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Master craftsmen played a critical role in launching the Industrial Revolution in America. In this case study of artisan entrepreneurship, Professor Kornblith analyzes the career of Jonas Chickering ...

Convinced they are rearing the Artur Rubinsteins or Peter Duchins of tomorrow—or at least children who will grow up to enjoy making music—U.S. parents are buying a record number of pianos. In 1966, ...

Once a fixture in the American home, pianos are easy to find for cheap these days and those who own them are having trouble finding people take them off their hands. Roger Ward of Barrington said he ...