The Curt Sachs Award 1992
William Richmond Dowd
The Board of Governors of the American Musical Instrument Society
designated William Richmond Dowd the recipient of the Curt Sachs
Award for the year 1992 in recognition of his distinguished career
as a pioneer in the revival of historically based instrument making;
and in acknowledgment of his leadership in harpsichord making as
co-founder of the Boston school, with workshops in Boston and Paris,
whose instruments have inspired musicians worldwide; and in gratitude
for the training and guidance that he has provided to the succeeding
generation of harpsichord makers and for the historical research
he has shared both formally and informally in numerous lectures
and publications.