I first came across the LaGuardia Wagner Archives
http://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/COLLECTIONS.aspx?ViwType=1&ColID=4 several years ago when I was restoring a wonderful late 1920's model 'A' and noticed a familiar pencilled name 'Seeson' on the underside of the board on a rib, I'd seen it before on similar era mostly model 'A' and 'B' customer pianos and the common thread was that they were all gorgeous instruments, but this was the first time I had speculatively bought a piano that had his name on it. I contacted the curator asking if there were any factory archives on (Andrew) Seeson and yes there was, several work sheets documenting his immigration to NYC, his time at the factory, approx 1890 -1938 positions held, wages paid, family history, and eventual retirement as Foreman and Head of the Bellymaking division at the factory.
So next A or B tuning for a client take a second to look underneath for his name!
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Martin Snow
Boston MA
617-543-1030
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