Care of Historic Musical Instruments (1997)

Title: The Care of Historic Musical Instruments
Editor: Robert L. Barclay
Publisher: online version
Year: 1997
Formats available: html
Link: http://cimcim.icom.museum/...
Note: Thank you to Goran Budija for pointing me out this book!

Table of contents:

Preliminaries
Preface

Chapter 1. Ethics and the Use of Instruments
Codes of Ethics and Standards
Guidelines
Playability and "Soundability"
Conclusion

Chapter 2. Instruments in Their Environment
Conservation Assessment
Strategies for Environmental Control

Chapter 3. General Care of Musical Instrument Collections
Support for Display and Storage
Storage
Handling
Travel
Strategies to Counter Biological Attack

Chapter 4. Materials
Metals
Wood
Skin Products
Bone and Ivory
Keratinous Materials
Glass
Synthetic Organic Materials
Coatings
Composite Objects

Chapter 5. Basic Conservation Treatments
Justifying Treatment
Review of Cleaning
Treatment of Wood
Treatment of Metal
Treatment of Other Materials
Treatment of Synthetic Organic Materials
Cleaning of Textiles
Treatment of Coatings
Treatment of Composites
Treatment of Instruments by Type

Chapter 6. Basic Maintenance of Playing Instruments
Keyboard Instruments
String Instruments
Woodwinds
Brass Instruments
Percussion
Selection and Monitoring of Players
Relative Costs
Retiring Instruments from Playing Status
Conclusion

Chapter 7. Documentation
General Principles
Registration
Object Files
Security
Cataloguing
Documentation and Monitoring of Instruments
Automated Resources
The Internet
Readings in Electronic Documentation

Bibliography