Newsletters will be published here at the start of each month, starting August 2026.

The BC Sound Post, September 2026 pdf here

Contents

• Book Reviews:
  • American Luthier: Carleen Hutchins – the Art and Science of the Violin, by Quincy Whitney
  • Folk Fiddle: Making, Crafting and Decorating, by Emma Hardy
• Article:
  • Can you raise the tap tone of a plate by thinning it?

The BC Sound Post, August 2026 pdf here

Contents

• Tuning the Plates – Ear or Computer? We tried both.
• Book Reviews:
  – The Violin: A Social History of the World’s Most Versatile Instrument, by David
  Schoenbaum
  – French Polishing & Varnishing String Instruments: A Step-by-Step Guide, by
  Stephen Frith
• Violin Oddities