BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - With so many distractions in our lives today, it’s difficult to imagine a time when the highest form of entertainment in a home could be a piano. In fact, at Ewing Manor, the ...
EVERETT — Lloyd Boyd inherited a wealth of music. And responsibility. Boyd is in charge of selling about 40 vintage pianos, including many Steinways, from his brother’s estate. What’s up with that?
ANOKA, Minn. — Microsoft was born in a garage. Nate Otto’s garage is home to some much older tech. “Especially if you're in 1916, it’s the top tech of the day,” Nate says as he pumps the foot pedals ...
The first thing you notice at Nate Otto’s Anoka house is the hearse in the driveway, a 1967 Olds 98 with tattered curtains and a rusted body. Inside is a small, 100-year-old reed organ built for a ...
One Minnesota repairman brings musical history back to life. About a decade ago, Nate Otto opened Rum River Restoration in his Anoka garage to bring new life to the player piano. “It’s a piano that ...
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 ...
News about the terrible fire at Weaver Organ and Piano Co.'s former plant rightly overshadowed the contributions past skilled musical instrument makers made to York County. But it's appropriate to ...
The first thing you notice at Nate Otto’s Anoka house is the hearse in the driveway, a 1967 Olds 98 with tattered curtains and a rusted body. Inside is a small, 100-year-old reed organ built for a ...
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