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Responsible and accountable ? I doubt it very much. B. -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:09 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Overtone records recording equipment from the late Richard C. ... I would certainly campaign for acceptance of the donation by the AWA, now that we have considerably added to out storage space. However the administration of the organization is in a state of transition; whether this helps or not is unknown. Donation of a collection to a public institution "should" be a way to preserve it for future generations since it then belongs to the public. The trouble is that, what belongs to everybody, belongs to nobody. What happens to it depends entirely on the abilities and interests of those in charge of it at various times. I would be interested in a discussion of the various legal requirements on the care of collections for various state chartered educational and historical museums. Can anyone be held responsible for caring for the artifacts? Mike Csontos In a message dated 7/10/2008 2:29:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Hello All, I was asked by Tom Packard to see if someone wanted to adopt Dick's old tape machines and electronics which he designed and built himself or, in the case of the tape transports, had a professional machinist build. The head nests are all Ampex. The quality of Dick's Overtone releases are testament to how well designed this gear is !! We would not want to see it just get scrapped, but would like to find it all a good home such as in a museum or collection. If no one is interested, I will try to get the Antique Wireless Association in Rochester to accept it all. Thanks ! Bob Hodge Belfer Audio Archive **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112)