Yup that's where I read it originally, as others have said, it's a great story.
All instrumentalists will empathise with the 'personalisation' of one's guitar/flute/lute, whatever.
I am parting with my D28, bought it on April Fool's Day 1999, and it never let me down.
Don't play her any more, so time she went to someone who will be as thrilled to get her, as I was over 11 years ago.