I believe on latter-day, Aeolian pianos it was a common practice among technicians to sign SOMEONE ELSE'S name on the instrument, thus making it much more difficult to accurately place the blame! Les Smith lessmith@buffnet.net On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Don McCallion wrote: > >Of course, the folks at Charles R. Walter make sure that a member of the > >family signs the pinblock on each piano from the Elkhart factory. Most > >have Kevin Walters signature (Charles' son). Occasionally, you'll see > >one signed by son-in-law Virgil Wesco. I heard a woman bought a Walter > >signed by Virgil. Her friend liked it so much, she demanded one signed > >by Virgil! The dealer found one (and only one). It seems Kevin was out > >of town on that production day and Virgil had to ship out his pen. Must > >be some kind of status thing. > > I meant "whip out his pen". > > > >May be corny to some, but I think it's a nice touch. This way you have > >someone specifically to praise or blame. Mine is signed by Kevin. I > >think the blue pen adds a certain warmth to the sound : - ). > > > >Don McCallion - don@ct2.nai.net > >New Milford, CT > > "I used to think my brain was the best part of my body. But then I > thought, 'look who's telling me.'" - Emo Phillips >
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