Toy : Piano Player

a paper automaton by Peter MARKEY (Wales)

The piano player dances his fingers over the keyboard, while looking from side to side at his audience.

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It seems that everyone wants to play the piano. But playing the piano is hard.You have to learn so many different things, and you can’t surf the web or watch TV at the same time. And besides, there’s iTunes, so why bother ? Here’s the solution. Simply cut out all the little parts, score and fold and glue them all together (in the right order) and then all you’ll have to do is turn a crank. Adagio or vivace, it’s your choice ! Not that the piano this player is playing will sound all that good. To be honest it will sound like paper tapping on papper, but it’s a start !

Composed by mechanical genius of Wales, Peter MARKEY, pictured right tinkling his keys. Everything you need, except glue and patience, is inclued. The tempo is poco lento, maybe even allgretto, if you’re have real musical talent.