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

4.The BC Sound Post, November 2026 pdf here

Articles

• Postcard from Cremona – Dean Markel on his initial impressions.
• The B0 mode: what it is, does, and how to adjust it.

Reviews

• Oberlin Lecture: Tom Narnia on low cost impact hammers.

3.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

2.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?

1.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