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Scale of Charges [15min]

Richard Foster with stories which stem from that basic piece of a historians research -- a bill. From the detailed accounts of Thomas Green, a harpsichord tuner in 18th century Hertford, England, we detect his instrument's eclipse by the new-fangled piano as it percolates down from the aristocracy to his regular customers.
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "The Old Bill"