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• The ONE Smart Piano, Weighted 88-Key Digital Piano, Grand Graded Hammer-Action Keys Upright Piano-Matte Black - CNET
  
  The ONE Smart Piano, Weighted 88-Key Digital Piano, Grand Graded Hammer-Action Keys Upright Piano-Matte Black
  CNET.  Monday, 12 Aug 2019.
• Alma Deutscher: The prodigy whose "first language" is Mozart
  
  Alma Deutscher was playing piano and violin by the time she was 3 years old and wrote her first opera at 10. For her, making music seems as natural as breathing. Scott Pelley reports.
  CBS News.  Sunday, 11 Aug 2019.
• We like our math like we like our art: Beautiful
  
  A beautiful landscape painting, a beautiful piano sonata -- art and music are almost exclusively described in terms of aesthetics, but what about math? Beyond useful or brilliant, can an abstract idea be considered beautiful?
  Science Daily.  Friday, 9 Aug 2019.
• Council bans talented musical children, 17 and 14, from playing the piano too loudly at home
  
  John Dyson claims he was given a 'soul destroying' notice following a complaint about noise coming from the instruments played by his children inside their property in Sheffield.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 1 Aug 2019.
• 'Playing the piano helps my Parkinson's disease'
  
  Derick Davies, 74, believes learning to play the piano has slowed the effects of the disease.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019.
• Parkinson's: 'Playing piano helps me cope with my disease'
  
  Derick Davies has written a song about his experiences to inspire others with the disease.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019.
• Real-life Iron Man tech: Check out these amazing robot-like prosthetic body parts
  
  From precision mechanical arms built for the delicate skill of playing the piano to hands inspired by Marvel superhero Iron Man, prosthetics are no longer
  Pocket Lint.  Sunday, 28 Jul 2019.
• Blind piano prodigy plays with Billy Joel
  
  When Riman, who was born blind, started playing "Piano Man," Joel joined in
  CBS News.  Friday, 26 Jul 2019.
• Pregnant Lara Trump shows off her piano skills while wearing a yellow ball gown
  
  Lara, 36, took to Instagram on Thursday to post a video of herself playing the 1927 Steinway baby grand piano that sits in the living room area of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida .
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 18 Jul 2019.
• 'Dr. John,' Funky New Orleans 'Night-Tripper' Musician, Dies
  
  Dr. John, the New Orleans singer and piano player who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said. ...
  Newsmax.  Thursday, 6 Jun 2019.
• Piano Voting: Ukrainian MP Breaking The Law While Making The Law
  
  Two years after an RFE/RL investigation showed members of Ukraine's parliament illegally voting on an electronic system, one MP was still pushing others legislators' buttons.
  Radio Liberty.  Wednesday, 15 May 2019.
• Piano John Lennon Played Ends 'Peace Tour' in Dallas
  
  The piano that John Lennon used to compose 'Imagine' started a 'Peace Tour' in Dallas in 2007, that same city where it will end its tour this weekend. Photo Credit: NBC 5 News.
  NBC.  Thursday, 9 May 2019.
• Babe Ruth rookie card auctioned for $130G decades after it was found inside a $25 piano
  
  27 years after it was discovered inside a piano in Maryland, a 1916 Babe Ruth baseball card has sold at auction for $130,054.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 1 May 2019.
• A Babe Ruth Rookie Card Found in an Old Piano Just Sold for More Than $130,000
  
  A woman paid just $25 for her aunt's piano, and ultimately found more than 110 vintage baseball cards inside. She considered selling the Babe Ruth card for $40,000, but thought better of it.
  Mental Floss.  Tuesday, 30 Apr 2019.
• At $130K, Babe Ruth 1916 Rookie Card Found In 100-Year-Old Piano Doubles Pre-Sale Estimate
  
  The record-setting price of a 1916 Ruth rookie card found in a 100-year-old piano shows the strength of the vintage trading card market.
  Forbes.  Monday, 29 Apr 2019.

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