Better quality player pianos, such as this 1913 model owned by Carmen Farmer of Picayune, Miss., are now considered collectibles. THE PIECE: A vintage player piano, J.P. Seeburg Co., from 1913 THE ...

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 ...

MILWAUKEE -- When those we love leave us, the things they touched become more precious. For Karen Fields, that thing is a Schulz Player Baby Grand Piano -- a favorite of her late husband. A water leak ...

Navy veteran Michael Bryant has spent decades restoring forgotten instruments, but as he retires, his rare skills fade, leaving fewer experts to keep old player pianos alive in town. Molly Gilbert ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Molly Brown on Jul 17, 2012 at 5:30 pm December 3, 2014 at 8:32 am ...

A Maryland woman who found a rare Babe Ruth baseball card in her family’s antique player piano is about to cash in. Ellen Kelly, of Westernport, bought the piano at a family estate sale in 1992 for ...

For the past year, Nate Otto has been re-creating a moviegoing experience that was last experienced 100 years ago. He’s been screening classic silent movies to as many people who can fit into his ...