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The American Musical Instrument Society

Ruckers harpsichord and lyre guitar

Ruckers

Lyre guitar
from the Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments

 

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The American Musical Instrument Society is an international organization founded in 1971 to promote better understanding of all aspects of the history, design, construction, restoration, and usage of musical instruments in all cultures and from all periods.

The membership of AMIS includes collectors, historians, curators, performers, instrument makers, restorers, dealers, conservators, teachers, students, and many institutional members. All individual members have full voting rights and, with the exception of spouse members, receive the Society's publications.

38th Annual AMIS Meeting
Stearns Collection
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 20- May 23, 2009

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