Selected Articles by Joseph Curtin
Stradivari in Paris
The Strad, June 2017
The Strad, June 2017
Listener evaluations of new and Old Italian violins
PNAS, May 2017, PDF
PNAS, May 2017, PDF
The violin: studying the influence of model by means of a free sorting task
International Symposium on Musical and Room Acoustics, September 2016, PDF
International Symposium on Musical and Room Acoustics, September 2016, PDF
Maud Powell’s Violin
The Strad, May 2016
The Strad, May 2016
Soloist evaluations of six Old Italian and six new violins
PNAS, May 2014, PDF
PNAS, May 2014, PDF
The Indianapolis Experiment
The Strad, November 2012
The Strad, November 2012
Player preferences among new and old violins
PNAS, January 2012, PDF
PNAS, January 2012, PDF
Frequency response in the ‘Vieuxtemps’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’
The Strad, November 2010, PDF
The Strad, November 2010, PDF
The Violin-maker’s Dilemma
adapted from The Strad, June 2010
adapted from The Strad, June 2010
Carleen Hutchins Remembered
The Strad, November 2009
The Strad, November 2009
Measuring Violin Sound Radiation Using an Impact Hammer
VSA Papers, Summer 2009, PDF
VSA Papers, Summer 2009, PDF
Scent of a Violin:
Signature Modes of Old Italian violins & violas, Part II
The Strad, July 2009, PDF
Signature Modes of Old Italian violins & violas, Part II
The Strad, July 2009, PDF
Scent of a Violin:
Signature Modes of Old Italian violins & violas, Part I
The Strad, June 2009, PDF
Signature Modes of Old Italian violins & violas, Part I
The Strad, June 2009, PDF
Man With a Van: A Profile of Oliver Rodgers
The Strad, November 2006
The Strad, November 2006
Tap Tones and Weights of Old Italian Violin Tops
VSA Papers, Spring 2006, PDF
VSA Papers, Spring 2006, PDF
Subject to Change: Innovation among violinmakers
Strings, April 2006, PDF
Strings, April 2006, PDF
Jim Woodhouse and the Violin Bridge
The Strad, August 2005
The Strad, August 2005
Bridge Tuning: Methods and Equipment
VSA Papers, Summer 2005, PDF
VSA Papers, Summer 2005, PDF
Otto Erdesz Remembered
The Strad, November 2000
The Strad, November 2000
Gabriel Weinreich and Directional Tone Color
The Strad, April 2000
The Strad, April 2000
Innovation in Violinmaking
Proceedings, International Symposium of Musical Acoustics (ISMA), July 1998
Proceedings, International Symposium of Musical Acoustics (ISMA), July 1998