Journal

of the

American Musical Instrument Society

In this issue

The Pérez de Lara Family, Mexican Organ and Piano Builders

Edward Charles Pepe

 

Thomas Loud, Immigrant Piano Builder in America, from Clementi, London

Thomas Strange

 

A Nineteenth-Century Maltese Bagpipe in the Metropolitan Museum Collection

Anna Borg Cardona

 

The Early Evolution of the Saxophone Mouthpiece

Timothy R. Rose

 

Amateurs, Autodidacts, and the First Decade of Classical Guitar-Making in Britain

Joss Winn

 

Carleen Maley Hutchins: Reconsidering the Legacy of a Luthier and Acoustician

Allison A. Alcorn

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The Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society is an annual publication. Approximately 200 pages in length, it contains 3–6 articles, book reviews, a list of recent publications concerning musical instruments, and other notices and relevant advertisements.

Journal Editor

Dr. James B. Kopp

Book reviews Editor

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BACK ISSUES

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Journal Index

An index to the first twenty volumes (1975-1994) was published in 1997, listing articles, reviews, and communications. The ONLINE INDEX found here has been updated to cover volumes 1-32 (1975-2006).