And all that time I have thought that I should take them somewhere and have them evaluated , have them fixed up into playable condition , and maybe even ( gasp ) sell a few . After all , I ca n't play more than one at a time . And today 's entertainment for families is no longer sitting around the piano of an evening singing grand old songs ( " Will You Love Me In September As You Do In May " ) and playing stringed instruments in harmonious family ensembles . So , this past week I took five violins to a local expert who repairs , appraises , and sells stringed instruments and asked his opinion .
According to the above context, answer the following question.
what does the narrator know about ?


the way some families used to spend their time in the past