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  • The only thing that saved Hermy from a bench in the brass works was his knack for poundin 'out twosteps and waltzes on the piano; but at that it seems he was such a soft head he couldn't keep from watchin' the girls on the floor and striking wrong notes.

    Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Sewell Ford 1907

  • As many purchasers of pianolas are people who never have received musical instruction, it might be supposed that the most popular selections for the instrument would be either bits of musical slang like twosteps and ragtime, or, at the best, simple pieces in the recognized classical forms.

    The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players Gustav Kobb�� 1887

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