[Ramon] was always fascinated with pianos, and when he came across a few player piano rolls in an antique shop, a small kernel of a project idea was formed. He wondered if anyone had ever tried to ...

The first thing you notice at Nate Otto’s Anoka house is the hearse in the driveway, a 1967 Olds 98 with tattered curtains and a rusted body. Inside is a small, 100-year-old reed organ built for a ...

The Battlefield Boulevard shop where Ted DeWitt long coaxed music out of intricate machinery is gone. But DeWitt’s player piano repair business continues, operating out of his Chesapeake apartment and ...

I cover finance, the law, and how the two interact. Consider the player piano. When it arrived on the scene in the late 19th century, music publishers were horrified by this new machine that allowed ...

Steinway, the gold standard for pianos, is now offering its year-old Spirio player piano in Chicago—for anyone in the market for a self-playing piano with virtuoso-level quality, minus the virtuoso.

For too long, player piano-human interactions have been a one-way conversation. But thanks to a little techno-tinkering, this no longer need be the case. Sing for Hope Pianos, an annual art project ...

Richard Reutlinger lives in the past, and it's a splendid place to visit. Walking into his beautifully restored 1886 Italianate Victorian in San Francisco's historic Alamo Square sector, one is ...

The piano is an instrument that can take a lifetime to master. Still, the beauty of its sound and versatility find a place in the heart of every musician. The instrument resonates with the talent and ...