That HN White story is quite interesting. I met the grandson of Edna White, Henderson's son, while researching that sax before I bought it. Apparently the sweet Mrs. White that came to our house for dinner a few times was quite shrewd at her desk. When Henderson died in 1940, his brother Hugh thought he was taking over. Edna thought otherwise. One year-ish later, on Monday bright and early, Edna, her lawyer, and the police came in to the building to tell Hugh he was to leave. Edna's daughter Katheryn married into the Ludwig family. So by then between then King was also making brass and stringed instruments, and between them they had the largest part of an orchestra covered.

I love tough old broads like Edna wo take no prisoners.