Chapter 3 :: General Care of Musical Instrument Collections
R.L. Barclay
Support for Display and Storage :: Storage :: Handling :: Travel :: Strategies to Counter Biological Attack
Guidelines on general care of musical instrument collections include strategies for coping with a wide range of problems arising from handling and use of collections. This chapter deals briefly with supporting, storage, physical handling and travel. General standards for protecting musical instruments from physical damage are outlined in section 13 of the Museums & Galleries Commission publication Standards in the Museum Care of Musical Instruments. The National Trust Manual of Housekeepingprovides additional information, and Gilles and Putt's The ABCs of Collections Care provides a practical and well-organized approach.