Class: Safe Euclid

Special Containment: SCP-xxxx is to be kept in a randomly assigned sealed locker at Site-19, set to change every second week. No more than two (2) class 4 and one (1) class 3 personnel on site are to know in which locker it is being contained and only one (1) of these personnel is to know its combination. Testing can be performed by any class 3 personnel so long as it is with the permission of one of the above foundation members. SCP-xxxx is to be kept in a suspended container on the hollowed out sixth and seventh floors of Tower 2 on site 19. The container is a 10-centimetre-thick soundproof reflective lead shell containing SCP-xxxx, disassembled, within a foundation made radiation resistant instrument case. No bassoon reeds double reeds wood based products are allowed within twenty meters of Tower 2. Being caught possessing said products will result in confiscation of the item questioning severe disciplinary action. No foundation members save those involved in the research of SCP xxxx and administrative personnel are permitted on the containment floor.

Description: SCP xxxx is a 1.2 meter long wooden Bassoon made by the [REDACTED] company, some time between 1890-1920. It is composed of five pieces (Bell, long, boot, tenor, and bocal, referred to as SCP xxxx-1 through -5). Pieces do not posses any anomalous properties on their own, only displaying effects when all five are put together and played. SCP xxxx will not exhibit anomalous effects when any SCP xxxx-x is replaced with a foreign piece. The instrument requires a wooden reed in order to be played, but unlike other instruments of its kind will not discriminate between reeds designed for bassoons, oboes, etc. so long as it is a double reed that fits the bocal piece. As of incident xxxx-0-A (See incident Report xxxx-300312), it has been noted that the make and material of the reed is also arbitrary for the anomalous effect.

Should a note be played on the instrument for a minimum of .5 seconds, it will produce one of a variety effects depending on the note played, including but not limited to the following (See experiment log xxxx-1-F for a detailed summary of known effects):

-Teleportation

-Spewing Fire

-Causing listeners to crave [REDACTED] (the remains of which are to be immediately incinerated)

-Causing the player to gain/lose weight, muscle, body parts, etc.

-Telekinesis

-Psychological effects

-Spacial anomalies

Recordings of SCP xxxx do not share its anomalous properties. Playing the same note will produce the same effects, but the instrument must be tuned prior to use as the effects are dependent on quarter-tones rather then the half-tone system bassoons are built for. Tuning is problematic, as notes may only be played for less then .5 seconds without invoking an effect, and most basic tuning notes often have disastrous results.

Recovery: SCP xxxx was discovered 01/01/2012 propped against the desk of Dr. Lesley, assembled and ready to be played, with a fresh reed soaking in a glass of water. Lesley claims to have found the object while slightly intoxicated and retrieving an experimental file of SCP-yyyy to settle a bet with Dr. Jade during the site 19 2012 New Year's party. Site staff claim to be unable to recall how SCP xxxx found itself in the office of Dr. Lesley, and investigation into the matter proved inconclusive.

Addendum xxxx-01: SCP xxxx appears to have slight telepathic abilities as numerous foundation employees, most of which unaware of the object’s existence, have been found wandering site-19 carrying bassoon reeds purchased from [REDACTED] with the intent to play SCP-xxxx.

Addendum xxxx-01-01: I swear this damn flute has caused us nothing but trouble since it showed up. Already we've caught over a dozen foundation employees carrying reeds, and reports keep coming in. People are bending over backwards to play this thing without even knowing what it is, where it's located, or how to play it. Just this morning I caught Dr. Gears folding some old newspaper into a perfect double reed. It wants to be played, and it wants to breach containment. Recommend reclassification from safe to euclid status. -Dr. Lesley.

Reclassification approved (O5-2, O5-3, O5-8), special containment procedures updated.

NOTE: This effect seems to be suppressed by lead to some degree. Transfer to lead container has resulted in cessation of anomalous psychological effects in staff of site-19 beyond. Ten (10) meters of Tower 2.

Addendum xxxx-02: It has been found that if multiple notes are played in sequence such as a melody, baseline, or other musical structure without more than three (3) seconds of rest, a new effect can be achieved, with much more predictable results assuming the outcome of each played note is known.

Addendum xxxx-03: A new spatial anomaly was discovered on 13/03/14 when, despite the wood-product ban in and around tower 2, bassoon reeds were found to materialize on the desks and in the pockets of foundation staff without warning or explanation. This has made enforcing the wood-product ban difficult.

Addendum xxxx-03-01: We've already seen this thing be capable of spatial anomalies while being played, why is admin so shocked to find out it can make reeds pop into people's pockets. This is getting out of hand. Recommend reclassification to keter status and transfer to a private facility with limited staff. -Dr. Lesley

Reclassification denied on grounds of insufficient risk of containment breach. Lesley, we know xxxx is your pet project, but the instrument is already dangling ten feet in the air in a lead box. Making pieces of wood appear in staff pockets will not increase the likelihood of a breach. Unless it starts growing wings or shooting lazers we believe site 19 will provide adequate containment. -O5-8

Transfer to new facility denied pending (see incident report xxxx-290514)

+ Incident report xxxx-300312 - Close [Incident report xxxx-300312:

Containment breached at 16:41 on 30/03/12 when level 3 personnel knowing the location and combination of the locker containing SCP-xxxx accessed the object and played fifty (50) cents above the instrument's lowest Bb note. Subject promptly vanished, along with SCP-xxxx. Instrument was recovered one month later when a student of [REDACTED] attempted to breach SCP-087 containment insisting on playing SCP-xxxx. Object was found on the third landing of SCP-087. Missing personnel could not be recovered. Student was questioned, debriefed, administered class-A amnesiacs and released.]

+ Experiment log xxxx-1-F - Close [Experiment log xxxx-1-F All reports must be published using following format: Test #:

Supervisor: Staff responsible for oversight of test

DnT: hour(24h time):minutes day/month/year (20XX)

Player:

Note/Piece: note or piece

Effect: Description of observed anomalous effeccts

Additional notes: Paper notes, not played notes. Test: 1

DnT: 09:36 24/01/12

Supervisor: Dr. Lesley

Player: D-88472

Note: Middle Ab

Effect: Bubbles emerge from the bell of SCP-xxxx. D-88472 reports bubbles popping to produce an unbearably loud noise. No sound was detectable within observation booth.

Additional notes: SCP-xxxx was un-tuned during this test. What we believed was Middle Ab was actually 50 cents below it. Bocal adjusted accordingly. Test: 2

DnT: 09:55 24/01/12

Supervisor: Dr. Lesley

Player: D-88472

Note: (Correct) Middle Ab

Effect: Caustic materials emerge from the finger holes of SCP-xxxx. D-88472 given medical treatment for severe burns.

Additional notes: While D-88427's bandages don't keep her from playing, she has reported an intense desire not to be anywhere near the object. I hate to waste… Test: 3

DnT: 12:01 24/01/12

Supervisor: Dr. Lesley

Player: D-88472 (at gunpoint)

Note: 50 cents above Middle Ab

Effect: D-88472 developed flu-like symptoms over the next thirty minutes, D-88472 quarantined and SCP-xxxx decontaminated.

Additional notes: No clue what D-88472 got from playing xxxx, doesn't seem to be too bad… Foundation protocol says that she needs to be quarantined , so I guess that's it for testing today. Bassoon playing D-class aren't exactly common! Test: 7

DnT: 09:02 02/02/12

Supervisor: Dr. Lesley

Player: D-90217

Note: High Eb

Effect: [REDACTED]

Additional notes: Jeremy was one of my favourite techs too! Note to self: when subject's eyes change color, run. I'll have someone clean up the mess. D-90217 appears to be sound, if a bit distressed. Test: 11

DnT: 15:41 02/02/12

Supervisor: Dr. Lesley

Player: D-90217

Note: High G#

Effect: Subject entered a state of euphoria lasting approximately 91 minutes and then promptly went catatonic. Subsequent interviews with D-90127 reveal no lasting memory of the previous hour and a half. Test: 41

DnT: 12:23 02/10/12

Supervisor: Dr. Lesley

Player: D-131412

Piece: Silent Night

Effect: SCP-xxxx began to spew fire and [REDACTED] from the bell and long pieces. Fire was contained, no harm to D-131412 or SCP-xxxx

Additional Notes: Well that was… unexpected. Test: 91

DnT: 19:59 03/02/12

Supervisor: Dr. Lesley

Player: D-87765

Piece: The Grandfather's Theme from Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev

Effect: D-87765 lost approximately thirty pounds, Test: 92

DnT: 20:12 03/02/12

Supervisor: Dr. Lesley

Player: D-87765

Piece: The Grandfather's Theme from Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev (Reversed)

Effect: D-87765 Gained approximately thirty pounds.

Additional notes: Figures. Test: 142

DnT: 18:44 06/05/12

Supervisor: Dr. Lesley

Player: D-139543

Piece: English Folk Song Suit, Movement 2 by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Effect: D-139543 began choking, reeling away from the instrument which was now ejecting a substance later revealed to be SCP-447. While D-139543 recovered, SCP-447 entered contact with necrotic tissue on D-139543's fingers, which was enough to [REDACTED]

Additional Notes: Oh God. I'd never actually seen what that sludge did when it touched dead things. I really should alert someone about this. I think that's enough testing for today. If that stuff had actually killed D-139543 and entered contact with a proper dead body, I don't think I'd be writing this note. Test: [DATA EXPUNGED]

DnT: [DATA EXPUNGED]

Supervisor: Dr. Lesley

Player: D-21510

Piece: Instant Concert by Harold L. Walters

Effect: Unlike other songs, effects manifested as D-21510 played. D-21510 began to levitate, as did other objects in the room including a music stand, sheets of paper, dust, lab equipment, etc. These items rapidly orbited D-21510, who began to [REDACTED] producing [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] from her eyes, likely through the blood. When the song finished, D-21510 [REDACTED] resulting in D-21510 breaching containment, leaving SCP-xxxx disassembled but otherwise intact.

Additional Notes: She killed them. She killed every last one of my team. She looked at me while she did it, dead in the eyes. I wrote down what she said. “You who hath taken advantage of my powerlessness here, of the fact that I am your eternal prisoner. You who taketh advantage of me again and again and again without my consent. You who violate mine own existence with your perverse science. Suffer now, watch as everything you hath built crumbles.” I'm postponing research on xxxx indefinitely and asking for reassignment. If anyone else wants to risk their backs on this damn project, let them dig their own graves.]

Incident report xxxx-300312:Containment breached at 16:41 on 30/03/12 when level 3 personnel knowing the location and combination of the locker containing SCP-xxxx accessed the object and played fifty (50) cents above the instrument's lowest Bb note. Subject promptly vanished, along with SCP-xxxx. Instrument was recovered one month later when a student of [REDACTED] attempted to breach SCP-087 containment insisting on playing SCP-xxxx. Object was found on the third landing of SCP-087. Missing personnel could not be recovered. Student was questioned, debriefed, administered class-A amnesiacs and released.