BIDDING FAREWELL TO BELOVED FRIENDS: THE ABEL COLLECTION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS GOES TO AUCTION

Burgess and Kopp discusses the online auction of over 270 musical instruments by the Skinner Auction House in Marlborough, MA in December 2021. A large percentage of which came from the collection of former AMIS members Richard and Jeannine Abel. With its strong emphasis on woodwinds and particularl...

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Published inAmerican Musical Instrument Society. Newsletter - American Musical Instrument Society Vol. 51; no. 1; p. 15
Main Authors Burgess, Geoffrey, Kopp, James B
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canton American Musical Instrument Society 01.04.2022
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Abel, Richard
Auctions
Musical instruments
United States > US
Marlborough Massachusetts
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Summary:Burgess and Kopp discusses the online auction of over 270 musical instruments by the Skinner Auction House in Marlborough, MA in December 2021. A large percentage of which came from the collection of former AMIS members Richard and Jeannine Abel. With its strong emphasis on woodwinds and particularly double-reed instruments, the Abel collection could without any exaggeration be described as the most important privately owned assemblage of oboes and bassoons in the US. The sale attracted buyers from around the world, and for the double-reed community provided a rare opportunity to see an important segment of their instruments' history laid out in full view.
ISSN:0160-2365
2374-362X