By accessing or using Instrument Heritage, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website.
Nature of the website
Instrument Heritage is an independent editorial and informational website focused on musical instruments, craftsmanship, history, acoustics, and related cultural subjects. The website does not operate as a marketplace, brokerage, authentication, appraisal, or valuation service.
Content is published for general educational, historical, and documentary purposes. It should not be treated as professional, financial, legal, technical, conservation, authentication, or purchasing advice.
Accuracy and availability
We aim to provide accurate and useful information, but historical records, technical specifications, dates, attributions, market information, and other details may be incomplete, disputed, or subject to change.
Instrument Heritage does not guarantee that all content is complete, current, error-free, or suitable for a particular purpose. Content may be corrected, updated, reorganized, or removed without notice.
Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, the original text, layout, graphics, and other editorial materials published on Instrument Heritage are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
Limited quotations are permitted for commentary, research, education, or other lawful purposes when clear attribution and a link to the original page are provided. Republishing complete articles or substantial portions of an article requires prior written permission.
You may not copy, reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, scrape, or commercially exploit substantial parts of the website without authorization, except where permitted by applicable law.
Images, quotations, trademarks, recordings, and other third-party materials remain the property of their respective owners and may be subject to separate rights or licence terms.
Permitted use
You may access and use Instrument Heritage for personal, educational, research, and other lawful purposes.
Prohibited conduct
- Do not attempt to disrupt, damage, overload, or gain unauthorized access to the website or its systems.
- Do not use automated tools to extract or reproduce substantial amounts of content without permission.
- Do not submit or transmit unlawful, misleading, harmful, abusive, or malicious material.
- Do not misrepresent Instrument Heritage content as your own work.
- Do not use the website in a way that infringes intellectual property rights or violates applicable laws.
External links and third-party services
Instrument Heritage may link to museums, archives, manufacturers, retailers, academic publications, video platforms, and other third-party websites for reference or further reading.
External websites are operated independently. We do not control or guarantee their content, availability, security, accuracy, products, services, privacy practices, or terms of use. A link does not necessarily constitute endorsement.
No warranties
The website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the extent permitted by law, Instrument Heritage makes no express or implied warranties regarding the website, its content, or its continued availability.
Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Instrument Heritage and its contributors will not be liable for losses, damages, costs, or claims arising from reliance on website content, use of external links, interruptions in availability, or decisions made on the basis of information published on the website.
Before purchasing, selling, repairing, restoring, transporting, insuring, authenticating, or valuing an instrument, you should consult an appropriately qualified professional when necessary.
Privacy
Your use of the website is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how information may be collected and handled.
Changes to these terms
These Terms of Use may be revised when the website, its practices, or applicable legal requirements change. The updated version becomes effective when published on this page. Continued use of the website after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
Contact
Questions about these Terms of Use or requests for permission to republish content may be sent to support@instrumentheritage.com.