Erard is a valuable, welcome addition to historical business studies.
Robert Adelson is Professor of Organology and Music History at the Conservatoire de Nice-Université Côte d'Azur. Between 2005 and 2016 he was curator of the collection of historical musical instruments at the Musée du Palais Lascaris in Nice and since 2017 he is curator of the Camac collection of historical harps. His numerous publications explore the history of the piano and the harp, opera and the sociology of music. In 2019, he received the Frances Densmore Prize, awarded by the American Musical Instrument Society.