SCP-XXXX with a sheet of paper on its music rack.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a standard containment chamber in Site-64. Except during testing, staff should not bring sheet music inside the containment chamber and the object should remain untouched. Music compositions written by Danek Wolf between 2021 and 2023 are to be taken down from any public or private records. Sightings of Wolf or any anomalies similar to SCP-XXXX are to be reported to the director of the nearest site and investigated as soon as possible.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an upright piano made primarily from cherry wood, iron, and ivory. SCP-XXXX was originally made in the 1980s by the German piano manufacturers Hupfeld Design. Other Hupfeld pianos display no anomalous behaviors, and Hupfeld is not currently being held responsible for SCP-XXXX's abnormalities.
When a subject plays SCP-XXXX, the subject will play any composition placed on the music rack in its entirety. The piece is played with no variation from the source material, including the exact tempo, dynamics, and pedal usage denoted on the sheet music. If no sheet music is on the piano’s music rack, it can be played as if it were a non-anomalous piano.
It should be noted that SCP-XXXX does not increase the subject's piano-playing ability, but rather seems to take control of the subject's hands and play the correct notes. Subjects feel as though they're naturally playing the instrument and not being controlled, and many subjects have compared the experience to suddenly gaining musical prowess. If subjects try to play the same composition on a normal piano, they revert to their original skill level.
Discovery:
The Foundation discovered SCP-XXXX when American composer and pianist Danek Wolf released multiple piano compositions that are physically impossible for humans to play, featuring tempos of up to 300 BPM and chords with more notes than fingers on a human hand. Wolf also released accompanying video of himself playing the pieces viewed from behind, confirming that his music was meant to be performed by a solo pianist. The Foundation seized the object and interviewed Wolf in his home in Malmedy, Belgium, soon afterward on November 14, 2023.
Interviewer: Dr. Nile Ewing
Interviewed: Danek Wolf
<Begin Log>
Dr. Ewing: Good evening, Mr. Wolf.
Wolf: Where's my piano?
Dr. Ewing: I'm not sure I can disclose that information. Why do you ask?
Wolf: Of course you can't—The hell do you mean, why? You stole my fucking piano, that's why! It's not often that my shit gets confiscated by the goddamned men in black!
Dr. Ewing: Please, don't be so aggressive.
Wolf: (Mocking) "Don't be so aggressive." Go fuck yourself. This is a violation of my rights.
Dr. Ewing: I assure you, it is not. I merely want to ask a few questions, and then we can both be on our way.
Wolf: Can we? Can we really?
(Dr. Ewing doesn't respond and Wolf's breathing slows. A pause.)
Wolf: Fine. Just… fine. Ask away.
Dr. Ewing: Thank you. Where did you first find the piano?
Wolf: I bought it from a pawn shop in Luxembourg, I think a decade ago? It wasn't special when I bought it. Just some cheap, used piano. It started being weird two years ago. I bet you already know about that, though. That's why you're stealing it.
Dr. Ewing: Yes, I'm aware of the piano's properties. Do you know how it became, er, 'weird'?
Wolf: I don't know. I don't know how it works.
Dr. Ewing: Alright. Can you explain what exactly the piano does?
Wolf: It makes you gifted. Gives you all the musical prowess you'll ever need. It got rid of my writer's block, let me play anything I wanted. Thing's a miracle. You know, I used to be alright at playing the piano, but now? I play as well as God himself. It's incredibly useful for making music, let me tell you.
Dr. Ewing: I see. Does it allow you to play music that normally isn't possible?
Wolf: What? No. Are you talking about my music? I've already caught enough shit from amateurs online for it being "way too hard". It's advanced, yeah, but it's easy when you know what you're doing.
Dr. Ewing: Could you explain how you play eight-note chords with one hand, then?
Wolf: Sorry?
Dr. Ewing: In one of your compositions, I believe it's called "Watchtowers", your left-hand plays a chord comprised of eight notes, while your right-hand plays the melody. How do you do this?
Wolf: You just… do?
Dr. Ewing: Would you mind demonstrating on this keyboard?
(Dr. Ewing produces a non-anomalous electric keyboard from under the interviewing desk and powers it on. Wolf pauses, staring at the keyboard. After a few seconds, Wolf brings his left-hand down onto the keys and plays five notes.)
Dr. Ewing: Interesting.
Wolf: I don't… When can I have my piano back?
Dr. Ewing: I'm afraid that's not going to be possible.
Wolf: Of course. Why even ask. (under his breath) Hurensohn…
<End Log>
Experiment Log:
Shortly after the Foundation acquired the piano, SCP-XXXX was tested by D-9050. Testing was conducted with D-9050 at the keys and sheet music for Danek Wolf's composition, "Morde", was placed on the music rack. "Morde" was specifically selected because it is relatively short, and has multiple varied unplayable sections. It should be noted that D-9050 has never received any form of piano lessons or training. The following is a video log transcript from the experiment, recorded on November 22, 2023.
<Begin Log>
<0:00-0:11> D-9050 sits on a bench in front of the piano and is instructed to attempt to play the piece on the music rack.
<0:11-0:32> D-9050 begins playing the composition, and expresses surprise and excitement at his sudden ability to play the piano. D-9050 says that it feels like he's "a natural".
<0:32-0:58> D-9050 begins playing a series of 6-note chords on his right hand and plays a melody on the left. His right hand moves rapidly between the keys to keep them all pressed down for the duration, with his arm moving at an estimated 11.2 meters per second, appearing to instead be two incorporeal right arms on the unedited video and in person. D-9050 doesn't notice his right arm's high-speed movement.
<0:58-1:19> D-9050's right arm begins moving normally again and plays the melody as his left hand plays 4-note chords as normal.
<1:19-1:48> D-9050 begins playing progressively quieter, reaching its quietest at 40
dB, far quieter than the sounds similar pianos are able to produce. D-9050 comments on the change in dynamics.
<1:48-2:07> The volume of the piano swells to 105 dB, louder than any known piano, and the tempo suddenly increases to 252 BPM. D-9050 shrinks back and curses at the sudden loud sound, but continues to play.
<2:07-2:22> The composition concludes and D-9050 is dismissed. D-9050 swiftly backs away from SCP-XXXX, muttering to himself. The video is cut.
<End Log>
Addendum XXXX-01:
On November 24, 2023, Foundation operatives returned to the home of Danek Wolf in hopes of a more in-depth follow-up interview and physical examination, mainly concerning the piano's long term effects on Wolf's body and mental state. When they arrived, they found a note attached to Wolf's front door, reading:
To whom it may concern,
Hello! I appreciate that you had the courtesy to avoid breaking into my house and taking my things again. However, I regret to inform you that I've moved on to other ventures. It turns out that stealing from people tends to make them want their stuff back. I was one of those people; I wanted my stuff back.
I now no longer want my stuff back.
Feel free to raid my house, I don't live there anymore and I don't need anything in it. Don't worry about me, I'm past that old life of mine. Now, I may have a shot at being cool.
With Love,
D.W.
P.S., Go fuck yourselves
The home was discovered to be empty and no other clues as to Wolf's location could be found. When asked, locals reported that they'd never met anyone named Danek Wolf. No anomalous objects were in the house. Danek Wolf's redesignation as a PoI is currently pending approval.
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SCP-XXXX with a sheet of paper on its music rack.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a standard containment chamber in Site-64. Except during testing, staff should not bring sheet music inside the containment chamber and the object should remain untouched. Music compositions written by Danek Wolf between 2021 and 2023 are to be removed from any public records, and a physical copy of each is to be kept in the Foundation archives for possible use during testing.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an upright piano made primarily from cherry wood, iron, and ivory. SCP-XXXX was originally made in the 1980s by the German piano manufacturers Hupfeld Design. Other Hupfeld pianos display no anomalous behaviors, and Hupfeld is not currently being held responsible for SCP-XXXX's abnormalities.
When a subject plays SCP-XXXX, the subject will play any composition placed on the music rack in its entirety. The piece is played with no variation from the source material, including the exact tempo, dynamics, and pedal usage denoted on the sheet music. Despite the object's anomalous effects on the subject, the subject usually reports that playing SCP-XXXX feels completely natural, though they still recognize the spike in piano-playing ability. If no sheet music is on the piano’s music rack, it can be played as if it were a non-anomalous piano.
Addendum XXXX-01:
The Foundation discovered SCP-XXXX when American composer and pianist Danek Wolf released multiple piano compositions that are physically impossible for humans to play, featuring tempos of up to 300 BPM and chords with more notes than fingers on a human hand. Wolf also released accompanying videos of himself playing the pieces viewed from behind, confirming that his music was meant to be performed by a solo pianist. The Foundation seized the object and interviewed Wolf in his home in Malmedy, Belgium, soon afterward on November 14, 2023.
Interviewer: Dr. Nile Ewing
Interviewed: Danek Wolf
<Begin Log>
Dr. Ewing: Good evening, Mr. Wolf.
Wolf: Where's my piano?
Dr. Ewing: I'm not sure I can disclose that information. Why do you ask?
Wolf: Of course you can't—The hell do you mean, why? You stole my fucking piano, that's why! It's not often that my shit gets confiscated by the goddamned men in black!
Dr. Ewing: Please, don't be so aggressive.
Wolf: (Mocking) "Don't be so aggressive." Go fuck yourself. This is a violation of my rights.
Dr. Ewing: I assure you, it is not. I merely want to ask a few questions, and then we can both be on our way.
(Wolf hesitates, and his breathing slows.)
Wolf: Fine. Just… fine. Ask away.
Dr. Ewing: Thank you. Where did you first find the piano?
Wolf: I bought it from a pawn shop in Luxembourg, I think a decade ago? It wasn't special when I bought it. Just some cheap, used piano. It started being weird two years ago. I bet you already know about that, though. That's why you're stealing it.
Dr. Ewing: Yes, I'm aware of the piano's properties. Do you know how it became, er, 'weird'?
Wolf: I don't know. I don't know how it works.
Dr. Ewing: Alright. Can you explain what exactly the piano does?
Wolf: It makes you gifted. Gives you all the musical prowess you'll ever need. It got rid of my writer's block, let me play anything I wanted. Thing's a miracle. You know, I used to be alright at playing the piano, but now? I play as well as God himself. It's incredibly useful for making music, let me tell you.
Dr. Ewing: I see. Does it allow you to play music that normally isn't possible?
Wolf: What? No. Are you talking about my music? I've already caught enough shit from amateurs online for it being "way too hard". It's advanced, yeah, but it's easy when you know what you're doing.
Dr. Ewing: Could you explain how you play eight-note chords with one hand, then?
Wolf: Sorry?
Dr. Ewing: In one of your compositions, I believe it's called "Watchtowers", your left-hand plays a chord comprised of eight notes, while your right-hand plays the melody. How do you do this?
Wolf: You just… do?
Dr. Ewing: Would you mind demonstrating on this keyboard?
(Dr. Ewing produces a non-anomalous electric keyboard from under the interviewing desk and powers it on. Wolf pauses, staring at the keyboard. After a few seconds, Wolf brings his left-hand down onto the keys and plays five notes.)
Dr. Ewing: Interesting.
Wolf: No, wait.
(Wolf tries and fails to play all eight notes again. He begins to try different fingerings to play the chord.)
Wolf: (While playing.) This isn't…
Dr. Ewing: Mr. Wolf?
Wolf: No, no. Shut up. I can do this.
(Wolf continues playing, becoming more and more frustrated. A short pause.)
Dr. Ewing: …I think it'd be best if we conclude the inter—
Wolf: Can you please shut the fuck up? I can do this, I've been doing it, it's just… It's not…
(Dr. Ewing presses the power button on the electric keyboard. Wolf stops playing and looks up from the keys. Wolf and Dr. Ewing make eye contact.)
Dr. Ewing: I think it'd be best if we conclude the interview, Mr. Wolf. Don't you agree?
(Wolf pauses, then nods.)
Dr. Ewing: Good. Thank you for your cooperation.
<End Log>
Three days after the interview, local police discovered Danek having committed suicide by hanging in his home. A non-anomalous keyboard was found on a stand where SCP-XXXX was before the Foundation removed it from his home. No suicide note could be found.
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SCP-XXXX with a sheet of paper on its music rack.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a standard containment chamber in Site-64. Except during testing, staff should not bring sheet music inside the containment chamber and the object should remain untouched. Music compositions written by Danek Wolf between 2021 and 2023 are to be taken down from any public or private records, and Wolf is to be monitored for anomalous activity.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an upright piano made primarily from cherry wood, iron, and ivory. SCP-XXXX was originally made in the 1980s by the German piano manufacturers Hupfeld Design. Other Hupfeld pianos display no anomalous behaviors, and Hupfeld is not currently being held responsible for SCP-XXXX's abnormalities.
When a subject plays SCP-XXXX, the subject will play any composition placed on the music rack in its entirety. The piece is played with no variation from the source material, including the exact tempo, dynamics, and pedal usage denoted on the sheet music. If no sheet music is on the piano’s music rack, it can be played as if it were a non-anomalous piano.
It should be noted that SCP-XXXX does not increase the subject's piano-playing ability, but rather seems to take control of the subject's hands and play the correct notes. Subjects feel as though they're naturally playing the instrument and not being controlled, and many subjects have compared the experience to suddenly gaining musical prowess. If subjects try to play the same composition on a normal piano, they revert to their original skill level.
Addendum XXXX-01:
The Foundation discovered SCP-XXXX when American composer and pianist Danek Wolf released multiple piano compositions that are physically impossible for humans to play, featuring tempos of up to 300 BPM and chords with more notes than fingers on a human hand. Wolf also released accompanying video of himself playing the pieces viewed from behind, confirming that his music was meant to be performed by a solo pianist. The Foundation seized the object and interviewed Wolf in his home in Malmedy, Belgium, soon afterward on November 14, 2023.
Interviewer: Dr. Nile Ewing
Interviewed: Danek Wolf
<Begin Log>
Dr. Ewing: Good evening, Mr. Wolf.
Wolf: Where's my piano?
Dr. Ewing: We'll get to that in a minute. Why do you ask?
Wolf: Because you stole my fucking piano, that's why! It's not often that my shit gets confiscated by the goddamned men in black.
Dr. Ewing: Please, don't be so aggressive. The sooner we get through this interview, the sooner you can be on your way.
(Wolf hesitates, before sighing.)
Wolf: Fine. Ask away.
Dr. Ewing: Thank you. Where did you first find the piano?
Wolf: I bought it from a pawn shop in Luxembourg, I think a decade ago? It wasn't special when I bought it. Just some cheap, used piano. It started being weird two years ago. I bet you already know about that, though. That's why you're stealing it.
Dr. Ewing: Yes, I'm aware of the piano's properties. Do you know how it became, er, 'weird'?
Wolf: I don't know. I don't know how it works.
Dr. Ewing: Alright. Can you explain what exactly the piano does?
Wolf: It makes you gifted. Gives you all the musical prowess you'll ever need. It got rid of my writer's block, let me play anything I wanted. Thing's a miracle. You know, I used to be alright at playing the piano, but now? I play as well as God himself. It's incredibly useful for making music, let me tell you.
Dr. Ewing: I see. Does it allow you to play music that normally isn't possible?
Wolf: What? No. Are you talking about my music? I've already caught enough shit from amateurs online for it being "way too hard". It's advanced, yeah, but it's easy when you know what you're doing.
Dr. Ewing: Could you explain how you play eight-note chords with one hand, then?
Wolf: Sorry?
Dr. Ewing: In one of your compositions, I believe it's called "Watchtowers", your left-hand plays a chord comprised of eight notes, while your right-hand plays the melody. How do you do this?
Wolf: You just… do?
Dr. Ewing: Would you mind demonstrating on this keyboard?
(Dr. Ewing produces a non-anomalous electric keyboard from under the interviewing desk and powers it on. Wolf pauses, staring at the keyboard. After a few seconds, Wolf brings his left-hand down onto the keys and plays five notes.)
Dr. Ewing: Interesting.
Wolf: I don't… When can I have my piano back?
Dr. Ewing: I'm afraid that's not going to be possible.
Wolf: Of course. Why even ask. (under his breath) Hurensohn…
<End Log>
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SCP-XXXX with a sheet of paper on its music rack.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a standard containment chamber in Site-64. Except during testing, staff should not bring sheet music inside the containment chamber and the object should remain untouched. Music compositions written by Danek Wolf between 2021 and 2023 are to be removed from any public records. Any reports on the whereabouts of Danek Wolf are to be reported to and investigated by the Foundation.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an upright piano made primarily from cherry wood, iron, and ivory. SCP-XXXX was originally made in the 1980s by the German piano manufacturers Hupfeld Design. Other Hupfeld pianos display no anomalous behaviors, and Hupfeld is not currently being held responsible for SCP-XXXX's abnormalities.
When a subject plays SCP-XXXX, the subject will play any composition placed on the music rack in its entirety. The piece is played with no variation from the source material, including the exact tempo, dynamics, and pedal usage denoted on the sheet music. Despite the object's anomalous effects on the subject, the subject usually reports that playing SCP-XXXX feels completely natural, though they still recognize the spike in piano-playing ability. If no sheet music is on the piano’s music rack, it can be played as if it were a non-anomalous piano.
Addendum XXXX-01:
The Foundation discovered SCP-XXXX when American composer and pianist Danek Wolf released multiple piano compositions that are physically impossible for humans to play, featuring tempos of up to 300 BPM and chords with more notes than fingers on a human hand. Wolf also released accompanying videos of himself playing the pieces viewed from behind, confirming that his music was meant to be performed by a solo pianist. The Foundation seized the object and interviewed Wolf in his home in Malmedy, Belgium, soon afterward on November 14, 2023.
Interviewer: Dr. Nile Ewing
Interviewed: Danek Wolf
<Begin Log>
Dr. Ewing: Good evening, Mr. Wolf.
Wolf: Where's my piano?
Dr. Ewing: I'm not sure I can tell you that information. Why do you ask?
Wolf: Of course you can't—The hell do you mean, why? You stole my fucking piano, that's why! It's not often that my shit gets confiscated by the goddamned men in black.
Dr. Ewing: Please, don't be so aggressive.
Wolf: (Mocking) "Don't be so aggressive." Go fuck yourself. This is a violation of my rights.
Dr. Ewing: I assure you, it is not. I merely want to ask a few questions, and then we can both be on our way. You would like us to leave, wouldn't you?
(Wolf hesitates, and his breathing slows.)
Wolf: Fine. Just… fine. Ask away.
Dr. Ewing: Thank you. Tell me, where did you first find the piano?
Wolf: I bought it from a pawn shop in Luxembourg, I think a decade ago? It wasn't special when I bought it. Just some cheap, used piano. It started being weird two years ago. I bet you already know about that, though. That's why you're stealing it.
Dr. Ewing: Yes, I'm aware of the piano's properties. Do you know how it became, er, 'weird'?
Wolf: I don't know. I don't know how it works.
Dr. Ewing: Alright. Can you explain what exactly the piano does?
Wolf: It makes you gifted. Gives you all the musical prowess you'll ever need. It got rid of my writer's block, let me play anything I wanted. Thing's a miracle. You know, I used to be alright at playing the piano, but now? I play as well as God himself. It's incredibly useful for making music, let me tell you.
Dr. Ewing: I see. Does it allow you to play music that you normally couldn't?
Wolf: What? No. Are you talking about my music? I've already caught enough shit from amateurs online for it being "way too hard". It's advanced, yeah, but it's easy when you know what you're doing.
Dr. Ewing: Could you explain how you play eight-note chords with one hand, then?
Wolf: Sorry?
Dr. Ewing: In one of your compositions, I believe it's called "Watchtowers", your left-hand plays a chord comprised of eight notes, while your right-hand plays the melody. How do you do this?
Wolf: You just… do?
Dr. Ewing: Would you mind demonstrating on this keyboard?
(Dr. Ewing produces a non-anomalous electric keyboard from under the interviewing desk and powers it on. Wolf pauses, staring at the keyboard. After a few seconds, Wolf brings his left-hand down onto the keys and plays five notes.)
Dr. Ewing: Interesting.
Wolf: No, wait.
(Wolf tries and fails to play all eight notes again. He begins to try different fingerings to play the chord.)
Wolf: (While playing.) This isn't…
Dr. Ewing: Mr. Wolf?
Wolf: No, no. Shut up. I can do this.
(Wolf continues playing, gradually becoming frustrated and playing more forcefully. A short pause.)
Dr. Ewing: …I think it'd be best if we conclude the inter—
Wolf: Can you please shut the fuck up? I can do this, I've been doing it, it's just… It's not…
(Dr. Ewing presses the power button on the keyboard. Wolf stops playing and looks up from the keys.)
Wolf: What was that for? I was playing.
Dr. Ewing: I think it'd be best if we conclude the interview, Mr. Wolf.
Wolf: What? But I was—
Dr. Ewing: Thank you for your cooperation. Have a pleasant evening.
<End Log>
Two weeks after the initial interview, Wolf stopped leaving his home, and he was discovered to have disappeared one week later. On his bedroom floor was a MIDI keyboard plugged in to a laptop, and an attatched sticky-note reading:
You gave him a taste of the impossible,
and then you stole it away.
What will poor Danek do now?
Well, you needn't worry about him any longer, my friends.
He'll be cool soon enough.
With Love,
RK
The whereabouts of Wolf and the identity of RK are currently unknown and being investigated by the Foundation.
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