Musical instrument are fundamental tools of human expression that reveal and reflect historical, technological, social and cultural aspects of times and people. These three-dimensional, polyma- teric objects—at times considered artworks, other times technical objects—are the most powerful way to communicate emotions and to connect people and communities with the surrounding world. The participants in WoodMusICK (WOODen MUSical Instrument Conservation and Knowledge) COST Action FP1302 have aimed to combine forces and to foster research on wooden musical instruments in order to preserve, develop and disseminate knowledge on musical instruments in Europe through inter- and transdisciplinary research. This four-year program, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), has involved a multidisciplinary and multi-national research group composed of curators, conservators/restorers, wood, material and mechanical scientists, chemists, acousticians, organologists and instrument makers. The goal of the COST Action was to improve the knowledge and preservation of wooden musical instru- ments heritage by increasing the interaction and synergy between different disciplines. 25 € Illustrations: Front cover © Succession Picasso; isbn 979-10-94642-35-1 / printed in france / october 2018 Wooden Musical Instruments — Different Forms of Knowledge Wooden Musical Instruments Different Forms of Knowledge Book of End of WoodMusICK COST Acon FP1302 Edited by M arco a. p érez and e Manuele M arconi Funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union 9 791094 642351