A piano with dampers down can reproduce recognizable speech

Evidence

There is a spectacular modern reversal of this experiment, in which a computer controlled piano with dampers down is able to reproduce recognizable speech. Look up “Speaking Piano” on YouTube. — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 2199

Categorization

  • CANDY: A piano reproducing speech via resonance is a genuinely surprising party fact.
  • XREF: Connects to how missing fundamental and resonance phenomena produce perceived speech, relevant to the why-hear-what-we-hear question.