The Scroll

The Scroll is the membership magazine for the VSA.  It is a venue for VSA members to share ideas, research, and news. Each issue of The Scroll will include articles on a broad array of subjects of interest to violin makers, historians, violin dealers, and stringed-instrument musicians.

Information for submissions for The Scroll 

Articles submitted for The Scroll should be 500 to 2,500 words. We're looking for articles concerning all aspects of string instrument making, including building and repair techniques, history, care and maintenance, shop and personality profiles and the business of running a shop.

Electronic submission of articles and supporting materials required, as Microsoft Word compatible documents for manuscripts/text, and high resolution jpg or png files for photos and images, and/or high resolution PDF files for tables and other examples.

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For more information, contact [email protected]

*Note: Do not mail original materials to the VSA office. Any mailed items will not be returned.

To access full editions of The Scroll, join The VSA today. 

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The Scroll  Volume 1 No. 1 Spring 2016
The Scroll Volume 1 No. 2 Winter 2017
The Scroll Volume 2 No. 1 Summer 2017
The Scroll  Volume 2 No. 2 Fall 2017
The Scroll  Volume 3 No. 1 Spring 2018
The Scroll Volume 3 No. 2 Fall 2018
The Scroll  Volume 4 No. 1 Spring 2019
The Scroll Volume 4 No. 2 Summer 2019
The Scroll  Volume 4 No. 3 Winter 2020
The Scroll  Volume 5 No. 1 Spring 2020
The Scroll Volume 5 No. 2 Summer 2020
The Scroll Volume 5 No. 3.  Winter 2020-21
The Scroll  Volume 6 No. 1 Spring 2021
The Scroll Volume 6 No. 2 Summer 2021
The Scroll  Volume 6 No. 3 Winter 2022
The Scroll Volume 7 No. 1 Summer 2022
The Scroll  Volume 8 No. 1 Fall 2023
The Scroll  Volume 9 No. 1 Spring 2024
The Scroll Volume 9 No. 2 Summer 2024
The Scroll  Volume 10 No. 1 Spring 2025