ARTICLES

Inside-The-Shop are articles written by Kevin Smith, Luthier of The Violin Shop

A FOUNDATION FOR UNDERSTANDING SOUND

ROOM ACOUSTICS

INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE

A 5-SEAM MAP TO A SMALL CORNER OF VIOLIN HISTORY

YOUR INSTRUMENT'S GRAIN: QUARTER CUT OR SLAB CUT?

INFLUENCE BETWEEN SCHOOLS OF VIOLIN MAKING

MATCHING YOUR BOW TO YOUR INSTRUMENT

SET UP: THE SOUNDPOST AND BRIDGE

A MORE ADVANCED EVALUATION OF SOUND

NECK SHAPES PART 1

NECK SHAPES PART 2

MYTHS