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Links to relevant organisations and societies.

MIMO - Musical Instrument Museums Online

The Galpin Society

CIMCIM - the International Committee of Musical Instrument Museums and Collections

Music in the University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh website

The Georgian Concert Society

Edinburgh Renaissance Band

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This article was published on 2024-08-21

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