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<p>You could contact the Penticton Academy of Music Society. They
may have students in need of an instrument. Check on Facebook at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.facebook.com/Penticton-Academy-of-Music-Society-141742695888765/">https://www.facebook.com/Penticton-Academy-of-Music-Society-141742695888765/</a></p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2017-05-09 4:00 PM, Moderated BCMA
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<div dir="ltr">Hi Jessie,
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<div>One quick resource, that may or may not have the answers
your looking for, can be found in the BCMA resources page: <a
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href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/professional-development/museum-standards-and-best-practices/">http://museumsassn.bc.ca/professional-development/museum-standards-and-best-practices/</a></div>
<div>This is an older document (from 2005) but should still be
relevant. Best Practice Module #2 has a page or two on
deaccessioning.</div>
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<div>Hope that helps, or that you get the answers from the rest
of the community!</div>
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Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <span dir="ltr"><<a
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m looking for advice about how
best to dispose of de-accessioned items from a museum
collection :)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are de-accessioning two pianos.
They lack donor information or paperwork, so we can’t
contact the families,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mainly, I’m wondering if it is
acceptable to offer them for free to the general
public? </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">…It seems a shame, but the only
other solution we have arrived at so far is to pull
them apart for scrap,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Look forward to hearing from you!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All the best,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jessie</p>
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