The Klaus P. Wachsmann Prize for the best publication in the field of musical instrument research and organology is awarded to Mohammad-Reza Darvishi, of Tehran, author of the work Dâyeratâlomâref-e sâzhâ-ye Irân, or in English, Encyclopedia of the Musical Instruments of Iran, volume 1, titled Chordophones in Regional Music, published by the Major Institute of Culture and Art, Tehran, 2001. Bruno Nettl, who awarded the prize in behalf of the Wachsmann Prize Committee, described this work as an unusually impressive publication, providing detailed information on the use of various types of stringed instruments, their structure, tuning, playing styles, and provenance, in the various provinces of Iran.

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