Player-piano

From somewhere above came the metallic accuracy of a player-piano, and through the open window we could hear—or feel—the throb of the Cannonball’s engine.

Fortunately there are enthusiasts who restore old player-pianos with great devotion, much as other people restore the cars that Mr. Royce built for Mr. Rolls, and they are catered for in a number of books, of which one of the most splendid is Player-Piano by Arthur W. G. Ord-Hume—a history, a picture-book and a restorer’s manual.

On a small platform three girl singers from the local high school wait to entertain the old folks as a red-haired boy strikes a note on the ancient player-piano.