I think most of us were aware that the collection closed last year and 
that things would be auctioned. It is not clear to me what the state of 
each instrument is. I know the collection had many playing instruments, 
but with such a quantity, I imagine (though I do not know) that the vast 
majority of them are unrestored? In any case, my wife and I were looking 
at the auction catalog and thinking that, even if we were to bid and buy 
something, many if not most of what we were interested in couldn't be 
brought into the United States because of the ongoing ivory brouhaha...
Dongsok

On 4/18/2016 6:25 AM, Andrew Bernard wrote:
> Does nobody at all think this is of significance? Perhaps not – looking at the starting prices for what seem to me to be valuable instrumemts in the catalog they are in general almost laughably low (except perhaps the Antunes instrument).
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> There was massive hue and cry when the V&A dispersed their collection. Almost total silence about Finchcocks. Strange times methinks.
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> Andrew
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