1985
AL#1 p.21   BRB1 p.30            read this article
Keith Hill                                                                                           

▪ Hill theorizes that the violinmakers of the classical period tuned tap tones of certain areas of their instruments to desired pitch relationships. He finds these to be consistent within the work the individual makers, and suggests that the natural resonances of the human body may be a model for this idea. Specific techniques and tools are described.

This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.