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"'Player-Piano' tells for the first time the fascinating story of the mechanical piano from earliest times up to the heyday of the instrument in the 1930s. Neve

A talented mouse earns her fame by chewing holes and discovers her muscial gift.

Instructions On How To Rebuild The Player Piano And Related Instruments.

In her study of music-making in the Edwardian novel, Cecilia Björkén-Nyberg examines works by authors such as Dorothy Richardson, E.M. Forster, Henry Handel R