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CAS Forum of the
Violin Society of America
Catgut Acoustical Society
The CAS brings together researchers in musical acoustics, violin makers, composers,
string players, and lovers of the music they make. One of our primary interests is the application
of scientific principles to the construction of instruments in the violin family.
- Introduction to the CAS
- A general introduction to the CAS Forum and what we're about
- CAS joins VSA
- The CAS joined the Violin Society
of America in 2004
as the CAS Forum
- CAS Journal
- NEW - Full text of Newsletters and Journals now available ONLINE!
- Information about and from the CAS Journal, including the Table of Contents
(some including
abstracts) of recent Journals, as well as a Journal Index
. The Final Issue was published in May 2004 (Vol. 5, No. 1
). Since the merger, the VSA Journal - Papers replaces it as a refereed journal.
- Research Articles and Books
- CAS research articles and books of interest to the field
- CASL at CCRMA
- The Catgut Acoustic Society Library (CASL) Web pages in the
Musical Acoustics Research Library
(MARL) at the Stanford
University Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)
- Information about VSA/Oberlin Workshops and Acoustics Conferences
- Information about Meetings, Workshops, and Seminars related to
Acoustics and Musical Instruments, as well as archives of past CAS-sponsored conferences
- People at the CAS
- Information about Carleen Maley Hutchins, our Officers and Trustees
- Membership Information
- Information about membership and fees.
- The Violin Octet - now reorganized as
the New Violin Family Association (NVFA)
- Based on acoustical research, a new family of violin-based instruments was
developed, which provide a set of acoustically balanced instruments in graduated
sizes that span the musical
range. After Carleen Hutchins death in 2009, the NVFA merged with the Hutchins
Consort.
- Other Internet Links
- Other Interesting Violin/Acoustics Internet Sites
For general information regarding the CAS, please contact:
CAS Forum
The Violin Society of America
14070 Proton Rd., Suite 100, LB 9
Dallas, TX 75244-3601
Tel: 972-233-9107
email: office@vsaweb.org (for office/membership
queries)
For general/research queries, please contact:
vandekopple@fordham.edu
Send all comments/suggestions to vandekopple@fordham.edu