New soundfont bank and program number asignation help

[pacebes]

Hi

My name is Pedro Acebes and I am a spanish amateur music player. I play a popular folk instrument whose name is Dulzaina ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulzaina or https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulzaina). More specifically, Castilian Dulzaina. Some examples:

• Playing popular songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32zqOjlB7L0
• Playing Bach melodies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AwyOTEtSNE

I am working on a Soundfont for this instrument. I already have a preliminary version (See attached Castilian Dulzaina v3.zip ). I will improve this version with a more professional recording and debugging of the sounds in the coming weeks.

I have also patched a MuseScore 4.4.0 prerelease to include this new instrument (see attached CastilianDulzainaPatch.zip ). The changes to any version (once approved by MuseScore team) should be really easy. To check these changes it I have also updated the "MS Basic.sf3" with the new soundfont (I have chosen the Bank 11 and program 1 for this instrument because it was free)

I would very much like to get an answer to some questions I have:

1.- As I have said I have chosen the Bank 11 and program 1 for this instrument for testing purposes.
1.1.- I would like to know which bank and program should new instruments have or if this MS Basic.sf3 file is the right option to include them as well as who is in charge of merging new instruments
1.2.- Is there any rule about new instruments (number of samples, size of them, stereo/mono...)

2.- I would also like to know who should I speak to in order to have the authorization to create a pull request and which additional information or documentation is necessary, and if I should add some additional changes to the code.

Thanks in advance