Steinway collector Robert Friedman shows off piano with Thomas Edison’s teeth marks

Steinway collector Robert Friedman shows off piano with Thomas Edison’s teeth marks

Hard of hearing, Thomas Edison found a unique way to appreciate piano music. As someone played, the great inventor would lean in close to the instrument, right above the keys, and he’d bite the piano. Pressing his teeth into the wood of phonographs and pianos helped Edison experience the vibrations in his skull. Or in … Read more