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I read with interest that Waitakere donated music to Waratah after the tragic loss of instruments & music during the recent floods.

Given that much of the music held by bands is probably over 20 years old & no longer in print, this led me to thinking that it would be in all bands interests to establish a national archive in order to protect irreplaceable music.

The costs of storing electronically would be reasonably small. Bands could scan their library (a big job) & submit to a national archive site electronically, or could elect to pay to have a service scan their library.

What do other bands think ? Would there be enough bands to proceed further ?

Eddie Evans
Willoughby Band President

2008 May