These days, music lovers are spoiled. With one small handheld device,
you can flick your thumb and hear anything you want - from Jay-Z or Lady
Gaga to a postwar blues rag or a Bach concerto. Some of us remember
when you had to get up and turn over the vinyl record to hear the 'B
side' of an album, or when you'd put foil on your antenna to pick up the
best radio station from a sea of static.
An iPod's the same thing as a giant
orchestrion
100 years ago. An orchestrion is like a souped-up player piano. These
automatic music machines encased in beautiful wood cabinets don't just
play piano but also drums, bells, and pipes that can imitate violins as
well as woodwinds and horns.
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