This is pretty crazy. Guy basically hacked a mechanical piano player to basically talk by using sequences of key strokes. http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/10/06/the-speaking-piano-and-transforming-audio-to-midi/ <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/muCPjK4nGY4&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/muCPjK4nGY4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>
Speaking of pianos, this video from Sweden is awesome: <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2lXh2n0aPyw&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2lXh2n0aPyw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>