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Oct. 1974 (News Bulletin, Amer. Soc. for Adv. of Violin Making) |
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Introduction and Goals of the ASAV |
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History (organizational meeting, Nov. 11, 1973, New York, NY) |
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Development and Current Situation |
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Memoriam for Simone Fernando Sacconi (1895-1973) |
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Listing of Officers and Directors of the ASAVM |
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1 #2 |
Winter 1975 (News Bulletin, Amer. Soc. for Adv. of Violin Making) |
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First Annual ASAV Meeting, Nov. 10, 1974, New York, NY |
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Dario D’Attili, biography |
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In Memoriam: David Dyodorovich Oistrach (1908-1974) |
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Biographical Listings for Ray H. Abrams, Norman Carol, Harry Duffy, Vahakn Nigogosian, Sergei Peresson, and William Salchow |
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1 #3 |
Spring 1975 (News Bulletin, Amer. Soc. for Adv. of Violin Making) |
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First Annual ASAV Meeting, Nov. 10, 1974, New York, NY (cont’d) |
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Oscar Schumsky, biography |
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In Memoriam: Lionel Tertis (1876-1975) |
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Violin by Joseph Guarnarius del Gesu, 1743 |
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Biographical Listings for Jacques Francais, Mosa Havivi, George Humphrey, Hans Nebel, and Adolph Primavera |
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1 #4 |
September 1975 (News Bulletin, Amer. Soc. for Adv. of Violin Making) |
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Summary of the International Viola Makers Competition at Ypsilanti, MI, June 27-29, 1975 |
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Second Annual ASAV Convention, June 1-2, 1975, New York, NY |
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William Hermann Moennig, II, biography |
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Antonio Stradivari – “The Rode,” 1715 |
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Biographical Listings for Aba Bershadsky and Kurt Brychta |
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2 #1 |
Winter 1976 (News Bulletin, Violin Society of America) |
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The ASAV Becomes The Violin Society of America |
Albert Mell |
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Autobiographical Musings by the 1st President of the VSA |
Eric Chapman |
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Paganini and Vuillaume |
Albert Mell |
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Isaac Stern |
Albert J. Kaplan |
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In Memoriam, Carl G. Becker (1887-1975) |
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The Aranyi Strad, 1667 |
Albert J. Kaplan |
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Alfio Batelli of Florence |
Alexander Capurso |
13 |
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Biographical Listings for Helmuth Keller, Milton M. Koskoff, and Albert Mell |
Albert J. Kaplan |
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2 #2 |
Spring 1976 |
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Ruggiero Ricci |
Shirley Fleming |
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Samuel Nemessanyi, 19 Century Violin Maker and Copyist |
Herbert Goodkind |
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Pegs and Peg Shavers |
Warren Condit |
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Glues and Their Uses: Part I-Hide Glue |
Vahakn Nigogosian |
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Yankee Bass Viol Makers |
Frederick Selch |
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Violin Auctions: Fun, Profit, Regrets? |
Steven Wernick |
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Where Are They Now?: Richard Burgin |
Albert Mell |
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Up Bows and Down Bows: A Column of Miscellany |
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Historical Reprint: The Arts and Crafts of The Worshipful Guild of Violin-Makers of Markneukirchen, 1677-1772, Part I |
E. and M Heron-Allen |
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2 #3 |
Summer 1976 |
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J.S. Bach’s Three Viola da Gamba Sonatas: Their Adaptability for Viola |
Paul Doktor |
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A Bicentennial Celebration: Music for and by Americans |
Albert Mell |
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Paulus Pilat (1897-1961) |
Louis Kievman |
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Fritz Kreisler, Copy of Programs Played In Philadelphia, 1920 |
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Reminiscences of Samuel Gardner; Playing In the Kneisel Quartet, 1914-15 |
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The Father of American String Quartets |
Harold Schonberg |
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Glues and Their Uses: Part II Casein And the Synthetic Polymers |
Vahakn Nigogosian and Albert Mell |
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The Lure of the Violin: Some Reflections And Considerations |
Albert J. Kaplan, M.D |
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Gregor Piatigorsky: A Tribute |
Laurence Lesser |
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Up Bows and Down Bows |
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Historical Reprint: The Arts and Crafts of The Worshipful Guild of Violin-Makers of Markneukirchen, 1677-1772, Part II |
E. and M Heron-Allen |
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2 #4 |
Fall 1976 (Proc.4th Convention.) |
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Violin Making School of America |
Peter Prier |
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Rationale and Methods Used by Workmanship Judges |
Harry A. Duffy |
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Symposium: Old versus New Instruments |
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Exhibition of Pre-1900 American Stringed Instruments |
Philip Kass |
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An American First: Musical Instrument Auctions at the Tepper Galleries and the Southeby Parke Bernet |
Philip Kass |
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The Manufacturer of Strings for Musical Instruments |
Oskar Schuster |
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Varnishes |
William Fulton |
105 |
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Violin Making in the People Republic of China |
Jack Loeb |
120 |
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A Collector’s Musings on the Symbolism Of the Violin |
Alexander Capurso, Ph.D. |
126 |
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3 #1 |
Winter 1977 |
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The Role of Hair Structure in Sound Production of Bowed Instruments |
J. James, et al |
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Ernest N. Doring (1877-1955) |
Herbert K. Goodkind |
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Viva the Early Violin |
Sonya Monosoff |
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Reminiscences of Samuel Gardner Part II |
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The Russian Violin School Transplanted To America |
Boris Schwarz |
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The Unbalanced Bow |
Joseph Siegelman |
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Musical Instrument Auctions: The Tepper Galleries and Sotheby Parke Bernet |
Albert Mell |
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The Markneukirchen Guild, Part III |
E. and M Heron-Allen |
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Christie’s and Sotheby’s Auctions, London May 10, 12 |
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3 #2 |
Spring 1977 |
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A Conversation with Itzhak Perlman |
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The Curtis String Quartet Celebrates Fifty Years of Performing |
Lawrence M. Seiver |
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William Sidney Mount’s “Cradle of Harmony,” A Unique 19th Century American Violin |
Alan C. Buechner |
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The Bach-Bow Controversy |
Drora Pershing |
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The Kenneth Warren & Son School of Violin Making |
Kenneth Warren |
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18th Century Concertos for the Viola |
Maurice Riley |
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Fifth International Viola Congress |
Myron Rosenblum |
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International Meeting of Violin and Bow Makers |
William Salchow |
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The Markneukirchen Guild, Part IV |
E. and M Heron-Allen |
111 |
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3 #3 |
Summer 1977 |
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Jaap Schroeder Discusses Bach’s Work for Unaccompanied Violin |
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Louis Bailly (1882-1974) |
Maurice Reilly |
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Louis Bailly’s Gaspara de Salo Viola |
Maurice Reilly |
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To Graduate or Not to Graduate |
Vahakn Nigogosian and Albert Mell |
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La Lutherie at Mirecourt |
Aime Gaugue |
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The Aphorisms of Dr. Jules Chenantais |
Jan James |
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Habit versus Spontaneity |
Emanuel Zetlin |
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Emanuel Zetlin, a Profile |
Albert Mell |
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Chang Heyern Jin |
Eric Chapman |
100 |
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3 #4 |
Fall 1977 "Bows" (Proc.5th Convention.) |
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Symposium: The Performer and the Bow |
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Symposium: The Baroque Bow - Past and Present |
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Symposium: National School and Styles Of Bow Making |
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Symposium: Bow Repair and Maintenance |
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Bow Hairs and String |
Dr. J. James |
131 |
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4 #1 |
Winter 1977-78 |
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Joseph Fuchs: An Interview with William Salchow |
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Japp Schroeder Discusses Ornamentation in Baroque Performance Practice |
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The “Restored” Stradivari and Amati Violins Of the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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The Second Revolution in the History of the Violin: A 20th Century Phenomenon |
Elias Dann |
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Efrem Zimbalist Honored by the Curtis Institute of Music |
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The Sotheby Parke Bernet Musical Instrument Auction, NY, April 11, 1978 |
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Emanuel Feuermann’s Cellos |
Seymour Itzkoff |
85 |
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Kato Havas Says Hello |
Albert Mell |
101 |
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The Violin Congress, London, 1978 |
Myron Rosenblum |
111 |
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Edward Campbell, Violin Maker |
Eric Chapman |
122 |
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Jascha Heifetz: An Interview with Herbert Axelrod |
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4 #2 |
Spring 1978 |
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Wolfe Wolfinsohn: An Interview with Albert Mell |
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A Visit with Alexandra de Lazari-Borissovsky Russia’s “Mother Viola” |
Maurice Riley |
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John Bolanger, Dean of American Bow Makers: An Interview with William Salchow |
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Violin Making in Russia: Past and Present |
Isaak Vigdorchik |
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Reflections on the London Auction Scene |
Steven Wernick |
87 |
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The Sotheby Parke Bernet Musical Instrument Auction, NY, Dec. 1, 1978 |
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A Gifted Young Maker: Otto Karl Schenk |
Eric Chapman |
101 |
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The William Primrose Viola Library |
David Dalton |
119 |
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4 #3&4 |
Summer/Fall 1978 (Proc.6th Convention.) |
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The Use of Power Tools in Violin Making |
Albert Fischer |
35 |
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The History and Interpretation of Chemical Knowledge Available to Violin Makers |
Dr. Joseph Nagyvary |
147 |
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The Mittenwald School: Past and Present |
Karl Roy |
177 |
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Lecture by Rafael Druian |
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213 |
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The Art of the French Bow |
Etienne Vatelot |
238 |
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The Genesis of a Journal |
Albert Mell |
257 |
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The Hill Tradition |
Anthony Hill |
266 |
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Centuring Your Graduations |
Otto Erdesz |
289 |
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Observations of a Tone Judge |
Pamela Goldsmith |
329 |
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5 #1 |
Winter 1978-79 (Proc.6th Convention.) |
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Jerome Bonaparte and Victor Carroll Squier: Two Generations of American Violin Makers |
Mary Steffek Blaske |
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The Geometry of the Stradivari Scroll Profiles |
Jacob N. Saunder |
35 |
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An Interview with Oscar Shumsky |
Samuel Applebaum and Henry Roth |
42 |
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The London Auction Scene: May, 1979 |
Steven Wernick |
62 |
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NY Auctions: Christie’s, Phillips and Sotheby Parke Bernet, June, 1979 |
Albert Mell |
68 |
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The William Primrose International Viola Competition |
Maurice Riley |
80 |
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“You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!”, A Report of the 7th International Viola Congress, Provo, Utah, July, 1979 |
Myron Rosenblum |
91 |
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Viola Congress Lectures: The Violist as Professional: A Panel Discussion with Ralph Aldrich, Donald McInnes, William Pruecil And Alan de Veritch |
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The Early Development of the Viola by Luthiers of the Brescian and Cremona Schools |
Maurice Riley |
120 |
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Ruminations on the Viola |
William Primrose |
153 |
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5 #2 |
Spring 1979 |
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The Role of the Museum in the Conservation and Preservation of Bowed Stringed Instruments |
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Artists' Observations of Musical Performance |
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The Why of the Bow |
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Exhibition of Violins and Bows in the Smithsonian Collection |
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The Viola D'Amore: Its History, Music,and Makers |
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Tour of the Stringed Instrument Collection of The Library of Congress |
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138 |
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5 #3 |
Summer 1979 |
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The Auer Mystique: A Personal Recollection |
Gilbert Ross |
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Christie's Second New York Auction,March 29, 1980 |
Philip Kass |
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Sotheby's Sixth New York Musical Instrument Auction, Nov.24, 1979 |
Philip Kass |
21 |
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Some Thoughts on the Acoustics of Bowed Stringed Instruments |
Isaac Vigdorchik |
26 |
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A Seminar: Making Violins in the People's Republic of China |
Professor Tan Shuzhen |
72 |
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Albert Moglie: An Interview with John Rossi |
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107 |
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The Violin in India |
Vicki Homer Richards |
137 |
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An Interview with Dr. N. Rajam |
Vicki Homer Richards |
142 |
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5 #4 |
Fall 1979/Winter 1980 |
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The Baroque Repertory for Violin in the German Countries: A Survey |
Jaap Schroeder |
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The Problem of Viola Size |
Franz Zeyringer |
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Miron Poliakin (1895-1941) |
Lev Raaben |
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Reminiscences of Miron Poliakin |
Louis Gabowitz |
51 |
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Violin Strings – Why Do They Always Break in the Peg Box? |
Albert Fischer |
64 |
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Ysaye’s Six Sonates Pour Violon Seul: A Belated Proofreading |
Ted Henkle |
72 |
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Musical Instrument Fair: Music Mountain, June 14, 1980 |
Albert Mell |
91 |
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Jean Baptiste Vuillaume: His Life and Work |
David Sackson |
95 |
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Evaluation of the Playing Qualities of Bows: A Proposal |
Harry Fleisher |
107 |
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A Method for Judging the Playability of Bows in Competitions |
Edward Campbell |
111 |
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Second International Triennale of Stringed Instruments, Cremona, Italy |
Henry Lanini |
114 |
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Americans Win FIrst and Second Prizes in the Lionel Tertis Viola Competition |
Maurice Riley |
129 |
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6 #1 |
Spring/Summer 1980 (Proc. 8th Convention, Pt. 1.) |
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Maker’s Forum, Chaired by Paul Schuback |
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Early American Violins and Their Makers |
Frederick Seich |
33 |
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Development of a Laboratory of Acoustical Research and Quality Control |
Bernard Maillot and Michel Simane |
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It’s Never Too Late |
John Holt |
66 |
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Auer and Flesch: The Men and Their Methods |
Theodore Henkle |
80 |
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A History of Violin Periodicals from1884 to 1981 |
Herbert K. Goodkind |
106 |
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6 #2 |
Fall 1980/Winter 1981 (Proc. 8th Convention, Pt. 2.) |
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The Viola d’Amore at Mannheim |
Daniel Thomason |
30 |
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Anton Huberty’s Collection of Viola d’Amore Music |
Louise Goldberg |
37 |
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Effects of Minerals and Fibers on Plate Tuning |
Joseph Nagyvary |
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Some Interesting Problems in Restoration |
Hans Weisshaar |
80 |
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English Bow Makers |
William Watson |
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What Researchers in Acoustics Can Do to Help the Violin Maker |
Norman Pickering, Sterling Gorrill, Edward Campbell, and Dale Stevens |
117 |
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Violin Making in Czechoslovakia |
Premysl Spidlen |
134 |
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Violin Appraisal and Identification |
Charles Beare |
160 |
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The Great Bow Makers of France |
Bernard Millant |
179 |
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6 #3 |
May-83 |
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D.C. Dounis: The Man and His Pedagogy |
Louis Kievman |
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Strategies for Acoustical Varnish |
Joseph Nagyvary |
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The False Messiah |
Barbara Goldowsky Pickering |
26 |
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The Gemunder Family of Violin Makers |
Philip Kass |
36 |
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Results of Mechanical Bowing Tests |
Norman C. Pickering |
59 |
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The Ninth International Viola Congress |
Myron Rosenblum |
65 |
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A Conversation with Feodor Drushynin |
Daniel Barach |
75 |
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Improved Violin and Viola Clamps |
Louis Lionel Grand |
78 |
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In Memoriam: Max Aronoff |
Orlando Cole |
86 |
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New York Auctions |
Albert Mell |
94 |
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Sotheby Parke Bernet Musical Instrument Auction |
Rachel Goodkind |
100 |
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Interview with Max Rostal |
Theodore Henkle |
103 |
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In Memoriam: Albert J. Kaplan, M.D. |
Philip Kass |
109 |
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In Memoriam: Herbert K. Goodkind |
Albert Mell |
113 |
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6 #4 |
December 1983 (Proc.9th Convention.) |
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Ole Bull's 1647 Nicholas Amati |
Mortimer Smith |
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Great Cellos of Cremona, Rome,and Venice |
Wayne Burak |
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Summary of Ed Campbell's Talk |
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Objective Analysis of Violin Tone Using Current Technology |
Norman Pickering |
35 |
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Apprenticeship Programs in Restoration |
William Webster |
65 |
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The William Lewis Tradition |
Geoffrey Fushi |
79 |
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The Shirley Miller Bow Collection |
Kenneth Warren |
102 |
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Bow Restoration |
William Salchow |
135 |
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Martins Roberts Zemitis, Violin Varnish and Coloration |
William Fulton |
170 |
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Susan Caust Farrell, Directory of Contemporary American Instrument Makers |
Herbert K. Goodkind |
172 |
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Robert Bein & Geoffrey Fushi,"The King Joseph" |
Walter Kingsley |
175 |
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7 #1 |
1984 |
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A Tribute to Joseph Szigeti |
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Plate Thinning for the Violin Maker |
Carleen Maley Hutchins |
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Yehudi Menuhin Discusses His Interpretation of the Bach Chaconne |
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A Study of Bow Hair and Rosin |
Norman C. Pickering |
46 |
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Bowed String Instrument Making in Canada: A Sparse History |
Gilles Potvin |
73 |
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An Interview with Saivatore Accardo |
Albert Mell |
78 |
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The Current Status of French Bow Making: A Crisis Averted, A Future Assured |
Mark Reindorf |
89 |
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Xl International Viola Congress in Houston |
Maurice W. Riley |
129 |
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London's Salomon String Quartet: Superb Classical Music on Period Instruments |
Paul B. Carison |
137 |
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Some Thoughts on Violin Making |
Dale Stevens |
141 |
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The First Louis Spohr International Violin Making Competition |
Albert Mell |
152 |
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7 #2 |
March 1985 (Proc.10th Convention., Pt. 1) |
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Makers' Forum |
Hans Weisshaar and Premysi Spidlen |
13 |
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The Acoustic Properties of Spruce |
William Fulton |
37 |
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The Fine Art of Creating Twentieth-Century Instruments |
Premysl Spidlen |
57 |
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Problems of Violin Adjustment |
Zenon Petesh |
73 |
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The Cremona Gold Color: Its Chemistry and Reconstruction |
Joseph Nagyvary |
89 |
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7 #3 |
June 1985 (Proc.10th Convention., Pt. 2) |
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Retouching: Methods and Materials |
Peggy Shipman |
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Space Age Technology for the Violin World |
Herbert A. Wilson |
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Bow Rehairing |
Frank Passa |
39 |
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From the Fifth International Competition and Exhibition |
Photos by Dale Stevens |
53 |
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Old Violins and Books About Violins |
Walter Hamma |
63 |
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Saturday Luncheon |
Norman Pickering |
75 |
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The Art of Sharpening Tools |
Zoltan Toth |
80 |
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7 #4 |
1986 |
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An Interview with the Violinist Louis Kaufman |
Albert Mell |
3 |
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Violin Top Plate Arching |
William M. Fulton |
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What Dealers Are Looking for in a Contemporary Stringed Instrument |
Donald B. Norton |
46 |
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The Importance of Turpentine in Cremonese Varnishes (1550-1750) |
August M. Seher |
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Original Instruments and Authentic Performances: Fact, Fantasy, and Fraud |
Richard Rephann |
66 |
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Computer-Supported Judging of Instruments and Bows |
Joseph Regh |
74 |
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An Interview with Shinichi Yokoyama,Photographer of Antonio Stradivari in Japan |
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Contours, images, and the Bow |
Rodney Schmidt |
102 |
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Without Antonio |
Barbara Goldowsky |
114 |
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The Violin Sound Post as a Phase Regulator |
L. J. Lorenzen |
122 |
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The XIII International Viola Congress, June 12-16, 1985 |
Maurice W. Riley |
134 |
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A Discussion of the Metal Thumb Plate of the Bow |
Mark Reindorf |
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On the Effect of Heat Treatment upon Acoustic Properties of Spruce |
Charles Gadd and James D'Arcy |
157 |
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The Early History of the Viol, by Ian Woodfield |
Judith Davidoff |
167 |
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8 #1 |
1986 (Proc.12th Convention., Canada) |
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Modern Realization of Savart’s Violin |
Jacques Verdon |
13 |
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Strings: Facts and Fallacies |
W. S. Gorrill and N. Pickering |
27 |
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Venice: Four Centuries of Instrument Making |
Seymour Benstock |
41 |
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The Baroque Violin |
Douglas Cox |
57 |
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Electronic Violin: A Research Tool |
M. V. Mathews |
71 |
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Influence of Back Material on Viola Tone |
Carleen M. Hutchins |
89 |
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Violin Makers of the Low Countries |
Max Moller |
100 |
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The Philosophy of Restoration |
Charles Beare |
112 |
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Acoustical Varnishings |
William Fulton |
137 |
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Winners of Gold Medals and Certificates |
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153 |
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8 #2 |
1987 |
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An Interview with Louis Krasner |
Judith Davidoff |
5 |
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Historic Lute and Violin Varnishes: 1500-1800 |
Stewart Pollens |
31 |
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Physical Characteristics of Violin Bows |
Norman C. Pickering |
41 |
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An Interview with Michael Tree |
Albert Mell |
59 |
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Construction and Performance of Quality Commercial Violin Strings |
Ian Firth |
75 |
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Maud Powell: America’s Legendary Musical Pioneer |
Karen A. Shaffer |
89 |
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Women and the Violin |
Maud Powell |
113 |
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Bow Makers in the United States |
Mark R. Reindorf |
117 |
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Salvaging a Good Bow from the Scrap Pile |
Albert W. Fischer |
133 |
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Violinist Maurice Vieux and the International Viola Competitions Named in His Honor |
Maurice W Riley |
139 |
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The Stringed Instrument Collection in the Library of Congress; The Stringed Instrument Collection in the Corcoran Gallery of Art The Classic Bowed Straight Instruments from the Smithsonian Institution by Shinichi Yokoyama |
Philip Kass |
152 |
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8 #3 |
1987 (Proc.14th Convention., Pt. 1) |
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The Witten-Rawlins Collection and Other Early Italian Stringed Instruments at the Shrine to Music Museum |
Margaret Downie Banks |
19 |
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Classic Italian Violin Varnish |
Geary Baese |
49 |
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New Ideas In Plate Tuning |
Isaak Vigdorchik |
76 |
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Makers' Forum |
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110 |
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Winners of Gold Medals and Certificates |
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143 |
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9 #1 |
1988 (Proc.14th Convention., Pt. 2) |
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Jacobus Stainer and His Labels |
Karl Roy |
11 |
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Panel Discussion: Arching and Graduation- Theory and Practice |
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34 |
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Scenes from the Exhibition |
Joe Marshall |
55 |
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The Transition to the Tourte Bow and Its Effect on Bowing Articulation |
Pamela Goldsmith |
63 |
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The Manuscript on Violin Making by G. A. Marchl, 1786 |
Roberto Regazzi |
83 |
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The Use of Empirical and Scientific Methods to Measure the Velocity of Propagation of Sound |
Giovanni Lucchi |
107 |
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Vahakn Y. Nigogosian: VSA Gold Medal Award for Exemplary Service |
Hans E. Tausig |
124 |
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9 #2 |
1988 |
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Eighteenth Century Connections Through Musical Instruments |
Gary Sturm |
33 |
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Effect of Bowing Point on Violin Tone and Power |
Norman C Pickering |
64 |
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Observations on the Status, Instruments, and Solo Repertoire of Violists in the Classical Period |
Ann M. Woodward |
81 |
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Yfrah Neaman's Summer Violin Course in Suffolk, England |
Paul Carlson |
105 |
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In Memoriam: Isaak Vigdorchik |
Albert Mell |
113 |
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Interpreting the Work of the Master Violin Makers |
Graham Caldersmith |
129 |
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The 250th Anniversary of the Death of Stradivarius: A Pilgrimage to Cremona |
Albert Mell |
143 |
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Dedication of the Herbert K. Goodkind Library at Oberlin College |
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187 |
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9 #3 |
1988 |
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The Harrison" Violin, the "Rawlins" Guitar, and Other Stradivari Materials at the Shrine to Music Museum |
Margaret Downie Banks |
13 |
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Bridge and Set-up: Complexity in Adjustment |
Vahakn Nigogosian |
36 |
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Violin Varnish Now and Then |
William Fulton and Stan Schmidt |
48 |
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The Transition of the Amati Workshop into the Hands of Stradivari, 1660-1684 |
Daniel Draley |
71 |
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Cremona and the 1987 Stradivarius Exhibition |
Paul Schuback |
98 |
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Pictures from the Exhibition |
Joseph R. Lane |
133 |
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Antonio Stradivarius and His Time |
Elia Santoro |
136 |
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Influence of Top Thickness on Violin Tone |
Yuan-gong Xu, Dwight R. Dixon, Irvin G. Basset, and William J. Strong |
145 |
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A Conversation with Luiz Bellini |
Albert Mell |
163 |
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First World Cello Congress, June 7-9, 1988 |
Edward C. Campbell |
184 |
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XIV International Viola Congress, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 16-20, 1987 |
Maurice W. Riley |
196 |
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10 #1 |
1989 (Proc.16th Convention., Pt. 1) |
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Minnesota Violin and Bow Makers |
Thomas Wenberg |
17 |
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The Method of Construction Used by the Cremonese Makers Circa 1550-1750 |
Roger Hargrave |
31 |
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Between Symphony and Song: The Violin Virtuoso in American History |
Karen A. Shaffer |
109 |
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The Stringed Instrument Restoration Workshop at Oberlin College |
Vahakn Nigogoslan |
124 |
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Makers' Forum |
Eric Chapman, Roger Hargrave, and Andrew Dipper |
131 |
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Pictures from the Exhibition |
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153 |
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Optimizing the Acoustic Properties of Violin Plate Wood |
Charles W. Gadd |
162 |
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Violin Dealing, Then and Now |
Charles Beare |
183 |
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10 #2 |
1989 (Proc.16th Convention., Pt. 2) |
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The Bow from Earliest Times to Sartory |
Bernard Millant |
3 |
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Classical Edgework |
Roger Hargrave |
49 |
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Manufacturing Strings for the Violin Family |
James Rickard |
66 |
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String Testing |
Norman C. Pickering |
107 |
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Bowmakers Forum |
Bernard Millant and Etienne Vatelot |
133 |
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French Violin Makers from the Seventeenth Century up to and Including Vuillaume |
Etienne Vatelot |
150 |
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The Geometric Construction of the Violin Forms of Antonio Stradivari |
Andrew Dipper |
163 |
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Violin Photography |
Stewart Pollens |
199 |
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10 #3 |
1990 |
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Herbert K. Goodkind: The Man and His Library |
Rachel Goodkind |
13 |
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Medical Problems of Violinists and Violin Makers |
Richard J. Lederman |
21 |
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Performance on New and Old Instruments and Bows |
Stephen Clapp, Gregory Fulkerson, and Norman Fischer |
46 |
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What Players Look for in New Instruments |
Stephen Clapp. Norman Fischer, Jeffrey Irvine, & Marilyn McDonald |
61 |
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The Berg Bow |
Michael Duff |
75 |
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Nineteenth-Century English Bowmakers of the Dodd and Tubbs Families |
Philip Kass |
99 |
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Shaping Blocks for Cello Sides |
Harold Hayslett |
143 |
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The XVII International Viola Congress |
Maurice W Riley |
157 |
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11 #1 |
1991 |
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Building Violins in the Classical Italian Style |
Hans Weisshaar |
3 |
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Henri Temianka: A Long and Illustrious Musical Career |
Albert Mell |
57 |
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A New Light on Bow Action |
Norman Pickering |
83 |
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The Principles, Problems, and Philosophical Dilemma of Copying Historical Models |
Rowan Armour-Brown |
93 |
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A Look at the Violin in 16th- and 17th Century Poland |
Tyrone Greive |
117 |
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Some Further Thoughts on Clamps |
Roger Hargrave |
143 |
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Radiographic Examination of Violin and Cello Bows |
Paul Stark |
153 |
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11 #2 |
1991 (18th Convention, Pt. 1) |
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Bending of Violin Top Plates: A Hypothesis |
William M. Fulton |
21 |
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An Extensive Bibliography for Makers and Dealers: Problems and Solutions |
Roberto Regazzi |
37 |
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Playing a New Instrument |
Norman Fischer |
51 |
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Pictures from the Competition |
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65 |
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Makers Forum |
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71 |
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German Bow Making and Bow Makers |
Klaus Grunke |
91 |
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11 #3 |
1992 (18th Convention, Pt. 2) |
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British Makers of the Past and Present |
Wilfred G. Saunders |
3 |
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Violin Making by the Conn Company Of Indiana |
Margaret Downie Banks |
31 |
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Pictures from the Competition |
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77 |
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Copying the Harrison Stradivari |
Douglas Cox |
83 |
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Traditional Fiddle Music of America |
Peter White |
113 |
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12 #1 |
1992 |
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The Stati D'Anime of S. Faustino in Cremona: Tracing the Amati Family, 1641 to 1686 |
Philip Kass |
3 |
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In Memoriam: Hans Weisshaar |
Margaret Shipman |
86 |
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Cremona after Stradivari: The Bergonzi and Storioni Families |
Duane Rosengard |
91 |
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An Interview with Peter Paul Prier |
William Fulton |
163 |
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Bridge Feet: Why Do We Make Them Hollow? |
Edward C. Campbell |
183 |
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Old Wood |
Harry S. Wake |
191 |
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Fiddler's Chin or Neck: A Matter for Attention |
J. James |
197 |
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12 #2 |
1992 (19th Convention) |
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The Witten-Rawlins Collection: International Intrigue and Big Bucks |
Andre Larson |
13 |
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Ethics and Perspectives on the Preservation and Use of Our Instrumental Heritage |
Margaret Banks, Charles Beare And Andrew Dipper |
23 |
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Violin Expertise: How Can We Be Sure Who Made What? |
Charles Beare |
45 |
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The Importance of Giving the History Of the Violin Due Consideration: Update on Amati Research |
Dan Draley |
67 |
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Issues of Restoration, Conservation And Repair |
Andrew Dipper |
87 |
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Makers Forum |
Edward Campbell, Tom Croen, Gregg Alf |
139 |
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Guided Tour of the Shrine to Music’s Galleries |
Charles Beare |
157 |
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Violin Identification Quiz |
Dan Draley |
183 |
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12 #3 |
1993 (20th Convention, Pt. 1) |
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The Trouble with Plate Tuning |
Joseph Curtin |
21 |
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The Ceruti Family of Violin Makers |
Duane Rosengard |
35 |
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What the Instrument Means to the Modern String Player |
Raymond Page |
69 |
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The Unknown Portrait of a Well-Known Violin Maker: H.C. Silvestre |
Amnon Weinstein |
92 |
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Maker's Forum |
Eric Chapman, Moderator |
111 |
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Tempo Relationships in the Suites for Unaccompanied Cello by J.S. Bach |
Peter Susser |
131 |
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An Overview of the Carlisle convention |
Haus Tausig |
149 |
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13 #1 |
1993 (20th Convention, Pt. 2) |
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A Practical Approach to Retouching |
Margaret Shipman |
3 |
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Great British Frauds |
John Dilworth |
15 |
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Instrument Recognition |
Roger Hargrave |
35 |
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The Alexander Technique |
William Conable |
125 |
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The Violin 'Trade in 1992: An Economic Overview |
Philip M. Kass |
137 |
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Moravian Musicians and Musical Instrument Makers in Early America and the Influence on Them of the Saxon-Vogtlandisch Industry of Musical Instrument Making |
Frederick R. Selch |
161 |
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Informal Critique of the Competition |
Hans Tausig |
195 |
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13 #2 |
1994 (Joint Meeting VSA and CAS) |
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Modern Historical Research: The Violin As Art |
Philip Kass |
11 |
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Forty-five Years of Violin Acoustics |
Norman Pickering |
33 |
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The Use of Mineral Ground Coatings for Violin Varnish |
Andrew Dipper |
43 |
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Pictures from the Joint Meeting of the VSA and CAS |
Philip Kass |
65 |
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Aids for Tuning Violin Components |
Oliver E. Rodgers |
71 |
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The Collector’s Point of View |
John Wells |
95 |
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Making Violins with Bent Plates |
William Fulton |
123 |
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A Conversation with Violinist Rachmael Weinnstock |
Albert Mell |
145 |
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A Pilot Study of the Identification of Preferred Violin Tone |
P. Thompson, A. Thompson, G.W. Caldersmith |
185 |
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The Art of Violin Making: From the Baroque to the Present |
Gianpaolo Gregori |
199 |
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13 #3 |
1994 (Proc.21st Convention.) |
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Overview of the Shirley Miller Bow Collection |
Shirley Miller |
11 |
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A Bow Maker's Perspective on the History of Bow Making |
Yung Chin |
29 |
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Internal Tension in Violins, Violas, and Cellos |
Peter Paul Prier |
59 |
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French Bows from 1800 to 1900 |
Paul Childs and James A. Warren |
75 |
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The Violin Forms of Stradivari |
Stewart Pollens |
87 |
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Discovering Bows for the Double Bass |
Chris Brown |
133 |
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Bow Making and Microphotography |
Philip Kass |
169 |
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14 #1 |
1995 (Proc.22d Convention. Pt. 1) |
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Violin Making in Germany: A General Overview |
Roland Baumgartner |
23 |
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Mountain Mahogany: A New Wood for an Old Trade |
Eric Meyer |
45 |
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Paganini: Virtuoso, Collector, Dealer |
Joseph Gold |
67 |
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Top Wood Identification on a Macro and Micro Level |
Christopher Dungey and Jeffrey S. Robinson |
89 |
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Legal Issues for Luthiers |
Carla Shapreau |
135 |
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Bending and Testing Violins |
William M.Fullton |
153 |
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Christopher de Groot: VSA President-Elect |
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193 |
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Service Award for Hans Tausig |
Albert Mell |
197 |
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14 #2 |
1995 (Proc.22d Convention. Pt. 2) |
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The American School of Violin Making before 1950 |
David Bromberg |
3 |
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Francois Peccatte |
Paul Childs |
39 |
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Makers' Forum |
Thomas Oliver Croen (Moderator) |
93 |
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Archery and the Art of Violin Making |
Amnon Weinstein |
111 |
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Common Ground: 1950 New York City and 1960 Mirecourt |
Christopher Brown and Paul Schuback |
137 |
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Nicolaus Kittel: The Russian Tourte |
Kenway Lee |
183 |
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Louis Krasner: June 21, 1903 May 4, 1995 |
Albert Mell |
211 |
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1994 VSA Competition Winners |
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213 |
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14 #3 |
1996 |
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Violin Making and Makers in the Contrada Strada in Milan: An Examination of the Stati d'Anime of Santo Stefano Maggiore |
Carlo Chiesa |
3 |
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Stringed Instruments of the Milanese Liutai of the Contrada Larga |
Philip J Kass |
43 |
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Information Sheet on Varnish and Ground |
H. Burritt Miller |
103 |
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Sascha Jacobsen: A Master Violinist Remembered |
David Wallace, Louis Kaufman, Louis Kievman |
111 |
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America's First School of Violin Making |
Frederick R. Selch and Joseph Peknik |
125 |
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Silicates "in Violino": Stiffening American Top Woods |
David Ludwik Chrapiewicz |
177 |
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The Suite for Violin and Piano: William Grant Still and the Harlem Renaissance |
Rachel Vetta Huang |
183 |
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Joseph Gingold: Memories of an Artist, Pedagogue, and Friend |
Bertram Greenspan |
197 |
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In Memoriam: Rachmael Weinstock 1909-1996 |
Albert Mell |
205 |
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Memories of Joseph Kun |
Joseph Regh |
209 |
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15 #1 |
1996 (Proc.23d Conv.) |
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Musical Instrument Appraisals and The Auction Process |
Kerry Keane |
13 |
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A New Type of Strings for Bowed Instruments |
Norman Pickering |
25 |
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The Pressenda Family |
Phil Kass |
45 |
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French Violin Bridges |
Vahakn Nigogosian |
101 |
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Some Principles of Violin Setup |
Joseph Curtin |
115 |
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Chamfers |
Yung Chin |
135 |
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French Instruments |
Peter Paul Prier |
153 |
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15 #2 |
1996 (Proc.24th Conv., Pt. 1) |
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Materials and Practical Techniques for Instrument Conservation |
Joseph Grubaugh |
25 |
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Maestronet: Online Service |
Mark Wells |
39 |
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Report on a Bass Bar Study |
Thomas Croen and William Atwood |
65 |
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Varnish Archaeology |
Geary Baese |
93 |
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Tourte Bows |
Barnard Millant |
97 |
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Nicolo Amati: His Life and Times |
Philip Kass |
139 |
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An Overview of the Convention |
Sam Compton |
199 |
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15 #3 |
1998 (Proc. 24th Conv. and12th Comp., Pt. 2) |
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CT Scanning of Stringed Instruments |
John Waddle and Steve Sirr |
3 |
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Basic Elements of Bow Techniques |
Richard Slavich |
25 |
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Troubleshooting Bow Rehairs |
Rodney Mohr |
29 |
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Neck Resetting |
Ben Ruth |
37 |
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Makers’s Forum Roundtable Discussion |
John Waddle, Moderator |
55 |
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Marketing Stringed Instruments: A Publisher’s Perspective |
David Lusterman |
77 |
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Learning from Guarneri |
Samuel Zygmuntowicz |
93 |
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Tonal Properties: Developing a Vocabulary For Describing Sound |
Peter Prier |
129 |
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Video on Bending Plates |
William Fulton |
143 |
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A Discussion on Bow-Making Styles |
Yung Chin |
153 |
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Making Castings of Stringed Instruments |
Gregg T. Alf and Sharon Que |
173 |
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Cremona in the Early 1960’s |
Amnon Weinstein |
217 |
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16 #1 |
1999 |
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The Early Violin Makers of New England |
John A. Gould |
3 |
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Le Messie |
Stewart Pollens |
77 |
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An Interview with Violinist Bernard Robbins |
Albert Mell |
102 |
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Nigo Remembered |
Albert Mell, Hans Tausig, Charles Beare, Charles Ruffino, Rene Morel, Anahid Avakian, Shem Guibbory, Ken Meyer Matthew Raimondi, Fredell Lack Einhorn, Etienne Vatelot |
114 |
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Joseph Joachim: A Connoisseur of Fine Violins |
Albert Mell |
133 |
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In Memorandum: Maurice Riley |
Eric Chapman |
157 |
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16 #2 |
1997 (Proc.25th Conv.) |
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Theory and Practice in the Conservation of Musical Instruments |
David Blanchfleld and John R. Watson |
11 |
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Musical Instrument Museums: Preserving the Past, Confronting the Future. |
Andre Larson |
25 |
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The Stringed Instrument Workshop at Oberlin: Its Past, Present, and Future |
Christopher Germain |
67 |
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The Bow-Making Workshop at Oberlin College |
Yung Chin |
103 |
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Adventures of a Concert Violist |
Toby Appel |
111 |
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New Designs and Modern Violins |
Guy Rabut |
129 |
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In Memoriam: Vahakn Nigogosian |
Charles Rufino, Moderator |
145 |
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16 #3 |
1998 (Proc. 26th Conv., Part I) |
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How to Visualize Il Bel Suono in Real Time |
Giovanni Lucchi |
21 |
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The Conservation of Musical Instrument Woods |
Stephane Thomachot and Pamela Wellner |
43 |
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Tonal Adjustment |
Ken Meyer |
57 |
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The Bridge: Materials, Function and Adjustments |
Jean Louis Despiau |
73 |
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The Evolution of the Bow |
Benoit Rolland |
97 |
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The Relationship of Fittings and Tone |
Paul Schuback and Eric Meyer |
107 |
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The Pellegrina Experiment |
David Rivinus |
147 |
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About the Double Bass |
Gary Karr |
173 |
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Berend Moller Memorial Award |
Barbara Van Itallie |
185 |
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An Overview of the Salt Lake City Convention |
Sam Compton |
191 |
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