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 ...

Better quality player pianos, such as this 1913 model owned by Carmen Farmer of Picayune, Miss., are now considered collectibles. THE PIECE: A vintage player piano, J.P. Seeburg Co., from 1913 THE ...

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 ...

STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford University wants to unlock the secrets of the player piano, which brought recorded music into living rooms long before there were cassettes, compact discs or iPods.