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VSA Papers.(NEW TITLES)(Brief article)(Book review)
VSA Papers. Edited by Brian Newman. Violin Society of America (VSA). Semiannual. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Summer 2005). ISSN 1556-5092. Print. Subscription or inquires: Violin Society of America, 48 Academy Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. E-mail: membership@vsa.to. Membership rates are listed on the VSA Web site at: http://www.vsa.to/membership.htm.
VSA Papers, a new refereed publication of the VSA, is available to members of the society alongside the Journal of the Violin Society of America and periodic newsletters. The idea for the publication developed in 2004 when the Catgut Acoustical Society became an integral part of the VSA. Part of the mandate for the new journal is to be a forum for acoustical research and to make this research available to ...
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