business
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Todd Matus |
34 |
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Reed and Skin: Natural Burnishers in Violinmaking
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Joseph Campanella Cleary |
43 |
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The Ruggeri Family: A bridge from Amati to Bergonzi
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Carlo Chiesa |
53 |
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Laurence Witten: The Ideal Collector
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Claire Givens |
76 |
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2014 International Competition Rules and Awards
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129 |
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VSA Membership Form
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135 |
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26
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2014 Convention Proceedings Issue Part 2 of 2 |
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What Do We Mean by "Cremonese Varnish"? |
Joe Robson |
3 |
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The Rebirth of the Fernandez Blanco Collection of Fine String Instruments
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Pablo Saravi |
8 |
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How to Make a Copy of a Specific Violin
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Michael Fischer |
43 |
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The Mantua School of Violinmaking
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Philip Kass |
53 |
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The Wide Wonderful World of Nacre
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Steven Beckley |
83 |
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Ivory Import Issue Panel
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John Bennett, Heather Noonan, Yung Chin, David Samuels and Rodney Mohr
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104 |
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Did the "Mini Ice Age" Create "Special" Old Wood?
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Steve Sirr and John Waddle |
116 |
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Guidelines of Following USPAP Standards and a Review of Formal Appraisal Structure
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Gayle Skluzacek |
132 |
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A Fundamental Evolution of the Classical Bow: the Angled Frog
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Benoit Rolland |
146 |
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Play, Listen, Measure, Intervene: An Integrated Approach to Optimizing Violin Sound
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Joseph Curtin and
Fan-Chia Tao |
154 |
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CNC Technology in the Violin Maker's Workshop: Omobono in the 21st Century?
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Ted White, Jim Ham, John Kirk, Steve Rossow, and Andreas Jacobi
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168 |
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Functional Geometry and the "Traite de Lutherie"
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Harry Mairson |
190 |
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