Horace, I've seen these pictures off and on many times over the years. These factory guys laying on the board notching bridges invariably seemed to be portly dudes with impressive girth. For a long time I thought that's where the term bellyman came from....:-) Paul E. Dempsey, RPT Piano Technician Sr. Marshall University Huntington, WV 304-696-5418 304-617-1149
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