The Pianoette is simply a block of wood with the piano keyboard painted
on one side and filled with strings which are bowed with a small bow, up
and down the keyboard.  This instrument was popular during the depression
years in the Ozarks.  Men would come through the country selling these
instruments for $28.50, which was a lot of money during the depression and
not many farmers could afford it.  It was usually played across the lap or
on a table.