About the National Music Museum
Founded in 1973 on the campus of The University of South Dakota in Vermillion, the National Music Museum (NMM) & Center for Study of the History of Musical Instruments is one of the great institutions of its kind in the world. Its renowned collections, which include more than 13,500 American, European, and non-Western instruments from virtually all cultures and historical periods, are the most inclusive anywhere.
Interesting Facts about the Museum
Annotated Checklist of Acoustic Guitars by Pimentel & Sons (in chronological order)
NMM 10909. Guitar by Lorenzo, Rick, and Robert Pimentel, Pimentel & Sons, principal builder Robert Pimentel, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 1999. Southwestern Collection Series (Jazz classic cutaway style). Grand Concert B.R. 4 NSM. Paul Szmanda Collection,
2005.
NMM 10910. Guitar by Lorenzo, Rick, and Robert Pimentel, Pimentel & Sons, principal builder Lorenzo Pimentel, Albuquerque, June 1999. Grand Concert Gold (classical). Grand Concert B.R. 9 NSM. Paul Szmanda Collection, 2005.
NMM 10911. Guitar by Lorenzo, Rick, and Robert Pimentel, Pimentel & Sons, principal builder Rick Pimentel, Albuquerque, November 1999. G-R Southwestern Collection Series (steel string cutaway). Brazilian 7 NSM. Paul Szmanda Collection, 2005.
NMM 10912. Guitar by Lorenzo Pimentel, Pimentel & Sons, Albuquerque, June 2001. Grand Concert (classical). Brazilian RW 6 NSO. Paul Szmanda Collection, 2005.
Pimentel Guitar Collection on the National Music Museum web site
Please visit the main museum web site for other instrument collections