The Mechanics of the Piano - Christmas Lectures with Charles Taylor

What makes a piano produce a sound?
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Charles Taylor gave the 1989 Christmas Lectures "Exploring Music" about how science and music are often treated as separate subjects but one can often say a lot about the other.
His fifth lecture, where this clip is from, delves into electronic instruments and explores whether these will one day replace the traditional ones.
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