A Player PianoA Player Piano Sits Abandoned Next To A Chair

Player piano was a flop when it was introduced in the markets in 1924. By 1929, almost its entire production was wiped out of the market. In 2018, they are a rare sight and even in the 1970s, they weren’t really popular. The piano required electrical amplification and at the time it was introduced it was not exactly feasible. This mansion owners did seem to have electrical amplification and this piano could as well have been an heirloom passed down through generations.