By YUKARI UOZUMI/ Staff Writer
March 8, 2025 at 08:00 JST
A lyre piano, left, which provided the inspiration for the upright piano, and the Steinway & Sons square piano that made waves in the United States during the 19th century. This photo was taken last November in Komono, Mie Prefecture. (Yukari Uozumi)
KOMONO, Mie Prefecture--Pianos from the time of Beethoven and Mozart form part of a collection here that was lovingly put together by a piano tuner who is now retired. [Read More]
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