Hi Ron, Thanks for starting this thread. I've often wondered about those names I see written in various places on the piano, and the lives of those who signed their names so well. (Has anyone else noticed how neat some of those signatures are?) On an old Baldwin grand I rebuilt last year, there was a little spot, on one of the beams with wording something like "a ma bella femme 1915" or something similar. If only these old pianos could talk, the stories they'd tell... I've never signed my name in any fashion on a piano, regardless of what I've done. Somehow, I think that I've felt inadequate to put my name on them. But I'm thinking that I might start placing a small mark on the pianos that go through my shop, if for no other reason than for others to know just a hint of where it's been, even if I'm long gone. Perhaps a signature and a date, and maybe even an idea of what I did, such as "Soundboard & Pinblock, 2000". Brian Trout Quarryville, PA btrout@desupernet.net
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