I read with interest Craig Brougher's note about William Braid White's
book about piano repairing, and him never having fixed a piano in his
life.

I have a copy of the book 'The Player Pianist' by W. B. White: "A guide
to the appreciation and interpretation of music through the medium of the
Player-piano."  It was printed in 1910 and runs to 150 pages.  The last
nine pages are adverts for various player pianos, cloth and piano wire
manufacturers and other books on the subject.

I wonder if W.B.W. ever played a player piano or did he just have a good
imagination?  I don't suppose it matters, as I have had the book in my
collection for twenty years and I have never read it!!

Brian Chesters - Isle of Man¶
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