Excerpt from Musical Instruments at Yale: A Selection of Western Instruments From the 15th to 20th Centuries; February 19-March 27, 1960
It is a policy of the Yale Collection to maintain as many of its instruments as possible in playing condition. A program of restoration was inaugurated several years ago to this effect, and is still in progress. Since the restoration of musical in struments is often a two-fold one, musical and visual, the visitor will in many cases be able to determine the extent of accomplishment for himself.paragraph of the introductory article nts at Yale, (no. 10) should read (no.
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