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Appraisal Services [top]
- Albert R. Rice Appraisal Services
- American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers
- American Society of Appraisers
- A&D Music
- Appraisers Association of America
- Eppraisals.com (online appraisal service)
- Kovels' What's it Worth?
- International Society of Appraisers
- Maloney's Antiques & Collectibles Resource Director
Band History, Music [top]
Book Dealers [top]
Collections of Musical Instruments [top]
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA - Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments
- Antwerp, Belgium - Museum Vleeshuis
- Athens, Greece - Museum of Popular Instruments, Research Centre for Ethnomusicology
- Baku, Azerbaijan Republic - The State Museum of Azerbaijan Musical Culture
- Basel, Switzerland - Musikmuseum, Historisches Museum Basel
- Bloomington, Indiana, USA - Mathers Museum of World Cultures
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Museum of Fine Arts
- Brussels, Belgium - Museum of Musical Instruments
- Budapest, Hungary - Budapest Music History Museum
- Budapest, Hungary - Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum
- Carlsbad, California - Museum of Making Music
- Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA - The Iowa Band Museum
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Copenhagen, Denmark - Musikhistorisk Museet
- Edinburgh, Scotland - Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments
- Edinburgh, Scotland - Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments
- The Hague, The Netherlands - Gemeentemuseum
- Kent, England - Finchcocks Museum of Music
- Kremsmuenster, Austria - Streitwieser Brass Instrument Collection, Schloss Kremsegg Castle
- La Couture Boussey, France - Musée des Instruments à Vent
- Leipzig, Germany - Musikinstrumenten-Museum der Universität Leipzig
- London, England - The Horniman Museum
- Los Angeles, California, USA - UCLA Collection
- Macon, Georgia, USA - Georgia Music Hall of Fame
- Manchester, England - Royal Northern College of Music Collection of Historic Musical Instruments
- Markneukirchen, Germany - Museum of Musical Instruments
- Montluçon, France - Musée des musiques populaires de Montlucçon
- Moscow, Russia - Glinka State Museum of Musical Culture
- Munich, Germany - Deutsches
Museum
Neuchâtel, Switzerland - Musée d'Ethnographie - New Haven, Connecticut, USA - Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments
- New York, New York, USA - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Opatówek, Poland - Museum of Industrial History
- Oxford, England - The Bate Collection, University of Oxford
- Oxford, England - Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford
- Paris, France - Musée
de la Musique, Cité de la Musique
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA - The Band Museum - Poughkeepsie, New York, USA - Vassar College Collection
- Poznan, Poland - Museum of Musical InstrumentsSt. Paul, Minnesota, USA - Museum of Musical Instruments, The Schubert Club
- St. Petersburg, Russia - The Museum of Musical Instruments
- Seattle, Washington, USA - Experience
Music Project
Sherman Oaks, California, USA - Miner Museum of Vintage, Exotic, and Just Plain Unusual Instruments - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - Brass
Players Museum
Stockholm, Sweden - Musikmuseet, Stockholm - Stockholm, Sweden - The Nydahl Collection
- Tokyo, Japan - Collection for Organology, Kunitachi College of Music
- Trondheim, Norway - Ringve Museum
- Turku, Finland - The Sibelius Museum
- Vermillion, South Dakota, USA - National Music Museum, The University of South Dakota
- Vienna, Austria - Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente, Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Vienna, Austria - Vázquez Collection of Historical String Instruments
- Washington, DC, USA - Library of Congress Collections of Musical Instruments
- Washington, DC, USA - Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection, Library of Congress
- Washington, DC, USA - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
- Washington, DC, USA - Piano300 Exhibition, Smithsonian Institution
- Wiscasset, Maine, USA - The
Musical Wonder House (mechanical musical instruments)
- Link to the International Directory of Musical Instrument Collections
Conservation [top]
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- American Institute of Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
- CoOL: Conservation Online
- Getty Conservation Institute
- Heritage Preservation
- International Institute of Conservation, French Section (SFIIC)
- Museum, Library and Archives Conservation/Preservation Departments
- National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
- National Register of Historic Places
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Northeast Document Conservation Center
- PreserveNet
- Recommendations for the Conservation of Musical Instruments in Collections: An Annotated Bibliography (1993)
- Recommendations for Regulating the Access to Musical Instruments in Public Collections (1985)
- Save America's Treasures
- Training in Musical Instrument Conservation (1994)
- US National Park Service Division of Conservation
Early Music [top]
- Carolina Baroque
- Early Music America
- Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh
- Medieval and Renaissance Musical Instruments
Educational programs with specific courses of study relating to the Society’s objectives [top]
- National Music Museum, University of South Dakota
- Guildhall School of Music, London, UK
- International Violinmakers' School of Cremona (Italy)
- University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN
- University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Festivals, Contests [top]
Folk and World Music [top]
- American Gamelan Institute
- American Music Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Encyclopedia of Traditional Celtic Music
- Mid-East Mfg., Inc. (ethnic instruments)
- Mugwumps
- Music Archive for Papua New Guinea
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
General Research Resources [top]
- Acoustics Research Centers
- The British Library
- Canadian Music Periodical Index
- Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology
- Early Music Links
- Internet Resources for Music Scholars
- Library of Congress
- MegaConverter (converts measurements of all sorts)
- The Museum Computer Network
- The Musical Acoustics Research Library
- MewzikForum Musical Instrument Information
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (University of Texas)
- Refdesk.com
- RISM (International Inventory of Musical Sources)
- Scholarly Journals Distributed Via the World Wide Web
- UMI Dissertation Express
- WWW Virtual Library: Museums
Histories of Musical Instrument Makers [top]
- Bechstein Pianos
- Bentley Pianos
- Blüthner Pianos
- Bösendorfer Pianos
- Brief History of the Conn Company (1874-present)
- Broadwood Pianos
- History of J. D'Addario & Company, Inc.
- Centre Sébastien Erard
- Feurich Pianos
- Glaesel Company History
- Haarnack Harps
- Ibach Pianos
- Knabe Pianos #9;
- Petrof Pianos
- Adolphe Sax and His Saxophone by L»on Kochnitzky (1964)
- Schimmel Pianos
- Seiler Pianos
- Selmer Company History
- "The SML (Strasser Marigaux saxes) Story" and "The SML Story Update"
- William Lewis Company History
- Ludwig and Musser Company History
- History of Vandoren, Paris
- Vincent Bach Company History
- New York Bach Stradivarius Trumpet & Cornet Bell Marking by Roy Hemply and Doug Lehrer (2001)
- Bach's X Horns by Roy Hemply and Doug Lehrer (2001)
- Woodchester Pianos
- Rudolph Wurlitzer Company history
- J. W. York History and Serial Numbers
Instrument Making [top]
- Copies of Historical Musical Instruments (1994)
- Musical instrument building courses at Marholmen, Sweden
- Musical Instrument Makers Forum
- Technical drawings of musical instruments in public collections worldwide
Instrument Sites [top]
Brass Instruments
- The Cornet Compendium: History and Development of the Nineteenth-Century Cornet
- F Bass Trombone Page
- R. Jones Trumpet Page
- The Serpent Website
- "Tempted by a Serpent" by Douglas Yeo
- Thomas Bacon Horn Page
- The Trombone Page
- Vintage Cornet Website
Electronic Instruments
Experimental Instruments
Free Reed Instruments
- Accordion
- Accordion Links
- Accordions Worldwide
- Antique Harmonicas
- Bluesharp Page
- Center for Study of Free-Reed Instruments
- Concertina FAQ
- HarpTown, Virtual Harmonica Museum
Keyboard Instruments
- Clinkscale Online: A Comprehensive Database of Early Pianos, 1700-1860
- Centre Sébastien Erard
- International Piano Archives at Maryland
- National Pipe Organ Register at Cambridge
- Organ and Keyboard Musical Instrument Links
- Orgeldatenbank Berlin
- Osiris Archive (collection of world-wide pipe organ specifications)
- Piano Page
- Pipe Organ Encyclopedia
- Service and owner's manuals for electronic organs
Multiple Instrument Types
- Contrabass Mania
- Musical Heritage Network Instrument Encyclopedia
- SHARC Timbre Database
- Smithsonian Institution's Musical FAQ's
- Unique, Ethnic, Experimental Instruments
Percussion Instruments
Stringed Instruments
- Acoustic Steel Guitars
- Alphorn
- Thomas Bacon Horn Page
- American Banjo Makers, Civil War to W.W. II
- Bowed Stringed Instrument Links
- Brad's Page of Steel Guitars
- Centre Sébastien Erard (Erard harps)
- Daniel Fryklund's "Bidrag till gitarristiken" (English translation of "Contribution to Guitar Studies")
- Gibson Mandolin, Mandola, Mandocello Model Descriptions
- Harpa, a Monthly Harp Newspaper
- The Harp Page
- Harp History Study Group
- Odilia's Harp Website
- Identifying S. S. Stewart Banjos
- London Harp and Piano Makers of the 19th Century
- Lute Links
- Mandolin Cafe
- Marxophone Homepage
- The Rebec Project
- The Serpent Website
- Steel Guitar Models and Manufacturers
- F Bass Trombone Page
- Ukelin Website
- Vintage Guitar Magazine
- The Violin - the Multimedia Encyclopedia
- Violin-Uke, Pianoette/Pianolin
- Zither website
Woodwind Instruments
- 18th-Century Flute Database
- Bagpipe Care and Maintenance
- The Clarinet Pages
- Crumhorn
- Flute History Research Materials
- Ocarina
- Recorder Articles
- Recorder Home Page
- International Saxophone Homepage
- Sax on the Web
- Shakuhachi
- World of Flutes
Museum Sites [top]
- American Association of Museums
- American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)
- Art Museum Network
- Classical Music Hall of Fame
- The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- The Getty Museum
- Guide to Museums and Cultural Resources
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- The Louvre
- Michigan Country Music Hall of Fame
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts
- Museum of Modern Art
- Museum Professional Home Page (includes list of WWW Museums)
- Museumspot
- National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library
- National Museum of American Art
- National Register of Historic Places
- Norton Simon Museum
- Palais Lascaris
- Webmuseum Network
- World Wide Arts Resources
- World Wide Web Virtual Library Museums Pages
Musical Instrument Dealers & Makers [top]
- Gebruder Alexander Mainz
- Allen Organ Company
- Amati (Czech woodwinds and brass)
- Antiques and Art Work
- Antiques and Collectibles Website Links
- Ralph Ashmead, Maker of Historical Bows
- Baldwin
- Big Briar, Inc. (Bob Moog)
- Tony Bingham (email)
- John Broadwood & Sons
- Carousel Publications (world instruments)
- Ceramic Musical Instruments by Barry Hall
- Colorado Drum (vintage drums)
- Conn Electronic Organ Parts
- Conn Strobotuner Manual (Model ST-6)
- Cooperman Fife and Drum Co.
- Andrew Crawford Musical Instrument Cases
- Czech Music and Musical Instruments
- Daniel Deitch Historical Woodwinds
- Jim Doble, Elemental Design (unusual mallet percussion)
- Drum Center of Indianapolis (Harry Cangany)
- Elderly Instruments (vintage instruments, books, recordings, videos)
- Finke Handcrafted Horns
- Folkers & Powell Flutes
- Gemeinhardt (flutes)
- Gibson Guitars
- Gila Mountain Dulcimers
- Claire Givens Violins, Inc.
- Gruhn Guitars
- Guitars (modern)
- The Harpsichord Clearing House
- Hohner USA
- House of Musical Traditions (world instruments)
- Hubbard Harpsichords, Inc.
- Huiras Instruments Internationale (Violins and Guitars)
- Rich Ita's Brass Instrument Workshop
- JustStrings.com
- Kawai
- Kemble, London
- William Knabe & Co.
- L. A. Sax Company
- Didier Lacroix (maker, restorer, dealer)
- Lark in the Morning (world instruments, books, recordings, videos)
- G. Leblanc Corporation
- Martin Guitar
- Mason & Hamlin
- David G. Monette Corp. (trumpets)
- Robert Morley and Company (Pianoforte and Harpsichord Makers)
- National Association of Music Merchants
- Nora Post, Inc. (Oboes, English Horns)
- Period Piano Company
- Piano Showcase
- Pianodisc
- Rebeats Vintage Drum Products
- Wm Rees, Harpmaker
- Renner, USA
- Schimmel
- Selmer
- Shofars
- Simon Polak, Baroque flute maker
- George Steck
- Steinway
- George Stevens Early Stringed Instruments
- United Musical Instruments
- David T. Van Zandt, Violin Maker
- Vintage Drum Center
- Vintage Drums
- Waterphone Website (Richard Waters, inventor)
- Wichita Band Instrument Company
- Wurlitzer-Bruck
- Yamaha
- Young Chang Pianos
Musical Link Lists [top]
- American Music Resource
- Culture Pages of the Sibelius Academy
- Dutch Classical Music
- Indiana University List of Music Links
- Music Resources on the Internet
- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
- Worldwide Internet Music Resources
- Yahoo's Classical Music Directories
- Yahoo's Musicology Directory
Organizations [top]
- American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers
- American Gamelan Institute
- American Guild of Organists (Berkshire Chapter)
- American Musicological Society
- American Nyckelharpa Association
- Automatic Musical Instruments Collectors' Association
- British Harpsichord Society
- Catgut Acoustical Society
- Center for the Study of Free Reed Instruments
- CIMCIM (International Committee of Musical Instrument Museums and Collections)
- Early Music America
- Fellowship of Makers and Researchers of Historical Instruments
- The Galpin Society
- GEFAM Zurich: Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente
- Guild of American Luthiers
- Hardanger Fiddle Association of America
- Historic Brass Society
- Historic Harp Society
- International Council of Museums
- International Double Reed Society
- International Horn Society
- International Music Organizations Database
- International Organ Foundation
- International Sebastian Erard Society
- International Society of Bassists
- International Trumpet Guild
- International Tuba-Euphonium Association
- Lute Society of America
- Midwestern Historical Keyboard Society
- Mozart Society of America
- Music Library Association
- Musical Box Society
- Musical Instrument Makers Forum
- Musical Instrument Technicians Association
- National Flute Association
- Organ Historical Society
- Percussive Arts Society
- PianoNet.com (National Piano Foundation)
- The Piano Page (Piano Technicians Guild)
- Reed Organ Society
- Society for Ethnomusicology
- Society for Seventeenth-Century Music
- Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society
- Theremin Enthusiasts Club International
- Viola da Gamba Society of America
- Violin Society of America
- The Westfield Center (keyboards)
Other Interesting Sites [top]
- American Sheet Music 1870-1885 (Library of Congress)
- Daniel Fryklund Biography and Bibliography
- Howe Collection of Musical Instrument Literature (University of Maryland)
- World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
Patent Numbers & Dates [top]
Performance Practice [top]
Search Engines [top]
- About.com
- Altavista.com
- AskJeeves.com
- Dogpile.com
- Excite.com
- Google.com
- Hotbot.com
- Lycos.com
- Webcrawler.com
- Yahoo.com
Serial Numbers for Musical Instruments [top]
Serial Number Lists for Brass and Woodwind Instruments:
- The Music Trader's comprehensive list
- Mewzik.com Database of Serial Number Lists
- Selmer Saxophones Serial Numbers
- Vincent Bach Trumpet and Cornet Serial Numbers
- Vincent Bach
Trombone Serial Numbers
Serial Numbers for Piano Makers:
- Baldwin
- Bechstein
- Bentley (pianos)
- Blüthner
- Broadwood
- Everett
- Gulbransen
- Howard (by Baldwin)
- Ibach (pianos)
- Kemble (pianos)
- Knabe
- Alfred Knight (pianos)
- Mason & Hamlin
- Steinway
- Story &
Clark
- Welmar (pianos)
- Woodchester (pianos)
- Yamaha
Serial Numbers for Fretted Stringed Instruments: