The preservation and use of historic musical instruments
Subtitle: display case and concert hall
By: Robert Barclay.
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Sterling, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Musical instruments -- Conservation and restoration.; Musical instruments -- Maintenance and repair.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: The historic musical instrument; value: Categorization; value: The silent artisan; value: Currency; value: Conservation; value: Restoration; value: Form and substance; value: Sparing the original; value: Criticism and critique; value: Glenn Gould's 'working' piano; value: Amati Quartet; value: A barrel organ by Richard Coates; value: Virginals by Marco Jadra; value: The opus collection; value: Benton Fletcher's Kirckman harpsichord; value: Glenn Gould's favourite piano; value: The oldest English fortepiano?; value: The confidence of currency; value: The assurance of conservation; value: Dissonance in restoration; value: Running the clock back; value: Historic music without penalty; value: Last words.