Mr. B’s Joybox Express: Modern Minstrels Haul Piano 300 Miles by Bicycle

Photo: Mr. B’s Joybox Express Tonight is the finale of a summer tour for Mr. B’s Joybox Express. Blues & boogie-woogie pianist Mark Lincoln Braun (a.k.a. Mr. B) has been pedalling his custom-designed, piano-tricycle nearly 300 miles across Michigan, in what is described as “one of the longest human powered piano moves in history.” The tricycle hauling Braun’s 160 kg (352 pound) acoustic ‘joybox’ (an early American term for the piano) was made by Nobilette Cycles , who also craft handmade custom bikes, such as racing frames. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Mr. B’s Joybox Express: Modern Minstrels Haul Piano 300 Miles by Bicycle

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