Earl Matzkin

Earl Matzkin was arrested by the East German Army in 1985 for trying to pass the Berlin Wall that divided the country without the needed visas in order to visit the Petrof Piano Company.  Earl had high hopes for exporting the piano to the United States, but was unaware of what was required to enter the country.  He was able to proceed and in fact had great success in exporting the Petrof instruments to the US for several decades.  Earl had foresight and guts!