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This weird bowed instrument sounds disturbingly like a person

Popkin
Apr 20, 2026
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By MDaxo - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

This rare instrument, called a daxophone, sounds eerily similar to a human voice when played. There’s something haunting about it — great soundtrack to a horror movie, or for scaring away unwanted neighbors.

According to Good Music (@top.music.songs), the daxophone is an electric wooden instrument invented by Hans R…

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