Publications

- “The Musical Instruments of Emilius N. Scherr” (Self-published, 2025), forthcoming.

- “Francis W. Galpin (1858–1945): The Canon and Collector” in European, British, and American Musical Instrument Collectors, 1850–1940, edited by Christina Linsenmeyer (Oxford: Routledge, 2025), 258-282.

- “Boston Area Instrument Collections on The Move,” Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society Vol. 52, No. 2 (2023), 10-11.

- “Public/Private Ownership and Collecting of Musical Instruments,” Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society, Special Supplement to Vol. 46 (2020/21), 18-23.

- “Dominick E. Ragot: An Unknown French-American Luthier,” Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society Vol. 50, No. 1 (2021), 4-9.

- “Going Low: Abraham Prescott Built a Legend Making Instruments that Take Music Way Down,” American History (October 2021), 50-57. [PDF download below]

- “Early Pianomaking in Boston, 1790–1830” in Boston Furniture, 1700–1900 (Boston: Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 2016), pp. 314-334.

- “Early Musical Instrument Making in Ireland,” in Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690–1840; edited by William Laffan and Christopher Monkhouse (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2014), pp. 207-211.

- “The Earliest Upright Piano? An Instrument by Robert Woffington of Dublin,” Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society Vol. 37, No. 3 (2008), 11-12.

- “Musical Instruments and Manufacturers” in Encyclopedia of New England Culture (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006).

- “Where is the Princess’s Piano?” Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society Vol. 35, No. 1 (Spring 2006), 10-11.

- “James A. Bazin and the Development of Free-Reed Instruments in America,” Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society, Vol. 31 (2005), 133-182.

- “Hidden Treasure at the MFA: Whistles and Pipes from the Northwest-Coast Indians,” Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society Vol. 34, No. 3 (2005), 7-8.

- “An Organized Piano by Alpheus Babcock,” in Organ Restoration Reconsidered: Proceedings of a Colloquium, ed. John R. Watson (Warren, Michigan: Harmonic Park Press, 2005), 159-169. [PDF download below]

- MFA Highlights: Musical Instruments (Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2004); E-book version 2010.

- “Fine-tuned Design: A Baroque Guitar by Jacopo Checchucci,” Apollo (May 2003), 22-23.

- “Early Violin Making in New England,” Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society, Vol. 28 (2002), 5-62.

- Dangerous Curves: The Art of the Guitar (Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2000).

- Contributions to The Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments(New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1994).

- “The Musical Instruments of Benjamin Crehore,” The Journal of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Vol. 4 (1992), 52-79. [PDF download below]

- “Keyboard Instruments at the Shrine to Music Museum,” Early Keyboard Studies

Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 1 (October 1991), 7-11.

- “Haydn's Keyboard Instruments.” in Haydn's Piano Sonatas, A Conference and Festival of Recitals. Sponsored by the Westfield Center for Early Keyboard Studies, 1990.

- “An Unusual English Piano,” Early Keyboard Studies Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 3 (June 1987), 1-3.