<HTML>Terry, I cut my teeth tuning wise on Ivers & Pond uprights, as they were made only 150 miles from where I grew up.  They always had Wessell, Nickel & Gross actions.  The  WN&G octagonal logo on all upright actions was stamped on the hammer rail at the left end, and was bigger than the available viewable space and so ran in behind the jacks.  The words, "Wessell, Nickel & Gross" then appeared on the let-off rail at the bass-tenor break, again running in behind action parts.   The Ivers & Pond people were funny about giving credit and always covered those words with a celluloid piece inscribed "Ivers & Pond Piano Co." My second grade teacher lived two houses up from us.  Once when I was home from college on vacation she asked me to tune her Ivers & Pond upright.  As I opened it up, she said, "Let me know when you get to the place where you move it out from the wall, so I can clean behind it!"  I didn't have the heart to tell her that was not part of the job.  Those were solidly built pianos and heavy! Bill Maxim In a message dated 1/4/02 12:32:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Speaking of Ivers & Pond and Aeolean, I tuned my first Ivers & Pond grand the other day. I was all excited when I saw Ivers & Pond on the plate. Piano looked in real good shape also. Then I removed the fallboard to fix a sticking damper. I noticed the greenish newish looking jacks and green monster looking hammers. Then I saw the date stamped on the hammer rail. 1974. An Aeolian. What a wretched piano. Asolutely just slopped together. I guess I still have not serviced an Ivers & Pond. Maybe someday. What a cruel trick. Terry Farrell   </BLOCKQUOTE> Bill Maxim Maxim Piano Service 212 Newpark Place Columbia, SC 29212-8666 (803) 732-9225, FAX (803) 732-2641 wmaxim@aol.com</HTML>