An interactive interpretation of the player piano connecting the imaginative mechanisms of turn of the century player pianos with a modern electronic synthesizer. Attendees will be encouraged to turn the crank of the drum roll to see mechanical fingers play an electronic keyboard.
Tim Kalvaitis is an electrical engineer specializing in embedded control and automation. He holds an MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. Mary Beth Kalvaitis is a Chemistry Major at Eastern Michigan University. John Reed works for Microsoft in Detroit. George Iwaki holds a degree in mechanical engineering.