Newsletters: The BC Sound Post

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

The BC Sound Post, October 2026 pdf here

Articles

  • Signature modes: what are they and how to measure them (very quickly).
  • Aside: Darkening wood with an LED UVB lamp.

Reviews

  • Oberlin Lectures and Lecturers
    • Jesús Alejandro Torres
    • Jim Woodhouse
    • George Stoppani
    • Joseph Curtin

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