I sit where he sat!

During 2004-2005, I had occasion to research the history of the organ in our local parish church, where I am the organist. Our village is situated on the Essex/Suffolk border. My research included seeking out ancient parish records and recording all mentions of the organ that were relevant. In the 1970s, it appeared that the organist of the day left the appointment as he was not granted the increase of fee which he felt was due to him. There was no mention of his name until the last entry dealing with the matter, when it was revealed. I was astonished to learn that he was the same musician who had taught me to play the piano as a teenager growing up in Surbiton, Surrey, some 52 years before and 120+ miles away. The gentleman's identity was confirmed both by the organ record which all organists maintain - his distinctive handwriting appeared there at the relevant time - and by older local villagers who remembered him.