Adopt an instrument! “One of the largest and most important collections of historical instruments in the world,” whose “galleries teem with masterpieces.” – New York Times Les Paul-model Gibson electric guitar, 1952. Like people and animals, even musical instruments need proper care and feeding. Did you know that typically two-thirds of a museum’s operating costs are directly related to managing and caring for the collections, whether on exhibit or in storage? It costs an average of $60 per square foot annually to store 92% of our collection, and objects on public display require even greater care and attention. Oldest known cello: the Andrea Amati ‘King,’ mid-1500’s. You now have the opportunity to support Each adoption is exclusive and for a the NMM’s mission to “collect, conserve, one-year period. Waiting lists will be research, exhibit, and interpret” great maintained in order of the date the musical instruments through our Adopt-an- donation is received. Instrument initiative. We’ve selected several dozen loveable instruments available for View the complete gallery of NMM your affection and generous support. For instruments available for adoption: an annual donation, which is based on the goo.gl/ULEyF6. Contact World’s oldest playable harpsichord: size, visibility and public profile of each us if you are interested the Neapolitan, 1530. instrument, you can become the proud in adopting a NMM “adoptive parent” of one of the NMM’s musical instrument musical treasures. not pictured on the Google site: Individuals, friends, families, groups and 605-677-5306 or school classes are welcome to adopt. [email protected]. Mayuri ‘peacock’ lute. India, 19th century. View our adoptable instruments $500 at: goo.gl/ULEyF6 Columbia Exposition Snare Drum (Lyon & Healy) Cornet à Cylindres (Adolphe Sax) Flugelhorn (Adolphe-Edouard Sax) Soprano Ophicleide (Adolphe Sax) $10,000 $1,000 Soprano Saxophone (Adolphe Sax) The ‘King’ Cello (Andrea Amati) Trumpet with Six Valves (Adolphe Sax) Alto Saxophone (Adolphe Sax) The ‘Harrison’ Violin (Antonio Stradivari) Keyed Bugle and Case (Charles-Joseph Sax) Renaissance Bass Recorder (Arzasius or Hans Schnitzer) The King Henry IV Violin (Antonio Baritone Saxophone (Adolphe Sax) Alpine Zither (Franz Schwarzer workshop) and Girolamo Amati) Grand Parade Trumpet (Adolphe Sax) Ergonomic Viola (David Rivinus) The ‘Rawlins’ Guitar (Antonio Stradivari) Cornet à Pistons (Charles-Joseph Sax) Dudy/Bock Bagpipe (Bohemia) World’s oldest playable harpsichord (Naples) Orchestral Horn (Charles-Joseph Sax) Javanese Gamelan Glass Armonica (Ben Franklin Early American Pipe Organ (Christian Dieffenbach) design, maker unknown) $250 Bowl Gong (Japan) Flute (Charles-Joseph Sax) Miniature Natural Horn (Johann Wilhelm Haas) Copper Serpent (William Lander) $5,000 Renaissance Harp (Italy) Crocodile-Zither (Mon people) Swiss House Organ (Josef Loosser) Renaissance Ivory Lute (Venice) Serpentine Horn (India)* Viola (Andrea Amati)* English Cittern (Petrus Rautta) Trumpet Mask (Papua, New Guinea)* The ‘Fruh’ Cello (Antonio Stradivari)* Tenor Viola da Gamba (Gregor Karp) Ivory Harmonica (Georg Bruckbauer) The ‘Cutler-Challen’ Mandolin (Antonio Stradivari) Archtop Guitar (Orville Gibson) Viennese Grand Piano (Anton Martin Thym) Baroque Natural Trumpet (Johann Wilhelm Haas) $100 Flemish Harpischord (Gommar van Everbroek) Crystal Flute (Claude Laurent) Goblet Drum on Chariot (Thailand)* Symphonium (Charles Wheatstone) Goldfish Harmonica (Andreas Koch)* $750 Courting Flute (Pueblo Nation) $2,500 Clarinet (August Grenser) Snapping Turtle Rattle (Iroquois Nation) Mayuri Peacock Lute (India) Oboe (Jacob Denner) Treble Recorder (Jan Juriaensz van Heerde) Chest Organ (Jacob Hannss) Basset Horn (Frantisek Doleisch) Cornetto (Italy) Portuguese Grand Piano (Manuel Antunes) Alto Saxhorn (Adolphe Sax) Pochette (Dancing Master’s Fiddle) Single-Action Harp (Jean Henri Naderman) Alto Saxhorn with Rotating Bell (Adolphe Sax) Double Chromatic Harp (Henry Greenway) Tenor Saxophone (Adolphe Sax)* $50 Orchestrion/Nickelodeon (J.P. Seeburg Piano Co.) Tenor Slide Trombone (Michael Nagel) Binocular Pitch Pipe* Ergonomic Violin (Chanot and Lété workshop) Presentation Snare Drum (William Shute Tompkins) Cat Harmonica (Andreas Koch)* Les Paul Model Electric Guitar (Gibson Inc.) Timpani (Germany) Banana Harmonica (F.A. Rauner)* Mammoth Sousaphone (Holton Co.) Lyre Mandolin (Orville Gibson) “Babe’s Musical Bat” Harmonica (F.A. Rauner)* Bass Saxophone (Adolphe Sax) Lira da Braccio (Francesco Linarol) West-African Thumb Piano (Angola) Janko Upright Piano (Decker Bros.) Ivory Cornettino (Germany) West-African Thumb Piano (Cameroon)* English Treble Viola da Gamba (John Hoskins) *Not shown on Google site Conch Shell Trumpet (Tibet)* Adopt-an-Instrument application Return to: National Music Museum, 414 E. Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069-2390 Name Address City State Zip Country Phone Email address Adoption donation level (see list below) Date Payment method: Check (payable to NMM) Credit Card Invoice Me VISA/MC/Discover card number Expires / CV2 code (3-digit code on back of card) Signature Thank you for supporting the National Music Museum! GOO.GL/ULEYF6 • NMMUSD.ORG Adopt-an-Instrument What you receive when you adopt: Adoption donation levels (check one box): • The satisfaction of protecting a precious piece of musical history. $10,000 $1,000 $250 • A high-resolution photo of your adopted instrument(s), $5,000 $750 $100 suitable for framing. • When you adopt an instrument at the highest donation $2,500 $500 $50 level, you will get a rare, personal photo-op with the instrument out of its exhibit case. Write your top three instrument choices from your • If you give an instrument-adoption gift, we will send chosen adoption level. (View the NMM instrument gallery that person a presentation card and instrument photo. on Google: goo.gl/ULEyF6 ). • A label in, on or near the exhibit case, to recognize your adoption. 1. • Annual acknowledgment in the NMM newsletter and at 2. the NMM’s annual membership reception. 3. • A tax deduction. Your donation is deductible to the extent allowed by law..