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 The instruments in the Violin Octet are- \\
-Treble Violin tuned to G4–D5–A5–E6, one octave above the violin, a new member tuned like the kit or pochette about the size of a 1/4 violin. \\
+==Treble Violin==
-Soprano Violin, tuned to C4–G4–D5–A5, one octave above the viola, another new member somewhat like the violino piccolo and the size of a 3/4 violin. \\
+Tuned to G4–D5–A5–E6\\
-Mezzo Violin, tuned to G3–D4–A4–E5, same as the violin. The instrument has a longer body by 12-22mm with the same string length as a violin. \\
+The treble violin is tuned one octave above the violin, is a new member tuned like the kit or pochette and is about the size of a 1/4 violin. \\
-Alto Violin, tuned to C3–G3–D4–A4, same tuning as a viola but played upright like a cello due to the larger body size. \\
-Tenor Violin, tuned to G2–D3–A3–E4, one octave under the standard violin, acted as a similar instrument to the tenor violin or viola da spalla. \\
-Baritone Violin, tuned to C2–G2–D3–A3, Tuned the same as a cello but with a larger body. \\
-Bass Violin, tuned to G1–D2–A2–E3 or A1–D2–G2–C3, acts as a new member between the standard tuning of a double bass and cello with a body about the size of a bass. \\
-Contrabass Violin, tuned to C1–G1–D2–A2 or E1–A1–D2–G2 (same as double bass tuning) like the double bass but with a far larger body to balance the instrument acoustically. \\
-Her first octet was first presented in 1965. Several further octets were built by Dr. Hutchins and there are currently six full octets and one partial octet in use today throughout the world. ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abaQzEc6Mo0))
+==Soprano Violin==
+Tuned C4–G4–D5–A5\\
+The soprano violin is tuned one octave above the viola, another new member somewhat like the violino piccolo and the size of a 3/4 violin. \\
+==Mezzo Violin==
+Tuned to G3–D4–A4–E5\\
+The treble violin is tuned the same as the violin. The instrument has a longer body by 12-22mm with the same string length as a violin. \\
+==Alto Violin==
+Tuned to C3–G3–D4–A4\\
+The Alto Violin has the same tuning as a viola but is played upright like a cello due to the larger body size. \\
+==Tenor Violin==
+Tuned to G2–D3–A3–E4\\
+The tenor violin one tuned octave under the standard violin, and acts like as a similar instrument to the tenor violin or viola da spalla. \\
+==Baritone Violin==
+Tuned to C2–G2–D3–A3\\
+The baritone violin is tuned the same as a cello but has a larger sized larger body. \\
+==Bass Violin==
+Tuned to G1–D2–A2–E3 or A1–D2–G2–C3\\
+The bass violin acts as a new member between the standard tuning of the cello and the double bass with a body about the size of a double bass. \\
+==Contrabass Violin==
+Tuned to C1–G1–D2–A2 or E1–A1–D2–G2 (same as double bass tuning), with one 5 string instrument that is tuned to A0-C1–G1–D2–A2\\
+The contabass violin is tuned like the double bass but with a far larger body to balance the instruments acoustics, notably the instrument stands at over 7 feet tall, and cannot be fully played by short players. \\
+===Lineage===
+==Octets in Use==
+Her first octet was first presented in 1965. Several further octets were built by Dr. Hutchins and there are currently six full octets and one partial octet in use today throughout the world. ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abaQzEc6Mo0)) Throughout her lifetime Dr. Hutchins made over 100 instruments that are members of the octet, with the majority of the instruments she built being Alto, Mezzo, and Treble violins. The only octet currently is continuous use is the Hutchins Consort located in San Diego, California.
+==Second Generation Instruments==
+Several of Dr. Hutchins students have continued to make instruments, including instruments from the octet. Bob Spear has built two full violin octets one of which is in use in New York. ((https://nvfa.org/luthiers.html)) Joris Wouters has also built a complete octet in Belgium. The research publish by Dr Hutchins and the Catgut Acoustical Society have also had a huge influence on the industry of violin making. Many of the advancements and improvements made on violins since the 1970s have had some influence from Dr. Hutchins work.
 ===New Methods for Acoustic Tuning===
-Dr. Hutchins developed new methods for tuning the top and bottom boards of string instruments. This technique called plate tuning paid special attention to the resonate frequency to the top and bottom plate of string instruments in order to find the acoustically optimal behavior of the plates for communicating and amplifying sound into the body. The findings that Dr. Hutchins made were instrumental in creating acoustically balanced string instruments outside of the violin, and directly led to her re imagining of the viola and later her development of the violin octet.
+Dr. Hutchins developed new methods for tuning the top and bottom plates of string instruments. This technique called plate tuning paid special attention to the resonate frequency to the top and bottom plate of string instruments in order to find the acoustically optimal behavior of the plates for communicating and amplifying sound into the body. The findings that Dr. Hutchins made were instrumental in creating acoustically balanced string instruments outside of the violin, and directly led to her re imagining of the viola and later her development of the violin octet.
+==Acoustic issues represented in Research==
+Three primary innovations of how to construct a string instrument are presented by Dr. Hutchins-
+Size and resonant tuning of the front and back plates of an instrument. These plates are tuned in relationship to the playing range of the instruments strings and most of the plates are wider than their orchestral counterparts.\\
+Construction of the internal chamber of the instrument to better match playing range, many of Hutchins' instruments have far wider fronts and backs but are less deep than their orchestral counterparts.\\
+Adjustment of playing length of the strings to match the acoustic range, most of the violin octet have longer fingerboards and strings than their orchestral counterparts. \\
 ===Academic Career===
-Hatchins published over 100 papers on acoustics and has authored over 5 books.
+Hutchins published over 100 papers on acoustics and has authored over 5 books.
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 ===Notes===
-Plans are avliable for the violin octet on Joe McNalley's website ((https://nvfa.org/blueprints.html))
+Plans are available for the violin octet on Joe McNalley's website ((https://nvfa.org/blueprints.html))\\
 Hutchins consort website- ((https://www.hutchinsconsort.org/instruments)) \\
 Biography on the Catgut Acoustical Society website- ((https://www.catgutacoustical.org/people/cmh/index.htm)) \\
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 All authentic Hutchins instruments are labelled with a SUS numbers inside of the sound body of the instrument. The SUS number means pig in Latin. \\
 Joe McNalley is the director of the Hutchins Consort and also a scholar of Dr. Hutchins work. \\
+The current Hutchins consort was founded in 1999 after Joe McNalley had a phone conversation with Dr. Hutchins and transported the octet from New Jersey to Southern California. \\