I heard the soft melodious sound as soon I entered the auction house that morning. Someone was playing a piano, and that was unusual. I followed the music, wondering who among the staff or auction-goers…
Tag: player piano
A hand-held mouth organ called a PlaRola
Posted in collectibles, Music, and Toys
First, I tried to get the boxy contraption to play, and then the auction-house staffer, who was just as curious as me about this instrument, tried it. As we watched the paper roll round a…
It could be musical, but it looks medieval
Posted in Music, and Mystery Finds
“What do you think this is?” I asked, interrupting the two men chatting across from where I stood looking dumbfounded at an item on the floor at the auction house. They stopped their conversation, and one…