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Old 04-13-2010, 06:05 AM   #17 (permalink)
Burning Down
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I've always thought those pianos were really cool. I'd love to own one one of these days.
Their production peaked when audio recordings became more popular. The one I have was a pneumatic one (where it was powered by these bellow-type things and your feet pushed these big pedals at the bottom), but my grandma had it converted to electricity years ago. So now when you turn it on and put a roll in, the keys are being pressed by nobody. It's freaky and cool at the same time!
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