Shaul-Ike Cohen said:But that's the point!
It is a real piano, and a great one at that, built by a smaller company that was around in the thirties and forties, too. The muting is mechanical and, in principle, not a modern thing, but the device that optically measures your keystrokes and turns it into sounds in your headphones is decidedly post-Golden Era.
One day we had a massive electrical problem in the city, no electricity anywhere.
People were hanging out of the windows, not knowing what to do.
I opened my window, placed my 78 gramaphone on a table and played a few records.
People were confused, didnt understand how it worked without electricity and once I told them they all enjoyed the music and applauded every time a song ended!
All these modern gadgets, they are fun, but I wouldnt miss them much.