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.
DAVID ESTRADA & LORENA BEVERIDO
violin makers - luthiers - lauderos
The Violin Society of America is an organization of people interested in the Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass.
Chladni patterns show the geometry of the different types of vibration of violin plates. This site has an introductory explanation of modes of vibration and a library of photographs of the Chladni patterns of the bellies and backplates of two different violins (one mass-produced and one hand-made).