Signature Album Henri Scott

[daveob]

Other colunbia albums I have don't have a signature in the margin. How common is this Thanks dave

[Wolfe]

Pretty common on those tri-color Columbia classical / opera discs.

Heard it said the the artists who's names that were inscribed on the cutting wax didn't even always do so themselves , but I don't know.

I have Weingartner, Casals, Garden, Stracciari and much more.

[epigramophone]

Amongst others on the Columbia Grand Opera label I have the signatures of Barrientos, Cavalieri, Gay, Slezak and Zenatello.

One theory I have heard is that the signing of wax masters by the artist was intended as a precaution against piracy, a problem which was not uncommon in the early days.

As to whether the signatures were genuine, we all know about the Beatles....

[beaumonde]

I have no reason to doubt that the signatures are genuine, but they do not add at all to the record value, since they are on the master itself.

I also have many Banner Columbias with Ysaÿe's (the great Belgian violinist).

[estott]

They are common, and since they were inscribed on the wax master they appear on each record.

I've seen them on some of the popular issues, particularly Weber & Fields discs.

[Wolfe]

I wonder of there's any of Rosa Ponselle? Or maybe that was later than the practice was done? She started recording for Columbia in 1918.

Another one I have in addition to some of the ones named above is Olive Fremstad.