RE: [CR]Early Eddy Merckx Corsa Strada (Road) ... what year and...

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Ken Wehrenberg" <wnwires@htc.net>
Subject: RE: [CR]Early Eddy Merckx Corsa Strada (Road) ... what year and...
Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 09:36:03 -0500


Wayne Bingham opined:

It's now 7 years later and the signature has faded to brown, and will likely fade away completely some day. Why does the signature on the Merckx still look so good?

I have a Sharpie autograph that was on my Steinway from Van Cliburn. It was faded when I purchased and the only time the piano was in dry air was at the Aspen Festival. Otherwise the case is closed and not exposed to sunlight. I'm with Wayne as the signature is lighter all the time. Ironically, the piano also is autographed by Mr Steinway and that one looks like he did it yesterday, so I think the marking system is the variable.

Ken Wehrenberg, Hermann, MO