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Observing the Slightest Motion: Using Visual Tools to Preserve Sound

Posted by: Tana Villafana

This is a guest post written by Peter Alyea. Peter is a Preservation Science Specialist in the Research and Testing Division of the Library of Congress and has been working with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on imaging recorded sound collections for preservation and access since the inception of the IRENE project. Although making audio recordings …

Posted in: Conservation, Heritage Science, Music, Preservation, Sound Recordings, Tools of the Trade

Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

If Only Flutes Could Talk – A Tale of Science, Music, and Napoleon’s Flute!

Posted by: Tana Villafana

This is a guest post by Lynn Brostoff, a chemist in the Preservation Research and Testing Division. Her research interests include the characterization of iron gall ink, verdigris pigment, and glass deterioration. Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford (left), Curator, and Lynn Brostoff (right), Chemist, examining a Laurent flute in the Music Division’s Flute Vault. Photo Credit: Larry …

Posted in: Conservation, Heritage Science, Music, Preservation