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The phonograph and the player piano together brought technological musical reproduction into the home in the early 1900s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The player piano and the phonograph not only introduced recorded music to a mass audience, they also prepared the way for machines to become integrated into musical creation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

His parents had a player piano in the living room, and at a young age Rinaudo learned how to service it when it needed repairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

The rotating stage is dominated by a wooden swing, a player piano and, most memorably, a gigantic fish: two halves of a trout, suspended high above the actors.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023

The diamonds of the backgammon board undulated like player piano keys.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides