Musser "Evelyn" Vibe

Here's a strong possibility. I'm quite certain there was never an Evelyn model made by Musser. I started playing Musser instruments at age 6, (1949), and know all the models they have made. However, I can make a likely guess about how this instrument came to be. In the 1950s, one of the largest sellers of Musser instruments was a teacher in Anderson, IN, who sold instruments to all her students, acting as a dealer. Evelyn Tucker had, on average, 35-50 students at any given time during that decade, so she sold a lot of instruments - far more than a typical music store that might sell two or three a year. I'm guessing that either Musser made a gesture to reward her sales efforts by putting her name on an instrument for her. Or, she may have had her name put on the instrument herself after she received it. That would have been her style. She was a real charismatic, effusive, enthusiastic individual. And, she was an excellent teacher. I was a student of Evelyn's from age 6 to 8. How the instrument ended up in Pennsylvania, is anyone's guess, but instruments get sold and moved around. Someone recently sent me a photo of a Musser instrument that had belonged to me in the 50s, that now belongs to a student in San Diego! No idea how it got all the way out there, but there it is in the photo. In any event, I'm glad to hear the old Musser still sounds good. I have two sets of bars from the 60s that I would never give up. Maybe it's just superstition or sentimentality, I don't know. But, if they still sound great, I'm happy. - Gary