Hey, what's that sound: the Katzenklavier

Meet the 17th century's most inventive treatment for psychiatric disorders – a piano made of howling catsWhat is it? The Katzenklavier is, erm, a piano made out of cats. No, we're not making this up.Who uses it? Despite the initial design having some vague specifications about ordering pitch, the Katzenklavier was never intended, really, for musical use. It was actually invented for psychiatrists. Wait, it gets weirder.How does it work? The existing drawings, based on historical descripti...

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