Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

HISTORIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN THE EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY COLLECTION

Edited by Arnold Myers

Volume 2 :: The Descriptions (in 27 Fascicles)

Volume 2 of the Catalogue `Historic Musical Instruments in the Edinburgh University Collection' has replaced the series of Check Lists published in the early 1980s. This catalogue consists of fascicles of text describing the instruments in detail (available in both printed and electronic versions).

The printed version of Volume 2 is being produced in a series of A4 size booklets, suitable in format for purchasers to gather and have bound in parts.

The text of the descriptive fascicles can also be sent by e-mail.

The data in the ASCII versions are given with systematically tagged field names or abbreviations to allow users to enter all or part of the data into their own databases.

• Publication details and prices including postage to UK addresses and order form

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The cataloguing objectives, principles, and procedures are described in Cataloguing Standards for Instrument Collections, Pages 14-28 from CIMCIM Newsletter No. XIV, 1989

NOTE :: The fields used in the descriptions are (with tags):-

• CL Classification:
• AN [Acquisition number]:
• ON [Original name]:
• EN [Common name]:
• NP Nominal pitch:
• TS [Type or system]:

• MK Maker:
• PL [Place of origin]:
• CO Culture of origin:
• DM [Date of making in usual written order]:
• SN Serial number:
• FM [Further information on maker]:

• OS Overall size:
• LB Body length:
• BU Body width, upper bouts:
• BW Body width, waist:
• BL Body width, lower bouts:
• BD Body depth:

• S1 String length 1:
• S2 String length 2:
• DI Shell diameter:
• DE Shell depth:
• NT Number of tension points:
• NF Number of frets:
• SL Sounding length:
• BR Bore:
• RE Depth of reed/mouthpiece receiver:
• RI Diameter of reed/mouthpiece receiver:

• TD Technical description:
• KH Keyhead type:
• KM Keymount type:
• VT Valve type:

• IN [Inscriptions]:
• DF Decorative features:

• PA Playing accessories:
• CS [Case etc.]:

• FL [Faults]:
• RH [Repair history]:

• GU General usage of type:
• GR General literature references:

• UP Usable pitch:
• PC Performance characteristics:

• AW [Association with other items]:

• SR Specific literature references:
• IR Illustration references:
• RR Specific recording references:
• SU Specific usage history:

• PO Previous ownership:
• LN Current ownership:
• CA [Collection assignation]:

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• Return to details of the Catalogue of the Collection

• Link to searchable interface to photographs and short descriptions of instruments

• Link to browsable list of instruments

© Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, 2013.

This article was re-published on 19 December 2022